First successful study to detect marine plastic pollution using satellites - NEODAAS

First successful study to detect marine plastic pollution using satellites

23 Apr 2020

A pioneering technique to detect plastics floating on the sea surface, led by scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory nd using a machine-learning based method for detection developed with the NERC Earth Observation Data and Acquisition and Analysis Service (NEODAAS), has been published this week in Scientific Reports.

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Read the publication:

Biermann, L., Clewley, D., Martinez-Vicente, V.;et al.;Finding Plastic Patches in Coastal Waters using Optical Satellite Data.; Sci Rep;10;5364 (2020). doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-62298-z

Watch Dr Biermann explain more about the research in the YouTube video: Finding Plastic Patches in Coastal Waters using Optical Satellite Data

Read the blog about the research by Dr Biermann on Springer Nature’s Sustainability Community website