Plastic pollution in water bodies is an unresolved environmental issue that damages all
aquatic environments, and causes economic and health problems. Accurate detection of …

Southeast Asia is considered to have some of the highest levels of marine plastic pollution in
the world. It is therefore vitally important to increase our understanding of the impacts and …

The abundance of beach litter has been increasing globally during the last decades, and it is
an issue of global concern. A new survey strategy, based on uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV …

Detection and identification of macroplastic debris in aquatic environments is crucial to
understand and counter the growing emergence and current developments in distribution …

This baseline reports scientific evidence of marine litter items embedded in the dune volume
at two study sites on the North Atlantic Portuguese coast. We described how stranded litter …

This work analyses the cross-shore (80 m) and long-shore (200 m) spatial and size
distribution of macro-litter on coastal dunes, employing a map** framework based on an …

Multirotor drones can be efficiently used to monitor macro-litter in coastal and riverine
environments. Litter on beaches, dunes and riverbanks, along with floating litter on coastal …

The abundance of litter pollution in the marine environment has been increasing globally.
Remote sensing techniques are valuable tools to advance knowledge on litter abundance …

Beach litter monitoring programs play a key role in establishing effective management
measures to preserve the ecological, scenic, and economic value of the coastal areas. In …

Pollution in the form of litter in the natural environment is one of the great challenges of our
times. Automated litter detection can help assess waste occurrences in the environment …