After testing the water, and microplastics from the San Diego Bay, Mission Bay, and the La Jolla Cove, I have found that the water is pretty safe. I ran an extensive amount of water tests to analyze the quality of the water, as well as tested for microplastics from the sediment around each of my locations. These tests gave me an in-depth look at how our county is treating the water, as well as if the water quality needs any improvement. I tested pH, Phosphate, Nitrate, Iron, Nitrite, Calcium, and Ammonia. I did these test 2 times each, and found that the results were the same as the first time that I tested. When analysing the microplastic amounts I found that the only location that actually had microplastics was the La Jolla Cove. I believe this could be because of the fact that the La Jolla Cove’s sediment is sand. Since the ocean contains so many microplastics, it is not a surprise that there are microplastics in the sand. Since the bays are enclosed bodies of water, it is less likely that there are microplastics because it would require plastics to be in the water, then break down and make their way to the shore. Overall, it was really cool to see what the water quality, and microplastic amounts were like in some of San Diego’s most populated bodies of water. For exhibition, I plan on collaborating with Chloe and Elly to have an interactive station that will feature a picture slideshow featuring the work that we have done, a microscope to find/see your own microplastic, and a pH test to show one of the simpler tests that we used to gain a deeper understanding of our water quality. This will give the visitors a look into the tedious work that we did, and the overall type of work that we both worked on. I think this will be really cool, and bring excitement to our station, and ur posters, and give us even more to talk about and do with the people who want to learn more.
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