Thomsea

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Macroplastics

Invention Category

Large-Scale Booms

Used?

Yes

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

France

Year^*

2000

Description

Boom that collects floating waste from oceans.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Peer-reviewed Effectiveness

The small size (T1) has a maximum capacity of 40 to 50 kg. The medium size (T2) can capture between 500 to 1000 kg of plastic waste depending on the size of plastic particles. The big size (T8) can capture between two to three tons of plastic waste depending on the size of plastic particles (Winterstetter et al., 2021).

References

Thomsea trawl nets clean oil from water and near coastlines. Thomsea Trawl Nets Clean Oil From Water And Near Coastlines. (2010, August). Retrieved January 22, 2023, from https://www.wateronline.com/doc/thomsea-trawl-nets-clean-oil-from-water-and-0001

Peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Winterstetter, A., Grodent, M., Kini, V., Ragaert, K., & Vrancken, K. C. (2021). A Review of Technological Solutions to Prevent or Reduce Marine Plastic Litter in Developing Countries. Sustainability, 13(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094894

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