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The year-long study sought to determine if Boyan Slat’s array is indeed a feasible ocean cleanup method. The result? According to the independent experts who have read the full 530-page report (which is even wrapped in plastic recovered from the oceans): it is. Slat’s proposed Ocean Cleanup Array uses natural ocean currents and winds to passively transport plastic towards an anchored collection platform. Large booms extend outwards at angles to direct debris towards the collection platform, and solid floating barriers prevent sea life from getting entangled in the array. Read more: 19-Year-Olds Ocean Cleanup Array Could Clean Half the Pacific Garbage Patch in 10 Years, Study Shows | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building inhabitat/19-year-olds-ocean-cleanup-array-could-clean-half-the-pacific-garbage-patch-in-10-years-study-shows/
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:16:30 +0000

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