Plastic pollution in Lake Rotorua is reportedly comparable to lakes in Europe and the US.

Three places in New Zealand have been part of a global analysis of plastic pollution levels in freshwater lakes.

Deniz Özkundakci is a University of Waikato Associate Professor and freshwater ecologist.

He told Kate Hawkesby it's disappointing we're seeing high levels here.

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Plastic pollution in Lake Rotorua is reportedly comparable to lakes in Europe and the US.
Three places in New Zealand have been part of a global analysis of plastic pollution levels in freshwater lakes.
Deniz Özkundakci is a University of Waikato Associate Professor and freshwater ecologist.
He told Kate Hawkesby it's disappointing we're seeing high levels here.
LISTEN ABOVE

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