By Jenipher Asiimwe
- Polyethene, often used in bags, wrappers and films, contributes 60 per cent of analysed microplastic particles, thus making it the biggest of the plastic pollutants of Lake Victoria
- Who is responsible for protecting the lake from pollution? What can be done to eradicate the said unsustainable human activities?
Robert Egesa, Angella Nankabirwa Henry Ocaya and Willy Gandhi Pabire, in their 2020 study on microplastic pollution in surface water of Lake Victoria, indicate that polyethylene, often used in bags, wrappers and films, contributes 60 percent of analysed microplastic particles, thus making it the biggest of the plastic pollutants of Lake Victoria. Lake Victoria is the world’s largest tropical lake, a massive 26,828-square mile water body shared by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.