"Ocean Array Could Clean Up 7,250,000 Tons Of Plastic" - 3 views

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  #1 Erik Beltran on 02 Nov 13

   

  http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/ocean-array-7-million-tons-plastic-130326.htm
  
  just two questions won't this devise be attacked by animals such as the shark and killer whale who are natural predators of the ray? and what if one of the said "floating booms" gets detached or ripped would they go out there and fix it or like what would be the procedure?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/ocean-array-7-million-tons-plastic-130326.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/ocean-array-7-million-tons-plastic-130326.htm</a> <br /> <br /> just two questions won't this devise be attacked by animals such as the shark and killer whale who are natural predators of the ray? and what if one of the said "floating booms" gets detached or ripped would they go out there and fix it or like what would be the procedure?</div>

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  #2 peter wynn on 05 Nov 13

   

  I found the idea of a floating array to help clean up these garbage patches to be one of the more intriguing ideas. Like global warming, the garbage patches seem like a problem that will only grow larger if not fixed now. I think that natural predators probably wouldn't have much involvement with it, being that it is floating on the surface and sharks are would be deeper. The thing that left me wondering was how would they be able to make booms big enough to collect an amount of trash that would significantly reduce the size of the gyres, considering the size (twice as big as the United States). Also, if the trash were to be collected, what would be the most effective way to remove if from the water. Would ships have to come in and empty the booms of trash and bring it back to put in landfills? That process seems very energy and cost consuming. If there were a way to break down or dissolve the plastic in the booms or the "manta ray shaped" devices, this could be a very efficient solution.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I found the idea of a floating array to help clean up these garbage patches to be one of the more intriguing ideas. Like global warming, the garbage patches seem like a problem that will only grow larger if not fixed now. I think that natural predators probably wouldn't have much involvement with it, being that it is floating on the surface and sharks are would be deeper. The thing that left me wondering was how would they be able to make booms big enough to collect an amount of trash that would significantly reduce the size of the gyres, considering the size (twice as big as the United States). Also, if the trash were to be collected, what would be the most effective way to remove if from the water. Would ships have to come in and empty the booms of trash and bring it back to put in landfills? That process seems very energy and cost consuming. If there were a way to break down or dissolve the plastic in the booms or the "manta ray shaped" devices, this could be a very efficient solution.</div>

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