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With the rapid growth of scientific publications on this topic, it is important to identify the key trends and directions. This study uses the Top2Vec algorithm for topic modeling algorithm aimed at analyzing abstracts of more than 556 thousand scientific articles published on the arXiv platform from 2010 to 2023. The analysis was conducted in five key domains: air, water, and surface pollution monitoring; causes of pollution; and challenges in the use of UAVs. The research method included data collection and pre-processing, topic modeling, and quantitative analysis of publication activity using indicators of the rate (D1) and acceleration (D2) of change in the number of publications. The study allows concluding that the main challenge for the researchers is the task of processing data obtained in the course of monitoring. The second most important factor is the reduction in restrictions on the UAV flight duration. 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