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Scientific Publications

This page is for the scientific community, students, teachers, public authorities, technology providers, and anyone interested in the scientific knowledge produced through REMEDIES.

Here, you will find the project’s open access scientific publications, which share evidence, methodologies, and results linked to the three main REMEDIES pillars: monitoring and detection of (micro)plastic litter, collection and valorisation of plastic litter, and prevention and zero-waste alternative to plastics. The project is built around these three pillars and applies them through demonstration, validation, scaling, and replication activities across the Mediterranean.

Use this section to access REMEDIES publications, explore the scientific evidence behind the project’s work, and follow how research results support practical action for marine litter monitoring, clean-up, valorisation, and prevention.

01

Monitoring and detection

Tracking and measuring (micro)plastic litter across the Mediterranean

  • 2024

    Elevating plastic litter surveillance: drones and deep learning for efficient detection

    Yandouzi, M., Grari, M., Berrahal, M., Kerkour Elmiad, A., Badaoui, M., Barkaoui, A.-E., & Zarhloule, Y.

    10.5281/zenodo.18609824
  • 2026

    Performance assessment of You Only Look Once models in drone-based plastic litter quantification on coastal beaches

    Grari, M., Yandouzi, M., Khriss, A., Kerkour Elmiad, A., Badaoui, M., Barkaoui, A.-E., & Zarhloule, Y.

    10.13044/j.sdewes.d13.0654
  • 2026

    An improved deep learning method for detecting marine plastic litter

    Khriss, A., Kerkour Elmiad, A., Badaoui, M., Yandouzi, M., Grari, M., Barkaoui, A.-E., & Zarhloule, Y.

    10.13044/j.sdewes.d13.0635
  • 2024

    Advances in machine learning and deep learning approaches for plastic litter detection in marine environments

    Khriss, A., Kerkour Elmiad, A., Badaoui, M., Barkaoui, A.-E., & Zarhloule, Y.

    10.5281/zenodo.18609507
  • 2025

    Comparative long-term monitoring of microplastics in the effluent of three different wastewater treatment plants with two, three, and four treatment stages

    Sturm, M. T., Argyropoulou, D., Erika, Korzin, A., Ronsse, P., Zernikel, O., Schober, D., & Schuhen, K.

    10.5281/zenodo.18609152
  • 2024

    Beyond microplastics: implementation of a two-stage removal process for microplastics and chemical oxygen demand in industrial wastewater streams

    Sturm, M. T., Erika, Schober, D., Korzin, A., & Schuhen, K.

    10.5281/zenodo.18608824
  • 2025

    Natural and regenerated cellulosic microfibers dominate anthropogenic particles ingested by commercial fish species from the Adriatic Sea

    Santonicola, S., Volgare, M., Olivieri, F., Cocca, M., & Colavita, G.

    10.3390/foods14071237
  • 2024

    Phthalate levels in common sea anemone Actinia equina and Anemonia viridis: a proxy of short-term microplastic interaction?

    Vencato, S., Montano, S., Saliu, F., Coppa, S., Becchi, A., Liotta, I., Valente, T., Cocca, M., Matiddi, M., Camedda, A., Massaro, G., Seveso, D., Lasagni, M., Galli, P., & de Lucia, G. A.

    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116125
  • 2023

    Fast forward: optimized sample preparation and fluorescent staining for microplastic detection

    Sturm, M. T., Erika, Korzin, A., Polierer, S., Schober, D., & Schuhen, K.

    10.3390/microplastics2040026
  • 2024

    Detection of fibrous microplastics and natural microfibers in fish species (Engraulis encrasicolus, Mullus barbatus and Merluccius merluccius) for human consumption from the Tyrrhenian Sea

    Santonicola, S., Volgare, M., Rossi, F., Castaldo, R., Cocca, M., & Colavita, G.

    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142778
  • 2024

    Beyond microplastics: implementation of a two-stage removal process for microplastics and chemical oxygen demand in industrial wastewater streams

    Sturm, M. T., Myers, E., Schober, D., Korzin, A., & Schuhen, K.

    10.3390/w16020268
  • 2024

    Advances in machine learning and deep learning approaches for plastic litter

    Khriss, A., Kerkour Elmiad, A., Badaoui, M., Barkaoui, A.-E., & Zarhloule, Y.

    Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, 102(5), 1885–1895

    10.5281/zenodo.11506746
  • 2024

    Characterization of mesoplastic on Albanian beach

    Claes, Y., Gallardo, J. D., Çela, K., Struga, M., Palatinus, A., & Velimirovic, M.

    2024 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea (MetroSea), Portorož, Slovenia, pp. 338–341

    10.1109/MetroSea62823.2024.10765627
  • 2025

    Monitoring beach litter in the Mediterranean Sea using the REMEDIES mobile app

    Velimirović, M., Puhar, J., Vujanović, A., Struga, M., Çela, K., Barkaoui, A., Eleftheriou, A., Camedda, A., Petit, S., Petelin, M., Poletto, D., Bizjak, T., & Palatinus, A.

    EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, EGU25-8260

    10.5194/egusphere-egu25-8260
02

Collection and valorisation

Recovering plastic litter and turning it into value

  • 2023

    A review on rotary generators of hydrodynamic cavitation for wastewater treatment and enhancement of anaerobic digestion process

    Blagojevič, M., Rak, G., Bizjan, B., & Kolbl Repinc, S.

