Ria Devereux

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I am an Environmental Research Fellow at the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) at the University of East London (UEL). My interests are plastic pollution in freshwater and marine environments, with a particular focus on microplastics and nanoplastics

I completed my PhD in 2023 on microplastic abundance and characteristics in the tidal River Thames. Previous to that I did a masters in marine science and a project on microplastic abundance within Cnidaria and Ctenophores within the North Sea.

I have a strong interest in plastic pollution especially within marine and freshwater environments with research papers published within the area.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Research fellow, University of East London
  • 2024–2024
    Research assistant, University of East London

Education

  • 2023 
    University Of East London, Phd - Microplastic pollution in the estuarine and river environment of the River Thames, UK
  • 2017 
    University of Heriot Watt, MSc Marine Science
  • 2015 
    University of Essex, BSc Marine Biology

Publications

  • 2025
    'The great River Thames washout': the impact of seasonality on microplastic abundance,
  • 2023
    Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on microplastic abundance along the River Thames,
  • 2023
    “The great source” microplastic abundance and characteristics along the river Thames,
  • 2022
    Microplastic abundance in the Thames River during the New Year period,
  • 2021
    The abundance of microplastics in cnidaria and ctenophora in the North Sea,

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