Microplastics separation + detection method for secondary school students using nile red
A low-cost, classroom-ready fluorescence method using Nile Red lets students and citizen scientists detect microplastics in local sediments—bringing hands-on STEM learning and community monitoring together.
Low-cost portable microplastic detection system integrating nile red fluorescence staining with YOLOv8-based deep learning
Nile red staining-based rapid microplastics detection device combiend with custom deep learning algorithm. Requires a digital microscope, optical filter, 385 nm UV source, and Raspberry Pi 4. Results available in […]
Wayfinder Society for Environmental Education
Free environmental education lesson plans, classroom toolkits, activity guides, and more for all grade levels with a specific focus on ocean plastic pollution.
Remora App
Free single-use plastic tracking mobile application created by Eckerd College professors to improve business sustainability.
Plastic Pirates
A European Citizen Science Campaign in which school clasess and youth groups collect plastic samples from streams and rivers and document their findings.
Mystic River Visual Trash Survey Citizen Science Data
Citizen science visual trash survey data conducted by Mystic River Watershed Association in Rhode Island, US.
Marine Debris K-12 Educator Resources
List of resources for lessons plans and other educational resources for microplastics and plastic pollution grouped by grade.
Wastebase
A digital platform for crowdsourcing structured information about plastic waste that utilizes an app that scans product barcodes.
Trash Blitz
Citizen science app to collect data on trash. Contributes to Break Free From Plastic’s Global Brand Audits.
Litterati
Database of plastic pollution powered (in part) by citizen-science smartphone-mediated monitoring.