Mr Joseph Onoja Ogbe

Research project: Characterization of urban heavy metal pollution from microplastics (MPs)

Abstract

Microplastics are fragments with distinct sizes less than 5mm from broken-down large pieces of plastics. It has become a global health concern due to its omnipresence in the environment with unidentified hazards to organisms. Their inert nature has resulted in their accumulation in the environment, and they have been studied to be carriers of heavy metals. Microplastics exhibit various interactive outcomes, although these interactions are not well known, particularly the mechanisms behind these reactions and the risk the organisms are exposed to.

This study will prompt the possibility of diverse publishable projects. Possible projects from this research include but are not limited to;

• Demonstrate whether these measure of pollution is hazardous to public health.
• Assess the presence of heavy metals in plastics and vehicular emission

Moreover, this analysis will aid knowledge of MPs and heavy metals' sources, routes, and ecological risks.