New method detects plastic on beaches
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•Scientists say plastic on beaches can now be seen from space
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RMIT University scientists have developed a new tool for spotting plastic rubbish on our beaches.
The Beached Plastic Debris Index picks up differences in how sand, water and plastics reflect light, allowing plastics to be spotted on shorelines from more than 600 km above.
Satellite technology used to spot plastic floating in water doesn’t work so well in spotting plastic lying on beaches.
Remote island beaches have some of the highest recorded densities of plastics in the world.
Beached Plastic Debris Index; A modern index for detecting plastics on beaches’ by Jenna Guffogg , Mariela Soto-Berelov , Chris Bellman , Simon Jones and Andrew Skidmore is published in Marine Pollution Bulletin , (DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.117124 ) Journal Marine Pollution Bulletin Method of Research Imaging analysis Subject of Research Not applicable Article Title Beached Plastic Debris Index ; A modern index for detecting plastics on beaches Article Publication Date 22-Oct-2024.
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