Browse 37 real Environmental Analysis projects entered in 2007, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test which of the following areas had the cleanest air: the country, the city, or an area by the freeway. The hypothesis was that the ar…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Rose Canyon Creek is a watershed in San Diego County, California. Knowing that Rose Canyon Creek is contaminated is valid information because eventually, the water will empt…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see how different bay pollutants might spread in Humboldt Bay. Which pollutant would have the fastest and farthest spread rate if it fell into a coastal bay? Met…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Which foods (feed grain/hay or silage/hay) when excreted by two different calves give off the most amount of Carbon Dioxide through their wastes. Methods/Materials Each day…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Different types of pollutants can accumulate in parking areas. The purpose of conducting this experiment was to learn if our water is being effected by everday contaminates…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how toxic insecticide is in different types of water conditions. I used one insecticide, 6 different types of test variables of w…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if the water quality in a San Diego County lagoon, San Elijo Lagoon, varied according to high or low tide or location. Dinoflage…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how much gasoline is consumed by vehicles while idling at drive-thru restaurants in the state of California. Methods/Materials I collected data…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The San Diego County Cedar Fire of October 2003 was the largest fire in California's history. Black and white ash blanketed my hometown of Poway, and I wondered if the plant…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals It's hypothesized that the two downstream locations will have the highest results in all the variable tests. This is because sediment, fertilizer, and wastes are expected to…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Gray water is the water that comes from sinks, clothes washers, showers, and dishwashers. The gray water contains detergents (soaps) and other particulates (dirt, food bits,…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiment I wanted to find out what soil type would be most effective so that hazardous waste would not contaminate the ground water. I had two main goals when prefor…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to investigate how structures called green roofs affect the temperature of urban heat islands. More specifically, it measures the differenc…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of our investigation was to determine how seasonal temperature changes affect respiration parameters (temperature, dissolved oxygen, and turbidity) for Oncorhy…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Problem Statement: #What are the pH levels at different areas in the stream at Oak Canyon Nature Center?# Hypothesis: The pH levels in the water should be close to neutral,…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals With recent news report of E-Coli outbreak contamination of our farm crops, I wanted to investigate the effects of dairy farm animal waste would have in our ground water sup…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals One Hundred Years Ago, Swedish Chemists developed the first theory connecting pollution to warmer global temperatures. They claimed emissions from coal combustion would rais…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal for this project was to see whether or not it is healthy for Los Angeles residents to eat Channel Catfish caught from Echo Park Lake. I expected to find high concent…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals On January 23, 2006 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lowered the allowable amount of arsenic in drinking water from 50 parts per billion (50 ppb) to 10 ppb. Arsenic…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We had two objectives: First we wanted to determine how plant growth is affected by varying degrees of acid soil. Our second objective was to determine what pH level will ne…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In 1978 paint containing > 0.06% lead was banned but there were still old paint stocks available and being used. EPA#s action level for lead is 0.5 % by wt. ( 5000 m/kg) for…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the pH is different for different beaches along the Pacific Coast. Methods/Materials I went to different beaches along the Pacific Coast. There I…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the variation of pH in the water of a large lake over the entire circumference at about the same time. My hypothesis was that the pH would vary…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals altwater intrusion is threatening agricultural land in California. The objectives were to determine how salinity affects the rate of radish seedling growth and also to inves…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals We tested if beach sand could be a source of bacterial contamination of the ocean water causing many California beaches to be closed frequently. Our local beach, Capitola Be…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As the San Luis Rey River flows along its course, does it clean itself or is it dumping unhealthy water into the Pacific Ocean? I believed the pollution and debris this rive…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal for this experiment was to find out what the environmental impact of placing solar panels in the desert would be. Methods/Materials Three boxes were built from plyw…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to observe fire#s effect on the germination of plant seeds from chaparral and riparian habitats. I hypothesized that burned chaparral seeds g…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To prove that black roads and buldings have an effect on the rise in temperature of our planet. However, the clouds in our atmosphere may cause a cooling effect. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to measure the effects of atmospheric pollution on the electrical current produced by two types of solar cells that were exposed to constant s…