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August 2010 Research Overview
Marine Debris Survey at the Pacific Northwest


  

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Country of origin China Japan Korea Others* Total
No. 6 2 1 0 9
*refers to debris believed to originate in Asia, but is unidentifiable to a specific country

  
Item No: 10804-1 Date Collected: August 4, 2010
Located at 47.015961, -124.172029
Category: Plastic Bottle Size & Weight: 21.5cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information:

This mineral water was originally manufactured and distributed by Fujian Dali Group Co., Ltd. in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, China


Item No: 10804-2 Date Collected: August 4, 2010
Located at 47.022163, -124.172459
Category:   Size & Weight: 20cm x7cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information:  

Item No: 10805-1 Date Collected: August 5, 2010
Located at 7.192352, -124.201941
Category: Plastic Container Size & Weight: 13cm x 11cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Korea
Information: Label says "sour cream".

Item No: 10805-2 Date Collected: August 5, 2010
Located at 47.195443, -124.20265
Category: Plastic Bottle Size & Weight: 16cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: On this cap, it says "good taste" in Japanese. This is a typical Japanese green tea bottle.

Item No: 10805-3 Date Collected: August 5, 2010
Located at 47.189567, -124.199731
Category: Plastic Bottle Size & Weight: 24cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: Guangzhou City based Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd. is one of the "Top 10 Corporations" in China's beverage industry.

Item No: 10805-4 Date Collected: August 5, 2010
Located at 47.193329, -124.202456
Category: China Size & Weight: 3cm x 1.5cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: Cap says "MINERAL WATER"

Item No: 10805-5 Date Collected: August 5, 2010
Located at 47.194233, -124.203186
Category: Plastic Fish Container Size & Weight: 20cm x 21cm x 29cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: On this plastic fish container, we can see part of the logo as well as Japanese hiragana made by hot iron. We can read "gyoren", which means Fishery Organization. However, this container has lost its left side, which is supposed to have information on the specific location of the fishery organization.

Item No: 10805-6 Date Collected: August 5, 2010
Located at 45.19531, -124.201926
Category: China Size & Weight: 23cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: Wa Ha Ha is one of the leading Chinese beverage brands in Hangzhou, China.

Item No: 10805-7 Date Collected: August 5, 2010
Located at 47.19598237791659, -124.2035722732544
Category: Plastic Bottle Cap Size & Weight: 3cm x 1.3cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: We found this plastic cap from the trash brought back from the beach.
On the top of this cap, we can see "Good Food Manufacturing Practice (食品GMP)"

     
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