Research on Identification and Classification Methods for Soil Microplastics in Hyperspectral Detection

Abstract

The pollution of microplastics in the environment has attracted worldwide attention, and research and reports on microplastic pollution in soil have gradually increased in recent decades. Currently, microplastic particles can be accurately detected through Raman spectroscopy or Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, allowing for individual particle analysis and visual identification of suspicious microplastic particles. However, analyzing a large number of particles using spectroscopic detection techniques is time-consuming, thus there is an urgent need to develop a new detection technology for rapidly and accurately determining and mapping the distribution of microplastics in soil. In this study, hyperspectral imaging technology was employed as a detection method to directly and effectively identify and classify microplastic pollutants in soil. The experimental setup utilized a hyperspectral imaging system with a wavelength range of 400-1000 nm. The experimental results demonstrate that hyperspectral imaging technology is a promising method for detecting microplastics, as it enables direct identification and visualization of microplastic particles on the surface of soil.