Drones and machine learning reveal the scale of plastic pollution in river habitats

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Plastic pollution is a major global issue but grasping the scale of the problem can be challenging. In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the University of Tsukuba developed a novel method for mapping plastic litter around rivers.

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