According to a 2015 study by Haifa University cited by the 'Jerusalem Post', plastic waste abandoned by beach tourists accounted for 92% of the waste in Israel's seawater, while the global average is only 75%. According to economists this year's one Reports, the world has produced about 6.3 billion tons of plastic waste since the 1950s, of which only 9% were recycled and another 12% were burned, most of which eventually entered the ocean. In 2016 alone, Global plastic production totals approximately 335 million tons.
Israeli scientists have been working with international researchers to find an innovative solution to help reduce plastics in seawater. Dr. Dror Angel from the Department of Marine Civilization at Haifa University has been leading a research team to study how to pass a jellyfish A filter made of mucus to separate microplastics from seawater.
The research is part of the Go Jelly project, an international consortium of technology developers, business analysts, fisheries companies, research institutes and scientists working with many universities and research centers around the world to promote micro- Plasticized gelation solution.
The team has been paying close attention to the role of mucus produced by jellyfish and whether it can be used as a collector to develop filters for waste water treatment plants and industrial processes. The concept behind the project already exists because of French scientists. Mucus has been successfully extracted from jellyfish for the capture of nanoparticles. The Mediterranean jellyfish produces an unusually large amount of mucus, which is expected to be used in the development of future filters.