661 CSEF Environmental Analysis projects

Objectives/Goals The 2017 California Wildfire Season was the most destructive on record. Over 9,054 fires burned 1,381,405 acres. I wanted to learn if wildfires affect soil fertility by stud…

CSEF · 2018

Analyzing Escondido Creek Water Quality

Environmental Science Third Award

Objectives/Goals My goals were to analyze the water quality of Escondido Creek at different sites to identify the effects of the seven-mile flood control channel versus the natural environme…

CSEF · 2018

Comparison of Air Quality in Different Clovis Schools Based on the Level of Particulate Air Pollutants

Environmental Science

Objectives/Goals There are two objectives: First objective is to find out which school has the highest level of pollution based on the number of particulate air pollutants and analyze data b…

CSEF · 2018

Cottonwood Creek Contamination: Investigating Water Quality of Moonlight Beach Effluent

Environmental Science Second Award

Objectives/Goals Approximately 20% of the Encinitas city runoff empties into Cottonwood Creek and is discharged at Moonlight State Beach. I have seen many young children and families playing…

CSEF · 2018

Documenting the Impacts of the Carlsbad Desalination Plant on Agua Hedionda Lagoon

Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals The Carlsbad desalination plant began operating in December of 2015. I wondered if the desalination process might have impacts on the water quality at the Agua Hedionda Lago…

CSEF · 2018

Effect of Pesticides on Decomposition

Environmental Science

Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to observe the effects of pesticides on the decomposition of leaves in soil. Methods/Materials For this experiment, I filled 12 jars with…

CSEF · 2018

Effects of Acidification on Freshwater Microorganisms: A 4 Year Study of Components of Climate Change on Microorganisms

Environmental Science Third Award

Objectives/Goals This 4-year project determined the effects of climate change components on freshwater microorganisms at the Arcata Marsh: 2015: Salinity Tolerance, 2016: Increased agricultu…

CSEF · 2018

Effects of Light Pollution on Astrophotography

Environmental Science

Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out if light pollution effected astrophotography. I wanted to be able to provide picture evidence of light pollution. I focused on the star Rigel in the…

CSEF · 2018

Effects of Short Fire Return Intervals on Chaparral Ecosystems

Environmental Science First Award

Objectives/Goals Fire return intervals (FRIs) are a key environmental factor in chaparral ecosystems. With increasing drought and anthropogenic fire ignition particularly in the past decades…