My name is Jeslyn, I am a JC 2 student at Raffles Institution and I turn 18 years old this year. My favourite subjects are Biology and History, and my hobbies include reading, writing and baking. I am really passionate about environmental causes and I hope to be able to use science to solve environmental problems and create more sustainable technology in the future.
Tell us what the water concern in your country is!Since Singapore lacks water as a natural resource, our main water concern is ensuring we always have sufficient water for industrial and domestic purposes. This is done through diversifying our water sources and processing wastewater into clean water for it to be reused (through Newater).
Removal of Copper and Microplastics from wastewater using Electrocoagulation
Microplastic (MP) and heavy metal pollution in water bodies is becoming an increasingly pressing problem in recent years. Electrocoagulation (EC) has previously been shown to be an effective treatment method to remove heavy metals and MPs from wastewater individually. This project aims to study the application of EC in removing copper and microspheres from simulated wastewater simultaneously. Our results suggest that EC can be used to remove both contaminants concurrently, and the presence of copper in wastewater increased removal efficiency of microspheres.
