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ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Microplastics are a major source of pollution in our oceans and waterways. One source of microplastics is microfibers released from washing synthetic clothing. Wastewater treatment plants ar…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Soil scientists predict that there will not be enough sustainable soil on this planet to keep up with global agriculture demands by 2050. I developed an artificial soil and tested the hypoth…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Increased human activity within energy reserves, wrong farming practices, and rapid industrialization have contributed to an increase in environmental contamination. Heavy metals, radionucli…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Non-degradable organic dyes are used by many industries, like textiles, printing, plastics, leather, paper, and cosmetics. Many of these dyes have carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic ef…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Ocean X is a project that aims to clean oceans and reduce pollution. One harmful pollution phenomenon is (Oil spills ) that cause severe damage, including the death of marine animals and pla…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
A promising solution to the issue of oil spill pollution are biological surfaces with superhydrophobic properties, which enable oil to be absorbed and removed. The water fern, Salvinia moles…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
The present research, titled Pollution and reduction or fragmentation of the natural habitat in the wetlands of the Purrumpampa grasslands, Huamachuco - Peru, has the main objective of analy…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
I will display how easy 3D printing can be and overall how the use of one 3D printer in just a single household can reduce waste and potentially contribute to the halt of global warming. In…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
The world suffers from a great shortage of water sources suitable for domestic consumption, and the water problem in Palestine is one of the most important challenges facing the community, a…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Dye effluent from the fast fashion and textile industry contributes to 17-20% of global industrial pollution. Azo dyes, the largest class of textile dyes, possess great threats to the enviro…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Third Award
One of the biggest problems of modern society is the over pollution of single-use plastics. Thus, the goal of this project is to chemically break down polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plasti…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Globally, plastic pollution is an increasingly prevalent issue as it finds its way into rivers, waterways, and oceans. Floating plastic pollution aggregates in confined areas close to shore…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Access to clean water has been a global challenge since long-term exposure to pollutants such as metalloid, arsenic (As(II) and heavy metal, chromium (Cr(VI)) have detrimental health effects…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Pectin is a polysaccharide that can be used as a bioadsorbent for different water samples that are contaminated with hexavalent chromium (Cr+6). Therefore, it has been considered as a genera…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
One of the great challenges for science is to guarantee the availability and potability of water for everyone while looking for sustainable ways to do this. The present research aimed to pro…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
During the past several years in the Western United States, we have been in a drought, and I have wondered what I can do to help save water in my daily activities. The objective of this proj…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
In recent years, insurgences of red tide, harmful algal blooms (HAB), caused by concentrates of the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis, have yielded millions of marine wildlife deaths, respirator…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Protecting water resources and protecting the environment is one of the most important issues in the world. We have come up with a new idea to solve these problems. Many companies are develo…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Photochemical smog is a global problem. The concentration of tropospheric ozone continues to increase worldwide. Ozone is air pollutant threatening the health, harmful to all types of cells…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Crassostrea virginica, or Eastern oyster, is a vital indicator species native to the eastern United States coast, specifically the Apalachicola Bay region. In recent years, water pollution a…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project investigates a novel, low-cost method of greywater recycling that promotes hydroponic subsistence agriculture for water-scarce communities. Currently, the world faces both natur…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Carbon capture and conversion is one of the essential factors to reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and strengthening the economy. Current CO2 reducing catalysts face poor adsorption pr…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Fuel is a necessity in the modern world as nations move towards industrialization and innovation. However, the fuels that are predominantly utilized are nonrenewable and commonly produce car…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
The researchers were motivated to do research in this area because of the overheating crisis in India. Since one of the researcher's family is from Sri Lanka, and they're experiencing this s…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Due to the inefficiencies of silicon solar cells, scientists developed perovskite solar cells that are 50% more effective. However, they are environmentally harmful, containing lead iodide t…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Today’s wind turbine blades are very difficult and expensive to recycle. After they are decommissioned wind turbine blades are put in landfills where the materials mix with the soil and grou…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Oil spills are major threats to the ocean and marine life, and they release massive amounts of oil. Oil dispersants are chemicals that break down oil into smaller droplets to make it easier…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
During the pandemic, the surge in production and usage of single-use plastics known as personal protective equipment (PPE) include gloves, which are commonly manufactured with polyvinyl chlo…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae is a big issue today because it is destroying the ecosystems of lakes, streams, and other waterways. As the blue-green algae grow rapidly and sp…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Eutrophication is a degradation process of aquatic ecosystems. As a consequence of the nutrient rise, the environment is disrupted. Thus, it is vital to develop efficient methods that remove…