Consultancy services to understand the sources contributing to micro plastic contamination of rivers in Greater Manchester

Tender description

This project is being jointly commissioned by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), the Environment Agency and United Utilities (the “project partners”) as part of the Natural Course EU LIFE Integrated Project, LIFE14 IPE/UK/027. External capacity and expertise are sought to quantify levels of micro-plastic contamination on the bed of a representative river within Greater Manchester. This includes a particular focus on the stretches immediately up and downstream of potential inputs so that the project partners and others can better understand, and potentially begin to manage, micro-plastic contamination. Further details are contained in the RFQ document attached. Keywords: Micro Plastic, Contamination, Environment, Rivers