The chemical breakdown of plastics in the Pacific Ocean releases BPA, a known lipophilic endocrine disruptor(i) . The effects of this chemical are particularly felt in Alaska due to converging ocean currents and a traditional high-fat diet(i) . We focused on a long term solution and a short term fix to this growing issue. To minimize human exposure to such harmful substances, we propose modified filtration systems on statewide sources of plastic waste and, on a local level; prevent the consumption of and contact with substances that contain BPA(iii,iv).

Creator

• Young, Samuel
• Farro, Thomas
• Delaney, Veronica
• Letourneau, Jeffrey
• O'Brien, Alexander

Contributors

• Rosbach, Derren
• Wulf, Sharon A.

Subject

• The World's Water

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Language

• English

Identifier

• GPS1204

Award

• Poster Presentation, People's Choice Winner

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-01-01

Resource type

• Poster

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• Creative Commons BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

Last modified

• 2024-03-01