Low-Tech Aquatic Debris Instrument (LADI)

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Microplastics

Invention Category

Waterway Litter Traps

Used?

Pilot

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

United States

Year^*

2021

Description

A net towed behind a boat that collects microplastics at the water’s surface.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

After 6 trials, 43 plastics were collected (Coyle et al., 2016).

References

Grant, M. (2021, April 16). Cleaning Up the Bay with the Help of a Little Ladi. Latitude38. https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/cleaning-up-the-bay-one-pound-at-a-time/

Non-peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Coyle, C., Novaceski, M., Wells, E., & Liboiron, M. (2016). LADI and the Trawl. Civic Laborator for Environmental Action Research,.

* Year designates the year invented; if the year invented was unavailable, the earliest year that an article about the technology was published was used.