Marine Litter Tracking System: A Case Study with Open-Source Technology and a Citizen Science-Based Approach.

ABSTRACT: It is well established that most of the plastic pollution found in the oceans is transported via rivers. Unfortunately, the main processes contributing to plastic and debris displacement through riparian systems is still poorly understood. The Marine Litter Drifter project from the Arno River aims at using modern consumer software and hardware technologies to track the movements of real anthropogenic marine debris (AMD) from rivers. The innovative "Marine Litter Trackers" (MLT) were utilized as they are reliable, robust, self-powered and they present almost no maintenance costs. Furthermore, they can be built not only by those trained in the field but also by those with no specific expertise, including high school students, simply by following the instructions. Five dispersion experiments

SUBMITTER: Merlino S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9863889 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature