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ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Heavy metal contamination of both soil and water by industrial wastewater is currently an environmental and public health issue of great concern. These metals, unlike multiple others, which…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The negative environmental impacts associated with the reliance on fossil fuels for energy production has led to the growth of nuclear energy; however, nuclear power bears its own risks. Str…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Empirical studies have shown that we spend several times more laundry detergents than is actually required for efficient washing, which inflicts a double blow on the environment due to exces…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
“Clean, accessible water for all” is one of the seventeen sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. Electrocoagulation, which uses electricity to remove contaminants, can help…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The signal buoy is an electric device for fishers, who use a fishing net. With a signal buoy it is very easy for fishers to locate the fishing nets. Without the buoy the fishing net may get…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are a more renewable, cost efficient, and more effortless form of energy production. MFC take advantage of specific ion producing exoelectrogenic bacteria (G.sulfu…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
This investigation was a response to the devastating impacts of oil spills on marine ecosystems, and further, the lack of effective modern technologies available in the remediation process.…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Given the considerable threat water pollution poses to the ecosystem, Smart Pleco, an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) designed to track pollution sources in relatively small water bodies, cou…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) is waste after harvesting mushrooms and it is high in organic matter. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the usability of SMS for restoring soil ecos…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
As water scarcity and the extraction of oil collide, Produced Water (PW) has become a vital asset to commercial and organic farmers. Questions surrounding the uptake of residual toxins prese…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Turbidity is an underestimated concern when it comes to water quality. Turbidity, how much sedimentation is in water(measured in NTU), is a severe problem when it comes to killing of plants,…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Waterborne diseases cause more than 3.4 million deaths annually. Yet, conventional detection methods, which many in the developing world cannot afford, can take several days and have detecti…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The goal of this research is to show an innovative way to reuse food waste that is cost effective and environmentally friendly. An engineered recycled food supplement was developed for use i…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Chromium VI is a known carcinogen with numerous studies establishing its link with cancer. It is difficult and costly to remove from the environment particularly in water supplies. Phytoreme…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
We face a big problem nowadays!!! Will we depend on the nonrenewable energy resources until they finish? Or shall we try to use the very big amount of renewable energy available ? Energy is…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Natural fibrous materials have been studied to address noise and high heat indices. Many studies did not sufficiently support claims of better acoustical and heat insulating materials. Thus,…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering First Award
Due to the recent Flint Water Crisis, much attention has been directed again towards the presence of heavy metals in water and its health and environmental implications. There also remains a…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Pollution is a very widespread problem in our world and one of its main sources are car emissions. Using physical principles and renewable energy, we created a new device that highly improve…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Among the many biomass sources that can be used as biofuel, coffee grounds are a viable source of fatty acids for producing biodiesel. Over 500,000 tons of coffee ground waste is created yea…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Modern mankind is at odds with two issues: waste management and access to potable water in developing nations. Current water treatment methods such as reverse-osmosis have proved to be energ…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
My research this year aimed to design a novel process to utilize landfill leachate and wastewater centrate, two highly prevalent forms of waste around the world, to recover valuable nutrient…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Thailand’s palm oil production is 1,340 million tons/year, the third in ASEAN. However, oil palm kernel cake, waste of the production, causes disturbing smell upon piling up and is a breedin…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
This experiment deals with the application of electro-oxidation for the generation of sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) from salt (NaCl) water for utilization in destruction of Cyanobacteria (blue…