Clean Coast Index is the method numerically finding the abundance of plastic trash on beach, in addition weighing plastics also help to find clear measures and to find the percentage of plastic waste among all, However, is there any other method could evaluate beach trash?
Researchers have used drones and balloons to take photos of beaches and then used those photos along with some ground truthing to estimate plastic pollution amounts on remote beaches or across larger areas. They have even used these methods to then estimate heavy metal loss on to the impacted areas from certain types of plastics identified during the sampling. Something to consider if you are identifying/quantifying plastic pollution in any sampling technique you should also record brands identified on any pieces if visible. Finally, when referring to or reporting would be good to identify it for what it really is - plastic pollution - not plastic waste or debris.
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