Which of the following describes something an engineer would probably do
first when developing new technology meant to reduce ocean pollution?
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a. research new scientific findings in regard to ocean cleanup.
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b. identify the need to reduce ocean pollution.
d
c. research what has been done in the past to clean up oceanic oil
residue.
d. evaluate the benefits and challenges of using certain chemicals to
purify water
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C. Research what has been done in the past to clean up oceanic oil

residue.

Explanation:

The engineer being an innovator would probably have to dig through the past to see what has been done before him and in what way his technology is addressing the problem. If sees that his invention is unique, he would get a patent for his invention and then proceed to design the device. If he does not do this, he might just waste his whole duplicating an invention already made.

C. Research what has been done in the past to clean up oceanic oil residue.

Explanation:

To develop new technologies to reduce ocean pollution, scientific research needs to be done, gathering information on ocean pollution and what has already been implemented to alleviate or eliminate these problems. This way, the engineer will know which technologies were successful, which were unsuccessful and what was the methodology used by these previous technologies. Knowing the methodology, the engineer will be able to take inspiration from the concepts to form his own technology and from there to perform tests to verify its efficiency.

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