Lake 378 Monitoring Pilot
‘Plastic Hunter’ Monitoring Pilot at The Experimental Lake 378, Ontario, Canada
PROJECT INFORMATION
‘Plastic Hunter’ Monitoring Hub is deployed for the first time in Lake 378.
Launched in September 2023, PolyGone partnered with researchers from University of Toronto and Dalhousie University in a research operation in the Experimental Lake 378, Ontario, Canada, to study the potential environmental hazard of microplastics. The project employs PolyGone’s latest model of ‘Plastic Hunter’ Monitoring Hub, a stationary buoyant device equipped with multiple rows of Artificial Root Filter’s arrays.
During the first stage, the research team aims to introduce a certain amount of microplastics into the specific area of the lake and study the potential impact of it, using the ‘Plastic Hunter’ device for monitoring purposes.
The next stage of the project will be removing the microplastics from the lake using PolyGone’s technology.
PARTNERSHIPS
PolyGone Systems is the leading team and technology provider in this pilot project.
Leadership Team:
Nathaniel Banks, CTO
Yidian Liu, COO
Research team members:
Chelsea Rochman, University of Toronto
Tony Walker, Dalhousie University
Celia Konowe, Dalhousie University
IISD Experimental Lake Area is an internationally unique research station encompassing 58 formerly pristine freshwater lakes in Kenora District, Ontario, Canada, providing scientists and researchers world-class facility for examination of all aspects of the ecosystems.
Researcher: Desiree Langenfeld
SITE INFORMATION
The Experimental Lake 378 is located at IISD Experimental Lake Area in the Kenora District, Ontario, Canada. IISD Experimental lake Area is an internationally unique research station encompassing 58 formerly pristine freshwater lakes. The lakes in the region are unaffected by human impact, allowing scientists and researchers to manipulate these small lakes to study how the ecosystems respond.
Lake 378 is located within a cluster of experimental lakes for research and experiments.