A teen from Ireland may have found the solution to rid world's oceans from the microplastics that are near impossible to remove.
A teen from Ireland may have found the solution to rid world's oceans from the microplastics that are near impossible to remove.
He first produced microplastics to remove from the water and then extracted them using his method. Ten of the most common microplastics were used for the experiment. Ferreira was inspired to launch the project after growing up near the shore in West Cork, Ireland, where he became"increasingly aware of plastic pollution of the oceans," he said.
Scientists have found microplastics in the furthest reaches of the ocean, from the deepest waters of the Mariana Trench to the Arctic and Antarctic, and the entire marine ecosystem is contaminated, researchers say. Plastic typically ends up in oceans through rivers after it is washed down drains by rainwater or blown by wind into bodies of water that flow into rivers and ultimately into the ocean.
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