Team Members: Briceida Montes, Brayan Lopez, Jose Velasquez
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Plastic In Beaches and Oceans PowerPoint | |
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Study Finds High Levels of Microplastics In Mesopelagic Fish | |
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Microplastics in Harbors and Ocean Waters
Briceida Montes, Brayan Lopez, Jose Velasquez
Abstract
We choose this topic because we believe the issue of microplastics in the world’s oceans, harbors and rivers should be of concern to scientists, doctors and ordinary people.
With the discovery of microplastics in marine animals (they accumulate in body tissues and stomach) and human blood it raises the question: What’s the health impact in humans and other living organisms?
Our hypothesis is that microplastics in our water could have a negative impact, should be researched and solutions found to reduce it. Microplastics must affect the health of animals within the marine ecosystem. It is important for humans to learn about microplastics in oceans, harbors, estuaries, and rivers because we spend time here and eat the fish and filter-feeding mollusks. So, we also ingest microplastics.
When humans dump plastics into the ocean thru sewage and beach litter, they break down into smaller particles and polymers by ultra-violet ray action from the sun; then waves distribute them throughout the world. This team decided to examine local harbors, rivers and near beach ocean water to see if microplastics exist, what type of plastic and compare this information to that of other organizations such as Algalita and 5Gyres.
Our group will collect data from beaches or boats at various GPS locations. With plankton nets and Niskin bottles, samples will be taken at the surface, mid-water and benthic levels. Microplastics and fibers are then counted. We did one experimental test and found that there were about 120 microplastic pieces in 500 ml of sea water.
Briceida Montes, Brayan Lopez, Jose Velasquez
Abstract
We choose this topic because we believe the issue of microplastics in the world’s oceans, harbors and rivers should be of concern to scientists, doctors and ordinary people.
With the discovery of microplastics in marine animals (they accumulate in body tissues and stomach) and human blood it raises the question: What’s the health impact in humans and other living organisms?
Our hypothesis is that microplastics in our water could have a negative impact, should be researched and solutions found to reduce it. Microplastics must affect the health of animals within the marine ecosystem. It is important for humans to learn about microplastics in oceans, harbors, estuaries, and rivers because we spend time here and eat the fish and filter-feeding mollusks. So, we also ingest microplastics.
When humans dump plastics into the ocean thru sewage and beach litter, they break down into smaller particles and polymers by ultra-violet ray action from the sun; then waves distribute them throughout the world. This team decided to examine local harbors, rivers and near beach ocean water to see if microplastics exist, what type of plastic and compare this information to that of other organizations such as Algalita and 5Gyres.
Our group will collect data from beaches or boats at various GPS locations. With plankton nets and Niskin bottles, samples will be taken at the surface, mid-water and benthic levels. Microplastics and fibers are then counted. We did one experimental test and found that there were about 120 microplastic pieces in 500 ml of sea water.