EPA to Fund UH Marine Debris Project

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is giving the University of Hawaii $15,000 to study marine debris, the agency announced on Wednesday. 

UH researchers will use the money to study plastic debris caught in the filters of ships’ cooling systems. According to a press release issued by the EPA, the goal is to develop methods and protocols to better monitor debris as ships cross the Pacific.

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