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ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Title: What is the effect sound waves have on plant root physiology and photosynthesis? Purpose: To test the effects of sound pollution on photosynthesis, and plant root physiology. Methods:…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The watersheds in the western United States experience many anthropogenic impacts, this project focuses on the Jordan River watershed (sourcing north of Utah Lake, running through Salt Lake…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Due to artificial methods including inorganic fertilizers used in farming, crops are not always safe for consuming as these consist of toxic materials causing diseases and pollution. Also, b…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Phosphates are a major pollutant in waterways, coming from fertilizer runoff. Using varying concentrations of phosphate, species of algae, and light levels, I tested the hypotheses that alga…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In this experiment we tested the purity of several different sources of water including spring water from Cress Creek, water from the Snake River, water directly from a glacier lake located…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Wildfires have caused devastation across the American-West during summer months, eradicating entire belts of natural plant growth and resulting in immense loss of life and property. Furtherm…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In the last two years, COVID 19 has drastically increased the use of household disinfectants across the world. Is the increase of chemicals negatively affecting our environment more than we…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Microplastics are very small pieces of plastic that pollute the environment. According to the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, it is estimated that between 2% and 5% of all pl…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coastal forests are among the world’s most important carbon (C) stores, sequestering C faster than terrestrial forests per unit area. However, these essential C sinks are increasingly threat…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Desertification (vegetation reduction) is a form of land degradation in drylands, which is a term that encompasses sub-humid areas. According to National Geographic, desertification is a sev…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
In this project through machine learning guided directed evolution, a novel Marine plastic degrading enzyme “Eco-Enzyme” was designed to reduce plastic pollution. It is estimated that there…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fresh water is of vital importance to farmers, but nowadays, unpredictable weather patterns and extended drought threaten food producers' access to an adequate supply. One solution in combat…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Air pollution is one of the world's most critical challenges today, generating numerous premature deaths and diseases and negatively impacting the environment. Therefore, forecasting air qua…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
In 2021, Hurricane Ida devastated much of New Orleans. Widespread power outages closed numerous dialysis centers, which provide critical services for patients with end stage renal disease (E…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The central idea behind the experiment and research was to discover which soil treatment that can be made or easily obtained from home will help with plant growth, both mass and height when…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
As a solution to the global warming problem, the change of the traffic sign system was studied. It was hypothesized that the traffic system would not only reduce the amount of exhaust gas, b…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Despite the global climate is clearly warming, many regions experienced extremely cold weather in recent years. The cold events were often attributed to the negative Arctic Oscillation (AO)…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The prediction of tropical cyclone (TC) intensity change remains one of the greatest challenges for forecasters. The Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) is one of the m…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In our country, petroleum is considered as one of the most relevant pollutants, with which different products are elaborated; likewise, industrial waterproofing products made of ingredients…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The Dana Glacier, a small Little Ice Age cirque glacier in the Sierra Nevada mountains, is rapidly retreating due to climate change. To predict when the Dana Glacier will disappear, I measur…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Under UV light, titanium dioxide performs photocatalytic reactions which produce harmful reactive oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxide, which causes phytoplankton mortality. Project Tita…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Over the past few decades, urban areas have been experiencing expedited rates of vegetation growth, a phenomenon known as “urban greening.” The increased vegetation growth and greening trend…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Earthquakes are a major global risk, causing the most fatalities among all natural disasters and billions of dollars in damages. Current earthquake early warning (EEW) systems face significa…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award
As the Basin and Range province is one of the most biodiverse regions, advancements in reconstruction modeling of geologic-climate changes are necessary to investigate potential associations…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Light pollution disrupts diurnal light cycles that insect orders such as Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) adapted to over generations as a cue to time important life events like metamorph…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
American Samoa has much wildlife, such as bats and a diverse selection of birds. Light pollution can negatively affect these creatures as well as other wildlife. Unfortunately, there is no r…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is classified as a thermoplastic that contains Benzyl Butyl Phthalate (BBP) plasticizers to increase durability in construction; however, BBP is known to cause harm…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Biomass waste is underutilized and frequently burned, used for electricity generation, or left to dispose of itself. This research was conducted to evaluate the potential of a value-added pr…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The use of citizen science has become prominent in studying large-scale environmental issues. Among these issues is urban sprawl, a rapidly growing global trend that is deteriorating drinkin…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Artificial light at night (ALAN) has been a growing environmental concern. In Northwest Ohio, commercial greenhouses and human development near recreational bodies of water, such as Lake Eri…