Project Title

Mapping Microfibers in Lake Allatoona Water

Academic department under which the project should be listed

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Research Mentor Name

Marina Koether

Additional Faculty

Dr. Amy Gruss, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, arguss@kennesaw.edu

Abstract (300 words maximum)

Microfibers were found during a water study at six beach locations on Lake Allatoona. This lake is manmade, fed by a river and flows into a river via a power plant and dam. A wastewater plant discharges into the lake. Five plankton nets were used at each location to skim the water and retain the microfibers. After digestion, microfibers were counted by microscopy. Results ranged from 14.2 to 7.3 microfibers per m3. These results indicate that a concentration gradient of microfibers exists based on the distance from the wastewater plant.

Disciplines

Analytical Chemistry | Environmental Chemistry | Environmental Monitoring | Water Resource Management

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Mapping Microfibers in Lake Allatoona Water

Microfibers were found during a water study at six beach locations on Lake Allatoona. This lake is manmade, fed by a river and flows into a river via a power plant and dam. A wastewater plant discharges into the lake. Five plankton nets were used at each location to skim the water and retain the microfibers. After digestion, microfibers were counted by microscopy. Results ranged from 14.2 to 7.3 microfibers per m3. These results indicate that a concentration gradient of microfibers exists based on the distance from the wastewater plant.