Week 3!

Hello everyone,

This week started out a lot smoother then last week. I wasn't a 100% sure with what I was doing last week, but luckily Matt was there to save the day and refresh my brain. This week I ended up weighing out all the micro plastics (weighing it from 0.46-0.53 grams) first, then putting them into their designation sample cups that contained the sediments. Once I mixed the sediment and micro plastics together, I were to weigh it again and record data. I used distilled water to fill all the sample cups up to the rim and give about a week a two to see the separation of the plastics from the sediments.

Week Two: Getting started on project!

Hello again,

The end of last week, I was introduced by Marcus on his project he worked on last semester which was extracting micro-plastics from sediments. I'm glad he was able to help me get a head start on this project, so thank you Marcus! The plastic I would be working on is plastic #6 known as polystyrene. I am to fill cup sample #30 all the way up with diluted water and give it about a week or two for the separation to occur. In about a week or two I am to separate the plastic that has risen and transfer it over to a new cup to weigh the polystyrene by itself. Until next week! Lets see how this goes!