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How to reduce plastic with an organism?
- Why is plastic a major problem?
- Why did I choose this project?
- How can larvae help us?
- Experiment
- Thanks
Summary
- 460 millon plastic produced
- 500 billion float ocean
- By 2050 seabirds, plastic
- 420 years to degrade
- plastic recycling expensive/high greenhouse gas emissions
Why is plastic a major problem?
- Very important, impacted, melting ice
- Wolrd of tomorrow
- no longer be able, goods conditions
Why did I choose this project?
- Ringworm larvae by Galleria Mellonella
- lay eggs, bee hives
- Eat bee wax
- Beeswax = polymer close to polyethylene (PE)
- New study: enzymes PE
How can larvae help us?
- No major risk
- Mor precaution/precision
Lab safety
- 3 glass boxes
- Plastic (1,5 mg) /Honey (3 spoons) /wheat germs (8 mg)
- Weigh + time laps video
- Less polluting way, suffering polar bear
Experiment
Thanks