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The student found a way to rid the oceans of debris.
Dutch teenager invented a device by means of which, he claims, can be purified from the oceans 20 billion tons of plastic waste.
19-year-old Boyan Slat proposes to establish processing platform booms, designed for the collection of floating plastic debris. The concept of clean ocean is that the process does not harm fish and plankton, which will significantly save the processing of waste.
Over the years accumulated in the ocean millions of tons of plastic waste, because that year killed millions of aquatic animals. In addition due to trash thrive harmful algae and invasive species. According send, government and private organizations annually spend millions of dollars to clean up the ocean.
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The student said that in the first place people should abandon the use of disposable plastic products, and approach to the regulation of waste responsibly. At the same time, his innovations can make a big difference in the fight for the purity of the oceans in the short term. Slat sure that in five years his device at times reduce the amount of garbage in the oceans.
The invention represents a giant funnel. It consists of two arrows with fixed on them floating booms, as well as a platform for the processing of waste. Such arrays may be rapidly deployed in places where garbage all over the world, with particular boom angle causes plastic float towards the platform.
Students are encouraged to use booms instead of nets to effectively cover large areas of water, in addition it will help them avoid falling into the fish and other marine life.
Currently Slet studying at Delft University of Technology, but the idea came to him during his studies at school. Developed schoolboy concept helped him win a number of prizes, and earn the respect of leading oceanographers.
Currently Slet established fund "Clean Ocean" to raise funds for the development of their innovation.
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Bojan Slet pictured.
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19-year-old Boyan Slat proposes to establish processing platform booms, designed for the collection of floating plastic debris. The concept of clean ocean is that the process does not harm fish and plankton, which will significantly save the processing of waste.
Over the years accumulated in the ocean millions of tons of plastic waste, because that year killed millions of aquatic animals. In addition due to trash thrive harmful algae and invasive species. According send, government and private organizations annually spend millions of dollars to clean up the ocean.
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The student said that in the first place people should abandon the use of disposable plastic products, and approach to the regulation of waste responsibly. At the same time, his innovations can make a big difference in the fight for the purity of the oceans in the short term. Slat sure that in five years his device at times reduce the amount of garbage in the oceans.
The invention represents a giant funnel. It consists of two arrows with fixed on them floating booms, as well as a platform for the processing of waste. Such arrays may be rapidly deployed in places where garbage all over the world, with particular boom angle causes plastic float towards the platform.
Students are encouraged to use booms instead of nets to effectively cover large areas of water, in addition it will help them avoid falling into the fish and other marine life.
Currently Slet studying at Delft University of Technology, but the idea came to him during his studies at school. Developed schoolboy concept helped him win a number of prizes, and earn the respect of leading oceanographers.
Currently Slet established fund "Clean Ocean" to raise funds for the development of their innovation.
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Bojan Slet pictured.
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