Lets Talk Trash: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

A group of Scripps graduate researchers recently returned from a 20-day expedition to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a little-studied remote ocean region where plastic debris accumulates. Join Miriam Goldstein, chief scientist on the cruise, and colleagues Pete Davison and Chelsea Rochman, as they discuss the garbage patch, why its there, and how they are exploring and analyzing the problem of plastic in the North Pacific Ocean. Series: Perspectives on Ocean Science [1/2010] [Science] [Show ID: 17802]

Category:

Education

Tags:

• pacific ocean
• garbage
• environment
• plastic

[pamelbia2011]

Wow, that expedition must be so memorable to you guys.  Continue doing research for the world. Thanks

[kendraiscoolio]

she looks nervous as crap..lol

[redegamieste]

@OmegaMolecule so true...reminds me of the mistakes I used to make with my own presentations, but still this is a great presentation...

[soth3d]

Chelsea is so cute! :)

[OmegaMolecule]

Miriam talks like she just got out of high school,Peter smacks his lips annoyingly the whole time he talks other than that, good science and interesting preliminary results.

[ThisBoyTV]

Brilliant

Has anybody done any tests etc on "outflow" into the Pacific Ocean of raw sewage?