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Batch Processing with MP-VAT
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This is a software repository for a batch processing implementation of the Microplastics Visual Analysis Tool (MP-VAT), which automates the analysis of microplastic images. The tool enables systematic processing of large numbers of microscopy images for microplastic identification and counting. This is a software release document rather than a primary research article.
This is a batch processing implementation of the Microplastics Visual Analysis Tool (MP-VAT) published at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.060
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