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Cardiff University: Biodegradable Wet Wipes Remain in Rivers for More Than Five Weeks
December 15, 2025
CARDIFF, Wales, Dec. 15 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news:

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Biodegradable wet wipes remain in rivers for more than five weeks

Scientists have tested, for the first time, how biodegradable wet wipes break down when flushed rather than composted discovering that most wipes remain after five weeks - a finding the research team say challenges the marketing of these products.

Researchers from Cardiff University's Sch . . .

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