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Deniz Özkundakci: Freshwater ecologist on plastic pollution in Lake Rotorua reportedly comparable to lakes in Europe, US

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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