Clean the microplastics in our rivers
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Our planet has a huge plastic problem. We’ve produced 6.9 billion tons
of plastic waste, and most of it winds up in our oceans and waterways.
In the water, the plastic pollution breaks down into smaller pieces, and
eventually degrade into tiny “microplastics,” or fragments as small as
sesame seeds. These microplastics are found from the beach sand down
to the deep ocean floor, and they greatly harm the aquatic ecosystem.
Microplastics have been shown to harm marine life when mistaken for
food and were found inside every marine animal studied in a recent survey.
But, that’s not the only problem. Humans end up eating the fish that have
the microplastics in them and maybe consuming anywhere from
39,000 to 52,000 microplastic particles a year!
After winning the National Geographic Geo challenge competition,
in the summer of 2019, we came up with a solution to tackle this problem.
Our team has designed an innovative solution to clean the microplastics
in our rivers. We will be using a filter chamber to vacuum microplastics
from the surface of the river. The microplastics will then be filtered in
a collection system and clean water will flow back into the river.
But we need your help! With your donations, we will be able to implement
our solution and make our rivers clear of microplastic!
How your support can help build our microplastic filtration system
You can support our filter by funding to us so can make a working prototype
by February 2020.
* Filter vacuum chamber - $2000
* Connecting accessories - $1000
* Main system - $7000
* Collection chamber - $5000
Lastly, we would like to highlight three ways our project can impact our rivers:
* Our project can clean the microplastics from our rivers and greatly help our
marine ecosystems.
* Our project can improve our health and help us eat less plastic.
* Our project can stop plastic from entering the ocean and make the ocean less
polluted and a better world to live in.
Team members
* Alex Jun - Coordinating the Go Fund Me page
* Jeremiah Pierre – Developer of our team’s logo
* Natanel Rozic – Team leader and coordinator of our solution
* Victor Jimenez – 3D CAD designer for the team
of plastic waste, and most of it winds up in our oceans and waterways.
In the water, the plastic pollution breaks down into smaller pieces, and
eventually degrade into tiny “microplastics,” or fragments as small as
sesame seeds. These microplastics are found from the beach sand down
to the deep ocean floor, and they greatly harm the aquatic ecosystem.
Microplastics have been shown to harm marine life when mistaken for
food and were found inside every marine animal studied in a recent survey.
But, that’s not the only problem. Humans end up eating the fish that have
the microplastics in them and maybe consuming anywhere from
39,000 to 52,000 microplastic particles a year!
After winning the National Geographic Geo challenge competition,
in the summer of 2019, we came up with a solution to tackle this problem.
Our team has designed an innovative solution to clean the microplastics
in our rivers. We will be using a filter chamber to vacuum microplastics
from the surface of the river. The microplastics will then be filtered in
a collection system and clean water will flow back into the river.
But we need your help! With your donations, we will be able to implement
our solution and make our rivers clear of microplastic!
How your support can help build our microplastic filtration system
You can support our filter by funding to us so can make a working prototype
by February 2020.
* Filter vacuum chamber - $2000
* Connecting accessories - $1000
* Main system - $7000
* Collection chamber - $5000
Lastly, we would like to highlight three ways our project can impact our rivers:
* Our project can clean the microplastics from our rivers and greatly help our
marine ecosystems.
* Our project can improve our health and help us eat less plastic.
* Our project can stop plastic from entering the ocean and make the ocean less
polluted and a better world to live in.
Team members
* Alex Jun - Coordinating the Go Fund Me page
* Jeremiah Pierre – Developer of our team’s logo
* Natanel Rozic – Team leader and coordinator of our solution
* Victor Jimenez – 3D CAD designer for the team
Organizer
JI WOON JUN
Organizer
Fresh Meadows, NY