Browse 24 real Environmental Analysis projects entered in 2008, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Acid rain changes soil chemistry by leaching plant nutrients in the form of salts from the soil and lowering the soil pH. Soil salinity is the salt content of soil. As soil…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal for our project is to inform and educate others on the quality of air that is around us and the potential hazards in the atmosphere. Methods/Materials Particles: 1.…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The Energy Independence Act of 2007 was signed on December 19, 2007. It says the incandescent light will be phased out by 2012. Will the amount of energy saved by CFL (compa…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am comparing the amount of air particulates in and around the town of Sanger, to see which activity: transportation, agriculture, or residential, produces more air particu…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out what backyard materials would cool down the area the most. I knew global warming is a big problem for the world and I wanted to discover if we c…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am determining how toxic fertilizers are to the environment. I am simulating run-off water that would travel into the streams and effect the aquatic environment by testing…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to find out if pollution levels in the Los Angeles River increase as it moves through the Los Angeles County. Before beginning our science pro…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to discover an environmentally safe, effective and harmless deterrent to keep unwanted pest birds from damaging a desirable food source such as a…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Objective of my science project is to find out the level of total coliform bacteria, E. Coli bacteria, chlorine, heterotrophic plate count (HPC) in my friend#s swimming pool…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find out how animals that live in the sand are affected by people and also if people affect the total number of animals as well as the diversity of species that can be fo…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To find out if the ocean#s temperature continues to increase, will its qualities such as pH, oxygen, density, and salinity hurt the ocean environment? Methods/Materials 2 1-…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals This project is based on air particulates surrounding Irvine Cement Plants. How do Irvine Cement Plants affect the city's air pollution in terms of dirt particulates in the…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to assess the potential effects of increasing amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide resulting from anthropogenic activity on the pH of the oceans…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if Pillar Point Harbors man-made breakwaters allow the wind, tide and surf action to mix the water in the harbor. Methods/Materials I tested four different spot…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I read an article on October 26, 2006 in the Union-Tribune that an area around San Diego#s Mission Bay had once been a hazardous waste landfill. I wondered if substances fro…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to research the occurrence of Ozone at ground level and investigate Ozone levels in the local area. I wanted to see if there are harmful levels…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My experiment's question was, "Can a person receive harmful levels of radiation by visiting a hospital, oncology center, a radiologist, surgery center, or a doctor/dentist o…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals We tested as a continuation of previous years in which we found that beach sand could be a possible contaminant of oceanwater and groundwater. We tested to see if sand could…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals California has lost more than 90% of its wetlands in the past 200 years. Environmentalists say that due to this wetland loss, artificial reservoirs and farm ponds have becom…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to measure the amount of light pollution in a California suburban area. The goal of my project was to compare the light pollution of points a…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine how the level of nitrate (NO3-), a common pollutant coming mainly from fertilizers, varied in different locations along Los Tranco…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal is to present evidence to the public as to the amounts of E coli and total coliforms that are going through are storm drains into our oceans and beaches. This will e…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I chose this science project because I was concerned about the effect on the environment through the use of certain household chemicals. I wanted to know which household che…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if the levels of ozone and airborne particulates varied at different locations close to, and distant from highways, and in a downtown environme…