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The Ocean

Cleanup Project
Nicole Langstaff
CST 300L
Fall 2013
The Concept
Boyan Slat
How it Works
The Problem
The Solution?
Impact
Questions
References
Overview
Collect plastic litter in oceans
Remove 7,250,000,000 kg in 5 years
per gyre
The Concept
19, The Netherlands
Aerospace Engineer
Student
Guinness World
Record at 14

Boyan Slat
TEDxDelft, 2012:
http://youtu.be/ROW9F-c0kIQ?t=8m30s

How it Works
Substantial
Expensive
Toxic
o Marine life
o Humans
Constant

The Problem
Problem is too
large
Plastics are broken
down
Sea life would be
harmed
The Solution?
Very efficient
Financially profitable
Non-invasive
Self-sufficient
Impact
Any questions from the audience?
Q & A
5 Gyres Institute. (2013). What is the problem. Retrieved November 20, 2013 from:
http://5gyres.org/what_is_the_issue/the_problem/
Boyan Slat. (2013). LinkedIn Profile. Retrieved November 20, 2013 from:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/boyan-slat/61/576/524
Erwin Zwart (Fabrique Computer Graphics). (2013). [3D concept graphic of Ocean Cleanup tech from
underwater].
Retrieved November 20, 2013 from: http://www.boyanslat.com/plastic5/
Erwin Zwart (Fabrique Computer Graphics). (2013). [3D concept graphic of Ocean Cleanup tech from above].
Retrieved November 20, 2013 from: http://www.boyanslat.com/plastic5/
How the oceans can clean themselves: Boyan Slat at TEDxDelft. (2012). From the Ocean Cleanup website.
Retrieved November 20, 2013 from: http://www.boyanslat.com/TEDx/
In Depth. (2013). From the Ocean Cleanup website. Retrieved November 20, 2013 from:
http://www.boyanslat.com/in-depth/
[Graph of how Ocean Cleanup Array would affect shipping traffic]. (2013). Retrieved November 20, 2013 from:
http://www.boyanslat.com/in-depth/
[Photograph of litter on beach]. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20, 2013 from:
http://www.seathos.org/extra-extra/page/4/
[Photograph of Boyan Slat]. (n.d.). From LinkedIn Profile. Retrieved November 20, 2013 from:
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/boyan-slat/61/576/524
Wilson, S./5Gyres.org. (n.d.). Retrieved November 20, 2013 from:
http://inhabitat.com/the-fallacy-of-cleaning-the-gyres-of-plastic-with-a-floating-ocean-cleanup-array/



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