Ambitious project will involve a massive floating barrier that aims to collect up to five tonnes of plastics every month A team of scientists and engineers will on Saturday begin an ambitious cleanup of plastics in the Pacific Ocean targeting a stretch of water three times the size of France known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.A 600m-long floating barrier will be launched off the coast of San Francisco and, powered by currents, waves and wind, will aim to collect five tonnes of plastic debris each month. Continue reading...
Scientists get ready to begin Great Pacific Garbage Patch cleanup
8. září 2018 9:31
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Celý článek: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/08/scientists-get-ready-to-begin-great-pacific-garbage-patch-cleanup
Zdroj: The Guardian
