Pollution-busters look to AI for better speed and accuracy

As pollution shrinks the amount of freshwater that people across the world can use, tackling the problem with new treatments and upgraded infrastructure is urgent. However, having the most useful information possible to act on is essential. This is why innovators are looking to artificial intelligence — which can provide accurate real-time analysis — to identify contaminants and enable faster, focused clean-ups.

The sources of water pollution are complex, as they can include industrial chemicals, plastic waste, the contaminants picked up by floodwater and the toxins and ash created by wildfires.

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