COSEE Ocean Systems: News
'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' worse than expected
Description: The Ocean Cleanup, a foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, has just presented the initial findings of its Aerial Expedition -- a series of low-speed, low-altitude flights across the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, the plastic accumulation zone between Hawaii and California. Using a modified C-130 Hercules aircraft, expert spotters, and an experimental array of plastic scanning equipment, the expedition aims to accurately measure the biggest and most harmful debris in the ocean. [Source: ScienceDaily]
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161005125918.htm
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Source: ScienceDaily
Publish Date: 10/5/2016
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