Monday, March 26, 2018

One Down, Two to Go.

Specimen containers #6-#10; containing plastic #2 
(High-density Polyethylene)
My first trial has begun! On Thursday, I was able to set up my first 30 containers using solution 1: distilled water.  I will have to let the microplastics, solution, and sediments sit together in their containers for a week before I can begin the extraction process. I will be running these through a funnel and a water vacuum to isolate as many of the microplastics as possible. In the meantime, I will still have to shred more plastics for my two upcoming trials.
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1 comment:

  1. Brenda ArvizuMarch 29, 2018 at 8:41 PM

    Hey Maricruz, research in microplastics seems to be a long process! Shredding plastics takes time and patience since they need to be a certain size. As for the 30 samples you already started using distilled water, what solution will you be using next? Also, what will you do with the plastics once you isolate them?

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