Jambeck's Research Sieves (IMAGE)

University of Georgia

Jambeck's Research Sieves

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Plastic particles sit in sieves ready for sorting. Jenna Jambeck collected the marine debris, shown, from the Caleta de Samara coast, Canary Islands, in November 2014. Jambeck, an assistant professor of environmental engineering at the University of Georgia, visited the area as part of an eXXpedition voyage. All debris was recorded with GPS tags through an app known as Marine Debris Tracker, which Jambeck developed with UGA's Kyle Johnsen.

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Malin Jacob

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