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This study explores how plastic waste is affecting Minnesota’s soil health, crop productivity, and community well-being — and how software-based innovations can help track, manage, and mitigate these environmental challenges.

Key Insights:

• •Microplastics disrupt soil microbiomes, altering nutrient cycles and crop yield potential
• •Plastic residues in farmlands contribute to contamination pathways reaching food and water systems
• •Proposed data-driven waste-tracking framework uses satellite imaging + machine learning to detect and localize pollution