[HTML][HTML] Deep learning for detecting macroplastic litter in water bodies: A review

T Jia, Z Kapelan, R de Vries, P Vriend, EC Peereboom… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution in water bodies is an unresolved environmental issue that damages all
aquatic environments, and causes economic and health problems. Accurate detection of …

Macroplastics in rivers: present knowledge, issues and challenges

H Al-Zawaidah, D Ravazzolo… - … Science: Processes & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Macroplastics are the primary contributor to riverine plastic pollution by mass, posing a wide
range of serious threats for riverine systems, from adversely affecting various life forms …

Macroplastic storage and remobilization in rivers

M Liro, T Emmerik, B Wyżga, J Liro, P Mikuś - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
The paper presents a conceptual model of the route of macroplastic debris (> 5 mm) through
a fluvial system, which can support future works on the overlooked processes of …

Cu (II) adsorption on poly (lactic acid) microplastics: significance of microbial colonization and degradation

Y Sun, X Wang, S Xia, J Zhao - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The current trend towards the use of biodegradable polymers is considered as a sustainable
solution to plastic pollution. However, microplastics (MPs) generation due to harsh …

Riverbank macrolitter in the Dutch Rhine–Meuse delta

T Van Emmerik, C Roebroek… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Anthropogenic litter in aquatic ecosystems negatively impacts ecosystems, species and
economic activities. Rivers play a key role in transporting land-based waste towards the …

Plastic pollution research in Indonesia: state of science and future research directions to reduce impacts

P Vriend, H Hidayat, J van Leeuwen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Several studies have suggested Indonesia to be among the top plastic polluting countries
globally. Data on the presence and amounts of plastic pollution are required to help design …

[HTML][HTML] The quest for the missing plastics: Large uncertainties in river plastic export into the sea

CTJ Roebroek, C Laufkötter… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic pollution in the natural environment is causing increasing concern at both the local
and global scale. Understanding the dispersion of plastic through the environment is of key …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring riverine macroplastic: Methods, harmonisation, and quality control

R Hurley, HFV Braaten, L Nizzetto, EH Steindal, Y Lin… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
River systems are a key environmental recipient of macroplastic pollution. Understanding
the sources of macroplastic to rivers and the mechanisms controlling fate and transport is …

Advancing floating macroplastic detection from space using experimental hyperspectral imagery

P Tasseron, T Van Emmerik, J Peller, L Schreyers… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Airborne and spaceborne remote sensing (RS) collecting hyperspectral imagery provides
unprecedented opportunities for the detection and monitoring of floating riverine and marine …

Macroplastic concentrations in the water column of the river Rhine increase with higher discharge

P Vriend, M Schoor, M Rus, SB Oswald… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Riverine macroplastic pollution (> 0.5 cm) negatively impacts ecosystems and
human livelihoods. Monitoring data are crucial for understanding this issue and for the …