CLEAR-WATER is co-designing harmonised, cost-effective approaches for monitoring aquatic litter across freshwater, coastal and marine environments – from source to sea and from macro litter to nanoplastics.
Aquatic litter is found throughout Europe’s waters, yet monitoring methods, sampling practices and reporting still vary between countries, regions and environments. The resulting evidence is often difficult to compare or combine, limiting Europe's ability to assess litter pollution consistently and target action effectively.
CLEAR-WATER will bring together researchers, monitoring authorities, technology specialists, policymakers and citizen science networks to define what should be measured,, where, when and how. By improving and testing methods under real conditions, the project will make aquatic litter data more reliable, comparable and useful for assessment and policy.
