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Plastic Trash: Following the Trail From Land to Water
Organization(s):Arise High School
Country:United States of America
Student(s):Monica Mejia, Ana Rivera Flores
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Educator(s):Mallory Hubl
Contributors:
Report Type(s):Standard Research Report, U.S. Student Research Symposia (SRS)
Protocols:Alkalinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Nitrates, pH, Water Temperature
Language(s):English
Date Submitted:05/12/2023
• Our research question is: Even though Oakland has a plastic recycling program, will there be microplastics in the bay?
• We wondered about this because we were thinking about plastics and how they are in our daily lives.
• We collected data from our two water samples from different places in the San Francisco Bay.
• The data showed that there are microplastics in the water and trash floating in the water, so we conclude that there are microplastics affecting the water.