Type of Synthetic Microfiber Influences Ingestion by Freshwater Worms
Location
Statesboro Campus, Russell Union, Room 2048, Session 2
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Open Access)
Faculty Mentor
Dr. Risa A. Cohen
Faculty Mentor Email
rcohen@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2022
Start Date
22-4-2022 1:30 PM
End Date
22-4-2022 2:30 PM
Description
Microfibers, the most common microplastics in the environment, are deposited in sediment where they interact with freshwater organisms such as the worm, Lumbricu/us variegatus. The type of microfiber and duration of exposure affected the number of fibers ingested by L. variegatus, but no differences in growth, reproduction, and mortality occurred.
Academic Unit
College of Science and Mathematics
Type of Synthetic Microfiber Influences Ingestion by Freshwater Worms
Statesboro Campus, Russell Union, Room 2048, Session 2
Microfibers, the most common microplastics in the environment, are deposited in sediment where they interact with freshwater organisms such as the worm, Lumbricu/us variegatus. The type of microfiber and duration of exposure affected the number of fibers ingested by L. variegatus, but no differences in growth, reproduction, and mortality occurred.
Comments
Honors thesis is available: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/honors-theses/768/