Student Work

We partnered with the Worcester Department of Public Works (DPW) to conduct an inaugural series of microplastics testing in Worcester. Our tests could not determine if there were microplastics exiting the Middle River; however, there were larger plastics. Utilizing the information we gained from our tests and outreach we recommend that the Worcester DPW&P begin to conduct microplastics testing and regularly survey Worcester residents’ opinions regarding plastics. Additionally, we recommend that WPI create projects pertaining to Worcester’s microplastics.

Last modified

• 02/01/2021

Creator

• Sauter, Evan E.
• Salvatto, Shawn W.
• Perfetto, Kelly
• Richardson, Alyssa

Subject

• Water
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101620-153352
• 4526

Keyword

• plastic bag ban
• microplastics
• microplastic sampling
• plastic pollution
• Worcester
• freshwater systems

Advisor

• Peet, R. Creighton
• Balistrieri, Thomas J.

Year

• 2020

Center

• Reykjavik, Iceland Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Worcester Department of Public Works and Parks

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation

Date created

• 2020-10-16

Location

• Reykjavik

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

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• Interactive Qualifying Projects

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