Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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  • Mood: busy

See the New Scrub Boat!

I'm delighted by this video of a boat designed to clean up water pollution. It scoops water through filters to remove contaminants such as solid particles or oil slicks. This would be a good way to start getting nurdles out of the oceans.
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ysabetwordsmith

Look here...

ysabetwordsmith

July 17 2009, 04:49:52 UTC 11 years ago

http://www.greendaily.com/2009/02/21/plastic-nurdles-are-a-major-killer-of-ocean-life/

Nurdles are tiny plastic bits intended for use in molds to create plastic products. The problem is, companies often allow them to spill out of trucks, ships, factories, etc. so they get into the waterways and kill animals that eat them.
fayanora

Re: Look here...

fayanora

July 17 2009, 05:18:23 UTC 11 years ago

It might also be able to filter out the plastic flakes from the Pacific Gyre that fish mistake for plankton.