Senior Project Advisor
Manuel Montaño
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Summer 2020
Keywords
Nanopesticides, Microplastics, Rhizosphere, Toxicology
Abstract
The goal of this project was to develop a methodology for assessing the behavior and effects of two emerging contaminants in an agricultural environment. A greenhouse experiment was conducted using corn as a model organism with Kocide-3000-O and polyester microfibers as treatments. Additional benchtop experiments were carried out to evaluate the bioavailability and other chemical properties of the microfibers and nanopesticide.
Department
Environmental Sciences
Recommended Citation
Nordlund, Emma and Montaño, Manuel, "Evaluating Impacts of Nanopesticides and Microplastics in an Agricultural Rhizosphere" (2020). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 419.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/419
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Rhizosphere; Pollutants--Environmental aspects; Microplastics--Environmental testing
Genre/Form
essays
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf