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Towards non-contact pollution monitoring in sewers with hyperspectral imaging

Environmental Science Water Research & Technology 2024 8 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 45 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Pierre Lechevallier, Kris Villez, C. Felsheim, Jörg Rieckermann

Summary

This laboratory proof-of-concept demonstrated that hyperspectral imaging combined with chemometric modeling enables fast, precise, and real-time measurement of wastewater pollution in sewers without physical contact. The approach could enable continuous automated sewer quality monitoring as an alternative to traditional sampling.

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This laboratory proof-of-concept study demonstrates that a combination of hyperspectral imaging and data-based chemometric modelling is promising for fast, precise and real-time measurement of wastewater pollution.

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