Development of a Comp Model to estimate the transport of microplastics in Watersheds microplastics

Development of a Computational Model to estimate the transport of microplastics in Watersheds.Three Minutes Thesis.Hello!My name is Vinicius, I will present my doctoral thesis. Plastic is identified as a persistent polluter, which remains in the environment for hundreds of years, changing the way it presents itself. Currently, it is possible to observe plastics in all biomes on the planet. Degradation can reach the micro level, and still causes impacts on nature. They are pollutants formed from fragments of almost 1mm. Smaller than a mustard seed! My thesis consists in the creation of a computational model capable of estimating the trajectory and transport of pollutants in hydrographic basins. Focusing on rivers and microplastics. To do so, we'll build a hydrological model from the digital terrain of city elevations, simulations of particle transport in the drainage network and water flows. Resulting from intense rains and minimal rains, the dry and rainy seasons. Studies on microplastics encourage several researches in Brazil and around the world. However, the researches are still dispêrsed and there are no solid definitions about the standardization of collections, types of classifications, real impact on human health, as well as the behavior of the transport of this material. Therefore, scientific progress on this topic is extremely important. In 3 years, as a result of the implementation of this model, I expect to be able to predict the path of this pollutant in rivers and streams. Another expected result is to help public agents and city managers in the implementation of public policies. With the objective of mitigating and reducing the diffusion of this pollutant in the environment.Protecting our planet starts with you! So Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink, Repair, Refuse.Thank you all!Vinicius Vanderley Miguel da Silva