College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2025-04-26 12:07:43
Major
Biomedical Science
Honors Course
499
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2025
Abstract
This project aims to be a toxicology report into the ingestion of expanded polystyrene by Procambarus spp. The goal would be to prove that ingestion of this plastic could lead to harm of the crayfish and that its presence in the environment of the crayfish could be a serious ecological problem. This project will take three groups of ten crayfish each and over a period of approximately seven weeks the crayfish will be monitored for changes due to their respective treatments. One group will serve as the control and will have nothing unique happen to them, one will serve as the plastic group and will be fed expanded polystyrene in addition to their normal foods, and the last group will be a positive control that is fed styrene in addition to their normal foods, styrene being the extremely toxic monomer of polystyrene. After seven weeks of feeding and observation the crayfish will be dissected and thoroughly checked for treatment related issues and abnormalities.
Research Sponsor
Brian Bagatto
First Reader
James Eagan
Second Reader
Rachel Olson
Honors Faculty Advisor
Brian Bagatto
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Catania, Garrik Neill and Tsarouhas, Panagiotis Antonios, "Ingestion of Expanded Polystyrene by Procambarus spp: A Toxicology Report" (2025). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1942.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1942