Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine how receptive a cross-section of retail business owners would be to implementing a recycling program, how much of an impact the…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To filter out microorganisms from water using a new method which includes the use of hydroxides. Methods/Materials The source of sand was ¡"All Purpose Sand¡". For coating t…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Santa Cruz County is looking for more water options because our current supply of water is overused. Officials have limited choices because of environmental issues with dams…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Objective: The purpose of this experiment was to determine the most efficient design for a portable, candle-powered desalination plant that would give people a way to make p…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Our objective/goal was to determine which shape of jetty works the best to prevent shoreline erosion. We believe the straight jetty will reduce the most amount of erosion. M…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The Purpose of this experiment was to determine which plant produced the most oxygen, thus converting carbon dioxide to oxygen by means of photosynthesis (Carbon Dioxide is…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The project was conducted to determine which type of mulch would be most effective in preventing soil erosion from raindrop impact on hillside vineyards. The mulches used we…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if a family could produce an alcohol fuel from their kitchen wastes that a household could consume on a regular basis. Also, I wanted to find out if the…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine how ashes pollute the air. I will also compare which type of commonly burned materials pollute the most. I theorize that ashes from…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if water hyacinth, a common aquatic plant, could improve water quality in a local pond. The pond is polluted with nitrogenous compounds from ur…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to harness the heat of decomposing organic material to heat water. If water is pumped through tubing surrounded by compost, then the water…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals These experiments were conducted to find the most critical parts of a solar box cooker. The variables of insulation, conduction/conversion, transparency and reflection were…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To design, construct and test a device which reduces natural gas use in waterheaters by reducing the passive heat loss up the flue pipe. The device had to be safe, easy to c…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is (1) to refine the construction of the previous laser spectrophotometer by making the instrument more sensitive and more susceptible to environ…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Oil spills occur in rivers and oceans in a variety of locations around the world. The purpose of these tests is to find out if the same procedures should be used in cold and…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To discover whether putting various waters through a reverse osmosis process would lower the levels of pH, total dissolved solids, and alkalinity in them. Methods/Materials…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find a way to reduce the loss of drinking water due to evaporation from Crystal Springs Reservoir. Methods/Materials Materials: 2 trays water 7/8" styro…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine the factors or conditions that would affect the speed and efficiency of biodegradation in cleaning up an oil spill. Methods/Ma…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find which treatment group in landfill models had one of the fastest rates of decomposition, while releasing less amounts of gas. Method…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals According to a report released by the United Nations Population Fund, the world's population is approaching the point where there will not be enough fresh water to go around…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project was to see which recycling works best at reducing trash that ends up at a landfill in two different cities. Methods/Materials I picked 10 households in Hawthorne…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Current farming methods used to protect agricultural crops from frost are energy consumptive and expensive. This investigation is an attempt to practically apply the theory…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if paper, plastic, and organic material in household garbage is biodegradable. Methods/Materials We collected household garbage from our homes.…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal is to see if applying electrical charge plates helps in improving the process of dirt from dirty water. Methods/Materials 2 glass jars,wires,12 volt battery,aluminu…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to produce and analyze biodiesel, an alternative fuel created from vegetable oil. The study of biodiesel involves comparative analysis with…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Our Planet is plagued by more and more landfills by the day. My objective was to help reduce the amount of waste that goes into our landfills by experimenting with common la…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if hillside vineyards covered with a layer of mulch will have less erosion than soil covered with straw, seeded with erosion control mix or left…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My experiment tested the effectiveness of non-chemical water sterilization processes.I believed that non-chemical methods could be just as effective as the standard methods…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my investigation into oil spill clean-up was to find the best method of clean-up. My definition of best method included: removal of the greatest percentage of…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of test was to determine whether a synthetic sorbent was faster and more efficient in removing oil from salt water than an organic microbe sorbent product. Met…