Thomas De Kerf

Plastic Pellets on Riverbanks: Combining Smartphone Imaging and SWIR Hyperspectral Unmixing

Plastic pellets (2-5 mm industrial feedstock granules) are an increasingly important component of plastic pollution in aquatic environments. Their small size, variable weathering state, and similarity to natural substrates such as sand and gravel make their detection and characterization challenging. This study, conduc...