    10.3390/pr11020514
  • 2025

    Upstream microplastic removal in industrial wastewater: a pilot study on agglomeration-fixation-reaction based treatment for water reuse and waste recovery

    Korzin, A., Sturm, M. T., Erika, Schober, D., Ronsse, P., & Schuhen, K.

    10.3390/cleantechnol7030067
  • 2025

    Pretreatment of waste activated sludge by rotational generator of hydraulic shock

    Kolbl Repinc, S., Rak, G., Stres, B., Novak, U., Likozar, B., Prašnikar, A., Blagojevič, M., & Bizjan, B.

    10.1016/j.ultsonch.2025.107312
  • 2025

    From macro to micro: comprehensive marine beach litter analysis using portable NIR

    Bizjak, T., Stres, B., Likozar, B., & Novak, U.

    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.119172
  • 2025

    When technology meets sustainability: microplastic removal from industrial wastewater, including impact analysis and life cycle assessment

    Puhar, J., Sturm, M., Erika, Schober, D., Korzin, A., Vujanović, A., & Schuhen, K.

    10.3390/w17050671
  • 2024

    Case specific: addressing co-digestion of wastewater sludge, cheese whey and cow manure — kinetic modeling

    Stres, B., Hatzikioseyian, A., Kousi, P., Remoundaki, E., Deutsch, L., Vogel-Mikus, K., Rak, G., & Kolbl Repinc, S.

    10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38773
03

Prevention and zero-waste alternatives

Bio-based materials and alternatives that stop plastic at the source

  • 2025

    Understanding bio-based polymers: a study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

    Kolbl Repinc, S., Stres, B., Karlovits, M., Karlovits, I., Jerič, P., Panak, O., Verbič, A., Likozar, B., & Novak, U.

    10.5281/zenodo.18610436
  • 2026

    Biobased hydrophobic solutions for natural textiles — moving beyond PFAS

    Jerič, P., Likozar, B., & Novak, U.

    10.3390/jcs9020081
  • 2024

    Janus nanocellulose membrane by nitrogen plasma: hydrophilicity to hydrophobicity selective switch

    Oberlintner, A., Shvalya, V., Santhosh, N. M., Košiček, M., Jerman, I., Huš, M., Cvelbar, U., Novak, U., & Likozar, B.

    10.5281/zenodo.18609331
  • 2025

    Isolation and identification of bacterial strains colonizing the surface of biodegradable polymers

    Esposito, R., Federico, S., Amato, A., Viel, T., Caramiello, D., Macina, A., Miralto, M., Ambrosino, L., Chiusano, M. L., Cocca, M., Manfra, L., Libralato, G., Zupo, V., & Costantini, M.

    10.3390/microorganisms13030609
  • 2023

    Life cycle assessment of pilot-scale bio-refining of invasive Japanese knotweed alien plant towards bio-based bioactive compounds

    Hren, R., Naumoska, K., Jug, U., Čuček, L., Likozar, B., Novak, U., & Vujanović, A.

    10.3390/pr11051393
  • 2025

    The impact of radicals on physicochemical properties of waste activated sludge during hydrodynamic cavitation treatment

    Blagojevič, M., Zupanc, M., Gostiša, J., Stres, B., Šmid, A., Dular, M., Slemenik Perše, L., Gradišar Centa, U., Bizjan, B., Rak, G., Novak, U., Likozar, B., & Kolbl Repinc, S.

    10.1016/j.ultsonch.2025.107291
  • 2024

    Preliminary analysis: effect of a rotary generator of hydrodynamic cavitation on rheology and methane yield of wastewater sludge

    Blagojevič, M., Bizjan, B., Zupanc, M., Gostiša, J., Slemenik Perše, L., Gradišar Centa, U., Stres, B., Novak, U., Likozar, B., Rak, G., & Kolbl Repinc, S.

    10.1016/j.ultsonch.2024.106943
  • 2026

    Biodegradation of polysaccharide-based biocomposites with acetylated cellulose nanocrystals, alginate and chitosan in aqueous environment

    Vidmar, B., Oberlintner, A., Stres, B., Likozar, B., & Novak, U.

    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126433
  • 2023

    Effect of environment on acetylated cellulose nanocrystal-reinforced biopolymer films

    Oberlintner, A., Likozar, B., & Novak, U.

    10.3390/polym15071663
04

Citizen science protocols

Step-by-step guidance for volunteers and communities taking part in REMEDIES

  • 2026

    Citizen science guidelines — beach litter clean-ups

    Kuralt, V., Tsitsiliani, V., Poletto, D., Abdelhamid, E., Velimirovic Fanfani, M., & Petelin, M.

    10.5281/zenodo.18695293
  • 2026

    Citizen science protocol for beach plastic monitoring using aerial drones

    Grari, M., Barkaoui, A.-E., Petelin, M., Zuccato, N., & Zidaric, S.

    10.5281/zenodo.18694946
  • 2026

    REMEDIES citizen science protocol for the recovery and quantification of microplastics

    Cocca, M., & Santonicola, S.

    10.5281/zenodo.18695200
  • 2026

    Citizen science protocol for the implementation of zero-waste seaweed coatings for cosmetics

    Novak, U., Karlovits, M., Jeglič, D., & Ribič, D.

    10.5281/zenodo.18456407