Mycofiltration of Microplastics Within a Simulated Waste Water Treatment Chamber

Overview

Edward Clark, AP Environmental Science Avery County High School Mycofiltration of Microplastics Within a Simulated Waste Water Treatment Chamber As the world hurtles into a new age of technology and synthetics, the once forward facing focus begins to turn back towards the ever -growing build-up of discarded non-biodegradable material. In a repeated study, sediment from 4 deep sea locations from 1176 to 4383 meters was analyzed for microplastics. An average abundance of about 1 microplastic per 25cm^3 was observed (Cauwenberghe, 2). In a related study, microplastic concentration was measured in waste water treatment plant effluent at nine rivers in Illinois, United States. The mean microplastic flux was 1,338,757 pieces per day with a minimum of 15,520 per day, and a maximum of 4,721,709 per day (Mccormick, 1). There have been several studies detailing how to measure the amounts of microplastics and how to remove them from natural bodies of water; however, would it not be more effective to remove and dispose of these pollutants whilst they are in a man-made, controlled environment?

Competition history

• JSHS 2020 Category not listed

Resources

• National JSHS abstract book ↗

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