I’m a high school student and I am deeply interested in socio-environmental challenges and aspire to contribute to their solution through both scientific research and community engagement. Through volunteer work, environmental activism, and research projects such as this one, I seek to apply science to generate a positive impact on both ecosystems and society
The study evaluates the ability of bacterial biofilms to adsorb microplastics, a potential solution for this emergent contaminant. It involved cultivating native biofilms under laboratory conditions and comparing their retention capacity against control surfaces without biofilm. The results showed a significant increase of approximately 3.8-fold in microplastic adsorption in the presence of biofilm.
