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Decision Support System for Marine Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Control Based on Big Data Analysis
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Scientists have built a smart computer system that uses big data to track ocean pollution, like oil spills and plastic waste, faster and more accurately than older monitoring methods. This matters because better tracking of ocean plastic pollution helps identify where it's coming from and stop it sooner, which is important since microplastics from these sources can end up in seafood and drinking water, potentially affecting our health. Faster detection means quicker cleanup and prevention efforts before pollution spreads further into the food chain.
Confronted with the challenges of tracing and controlling pollution from extensive marine oil spills and plastic pollution, as well as limitations in conventional monitoring methods, this study develops a monitoring and control decision support system based on big...
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