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Environmental Engineering
Oil-based substances in pools combine with chlorine to create disinfectant byproducts that are respiratory irritants. These are difficult to filter because they only partially dissolve. The…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
This project demonstrates, for the first time, that Cyperus esculentus (tigernuts) can be used as an economical and eco-friendly solution for over 2.1 billion people who lack access to clean…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Fossil fuels are non-renewable, and combustion of fossil fuels releases pollutants and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, causing global warming. Ethanol is a renewable and env…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives First, to discover an alternative, eco-friendly biodiesel fuel in place of petroleum or other fossil fuels we use today. Second, to find a way to reduce the input into landfills.…
Environmental Engineering
First Award
Objectives It is estimated that 200 million gallons of oil is disposed of improperly in the United States annually, a portion of which is used engine oil. This project is designed to determi…
Environmental Engineering
Over 2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and 844 million lack basic water services. The United Nations estimates 80% of countries can’t financially meet future water needs,…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives To find out if a pellet or powder form of calcium carbonate will buffer the negative effects of acid rain on a plant more efficiently. Methods Materials: 6 purple flowering kale p…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Anionic dyes are commonly used in the paper, dyeing, petroleum, and textile industries, contributing to global water pollution that harms microbial populations and can be carcinogenic to mam…
Environmental Engineering
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this experiment was to use Waxworms to biodegrade different types of plastic and household waste. It lowers the amount of time it takes for plastic to biodegrade…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
Objectives The world s waters are continuously being contaminated and polluted by microplastics and microfibers with almost 30% of marine pollution coming from microplastics and microfibers…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
Solid waste is a huge problem in Qatar, it is produced as a rate of 2.5 Kg/day Out of this, polymers and carbon black constitute a significant percentage of it. This project aimed at synthes…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
Effective remediation of oily wastewater includes the oil-water separation and the decontamination of organic pollutants. Although membranes with a characteristic selective wettability of wa…
Environmental Engineering
Having tested a prototype of the Water is a Right for Everyone project, it is confirmed we can control the process of water distribution to assure fairness based on population density and av…
Environmental Engineering
Water Pollution Indicator(WPI) Water is a basic component of our daily life. Water contamination takes concern in all world due to an increased death rate of children in addition to water sh…
Environmental Engineering
An increasing number of leakage incidents have been reported when shipping chemicals and these leaked chemicals have caused irreparable damage to the marine environment. In the present work,…
Environmental Engineering
The biggest problem the world faces today is the water shortage. Agriculture consumes water more than domestic and industrial fields usage by ratio 70:30 It wastes much of that through ineff…