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The Effect of Polystyrene Microbeads on the Bioluminescence of the Dinoflagellate Pyrocystis fusiformis
No full textMicroplastic pollution is an important issue across the Earth\u27s oceans. Past research has found that different dinoflagellate species interact differently when exposed to microplastics. Some dinoflagellate species are bioluminescent and the effect of microplastics on their ability to produce bioluminescence has yet to be studied. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect that microplastics have on the dinoflagellate species Pyrocystis fusiformis capabilities of producing bioluminescence. It was hypothesized that as the amount of microplastics increased the production of bioluminescence would be reduced. The dinoflagellates were put in Erlenmeyer flasks and then 0.25 g, 0.55 g, and 0.75 g of polystyrene microbeads were added to each flask. Over time, it was expected that the dinoflagellates would be able to produce enough bioluminescence to be measured but this did not happen. There was insufficient evidence to suggest that the dinoflagellate production of bioluminescence was significantly hindered by varying amounts of microbeads
The Use of Aquatic Macrophytes Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes in the Phytoremediation of Bacillus subtilis from Water
No full textWith the rise of pollution in the past decade, the need for an effective way to clean the environment is essential. Phytoremediation is a technology for cleaning the environment that has been gaining popularity in recent time due to its sustainability and cost effectiveness. Plants are able to remove heavy metals or toxic chemicals from contaminated soil or water, without a time consuming process containing machinery. Phytoremediation is more efficacious and less time effective compared to anthropogenic methods, making it a perfect solution to the ongoing issues of pollution. Though phytoremediation is found to be successful on a variety of different pollutants, there is currently a lack of research on the use of phytoremediation to eliminate bacteria from contaminated environments. With current methods of removing bacteria from wastewater being more inefficient, costly, and complicated, a newer and more productive technology such as phytoremediation is needed. The purpose of this study was to determine whether aquatic plants Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes are usable in the phytoremediation of Bacillus subtilis from contaminated water. Bacillus subtilis were put into containers of water with Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes for a 5 day period to see if their concentration decreased. It was hypothesized that both Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes would be successful in the phytoremediation of the Bacillus subtilis. The outcome of this experiment illustrated that both Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes successfully remediated the Bacillus subtilis, based off of a chi-squared test at a critical value of 0.05. As the chi squared value was greater than 0.05 for both plants, the decrease in the Bacillus subtilis was statistically significant, rejecting the null hypothesis. Thus, there was significant evidence to indicate that both Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes are usable plants in the phytoremediation of Bacillus subtilis contaminated waters