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ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Procedure: Bananas of the same color index were chosen. (greenish yellow bananas were used). Banana peels were removed using a stainless steel knife. A 0.1M sodium metabisulphite solution wa…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Phosphate run-off into natural waterways from agricultural fertilisers and animal manures can cause eutrophication. Agricultural operations are large consumers of non-renewable fertilisers a…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Carbon sequestration is a key part of climate change mitigation efforts. Plants naturally pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during photosynthesis, but when they decompose, the CO2 is r…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Polymer waste processing is a pressing issue because disposal requires much energy and the garbage must first be sorted –adding labor costs. Scientific and engineering literature showed that…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
By the year 2050, the global population is projected to reach nine billion people. This means that the global food supply will need to double to keep up with the demand. Unfortunately, even…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
“Clean, accessible water for all” and “affordable, reliable, modern energy” are two of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. Electrocoagulation (EC), a form of green technology…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
This research was to design an artificial structure to house a calcite media that dissolves over an extended period of time and would have significant effects on (1) increasing the average o…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
An activated carbon foam surfaced carbon dioxide scrubber with an environmentally sustainable gas purification system using bicarbonate ions removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at low…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
There are millions of people in foreign regions that are suffering from famine while the U.S. contains over 40% of food waste. Atop of this, there is an anticipated burgeoning population tha…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This experiment can be defined as having two parts: the predictive model for blue-green (cyanobacteria) algae blooms and the tests for ecological damage due to these blooms. A computer progr…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this research was to analyze the bioremediation potential of microbial communities isolated from termites: Nasutitermes genus and Ruminants: Capra aegagrus hircus, as an alter…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
In many areas across the world, airborne pollution is a major crisis. The main factor that leads to this is fuel emissions. There are a few articles in which people are using Titanium Dioxid…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
In 2016, 44.7 million metric tons of E-waste was generated globally out of which only 20% was recycled (UN, 2017). Our project explores how components of e-waste i.e. acrylonitrile butadiene…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
According to an article by Standard Media, Kenya; water pollution levels across three continents, namely, Africa, Asia and Latin America have risen exponentially over the last ten years. (Ob…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Globally, more than 1.3 million people die prematurely each year because of exposure to indoor air pollution due to the burning of biomass. The burning of wood and other solid materials for…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Malnutrition is the leading cause of child death and treatment reaches only a small fraction of those in need due to costly recipes and inefficient supply chains. Here we develop a three-com…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
In order to develop a novel approach that improves on the state-of-the-art in ultrasonic marine growth control, the function of the leading commercially available device was analyzed. The de…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) is a widely-used plastic with an annual production of 64 Million metric tons. It takes 500 years to degrade. Naturally-degrading LDPE emits methane and ethyle…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
In Uganda, and around the world, the water crises have negatively affected society by introducing disease outbursts, diminishing the economic potential of women, etc. Plant matter has high m…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Eutrophication is a significant environmental issue caused by excess nutrients, primarily phosphorus, that lead to algae growth, fish kills and ocean dead zones. The objective of this projec…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The purpose of the experiment was to expand upon the ultimate goal of creating a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) -based biosensor through a Proof of Principle. The MFC was tested with an opening a…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
This study proposes a new method to remove fine dust, which is increasing rapidly these days, without filtering. Currently, much-used filters can be torn, and they have to be replaced period…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
The global plastic production increases every year. In 2015, the worldwide plastic production was 322 million metric tons, an amount that will eventually be converted to waste. Due to lack o…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
UAE is not a water rich country, and we rely much on sea water desalination. This technology is expensive. Our project aims to investigate and provide a possible approach and technologies fo…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a coliform bacteria that indicates the presence of fecal matter. In Oak Creek Watershed in Sedona Arizona, E. coli exceeds the water quality standards set by th…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
With 78% of US coastal waters polluted with algal blooms, agricultural and industrial nutrient run-off, including high levels of phosphorus and nitrogen, is severely impacting aquatic ecosys…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Lead pollution is a serious environmental issue as elevated levels contribute to negative neurological effects within animals, as well as slowed growth and reproduction rates. Finding method…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
More than 1.5 billion people are infected with parasitic diseases transmitted through contaminated soil that could be prevented by simply wearing proper footwear. Nearly 1/2 of the world’s p…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Lead in drinking water is a worldwide health issue and can cause permanent damage to vital organs, and in children developmental delays and behavioural disorders. This project investigates w…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Used plastics have become a global environmental challenge. So, the purpose of my project is to create a way of spreading microorganisms which can feed on plastic waste and accelerate the de…