Browse 40 real Environmental Engineering projects entered in 2007, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which common method for purifying water was most effective in removing coliform bacteria from contaminated creek water. Methods/…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals The problem I tested in my experiment was whether morning glory or Indian Mustard Greens were the most effective bioremediator of lead. Methods/Materials To test this proble…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether sand, carbon, or foam best removes the dangerous pollutants and excess nutrients in the storm drain outfall runoff that flows into the…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Most modern water treatment systems utilize carbon filters, chemicals, and physical processes to deodorize and remove particles, but this project applies electrodes and magn…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals We wanted to determine, out of a charcoal, paper, and ceramic filter, which filter would eliminate the most bacteria. Methods/Materials The materials we used were two large…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Purpose: To determine if Biodiesel made from vegetable oil/animal fat is an effective fuel by burning the oil, heating water, and measuring how much water temperature is rai…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Objective: Increase Portable Desalination Device (PDD) effectiveness using a flexible reflector (FR) to focus sunlight. The manipulated variable is whether a FR is part of t…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals In Bakersfield there exists a serious lack of environmental concern. With this project, we hope to diminish the amount of strenuous work involved with the composting process…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My fourth year study of the Teichert Ponds, the storm water holding system for the City of Chico, shows they are filling in due to eutrophication caused by nutrient influx.…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective within my experiment was to determine if the Jade plant and the Chrysanthemum are efficient means of filtering the chemical Benzene from an enclosed, controlle…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Hypothesis: In my science project I am going to experiment if worms help the dead soil replenish. I have researched on this topic and scientists have found out that earthwor…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective last year was to determine whether soil, sand, cat litter, or sawdust absorbed motor oil spills the best. I found that soil was the most absorbent. So my object…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to find a way to get rid of whiteflies with out harming the ecology around. Methods/Materials The question is, How does changing of the natura…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Small internal combustion gasoline engines contribute significant amounts of exhaust pollutants into the environment. These include such things as polycyclic aromatic hydroc…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To see if a layer of canola oil on top of water can stop or at least slow down the process of evaporation so cities that have water evaporation issues can help preserve thei…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine which is better at removing chlorine from water: a tightly-packed (commercial) carbon filter or a loosely-packed (homemade) carbon…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To find whether gravel, sand, or clay transfer heat to water the quickest and highest degree Celcius, depending on the temperature they intially have. Methods/Materials Tape…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out if maintaining the bacteria at 30 degrees Celsius (optimal bacterial growth temperature) to increase growth and gas production co…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to investigate the bioremediation effectiveness of oil-eating bacteria under various environmental conditions.Oil spreads rapidly and covers hu…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals my objective for this project was to test my hypothesis. My hypothesis was that it would be possible to generate electricity using passive solar energy. Methods/Materials To…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if motor oil slows the evaporation of water in order to conserve water in field agricultural operations. Methods/Materials Fill 6 cups of water…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals # Objectives/Goals- Our objective was to build a microbial fuel cell of our own design and see if it would produce electricity with a bacterial environment growing in the an…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The seeds of the tropical and subtropical plant, Moringa oleifera, have undergone studies in environmental science as a primary coagulant for water treatment. This investiga…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see how much oil soil samples absorbed, and if the absorption rate differed over a course of five days. I also wanted to investigate if th…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine an economical and efficient method of EDB/DBCP removal in an acute situation of EDB/DBCP contamination by analyzing the chemi…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To test the effect of starch as an additive on the strength of recycled copy paper and that of recycled newsprint Methods/Materials Two kinds of paper were used in the exper…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to eliminate and/or reduce the problem of agricultural runoff through the use of different biofilter mixtures or ratios. Methods/Materials A…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the practicality of using warm shower drain water to preheat the cold water supply through a submersive heat exchanger, there…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to stop the depletion of the ozone layer. In this project, I am proposing my strategy to stop ozone depletion. Methods/Materials I created a method…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Cleanup of soil pollutants is often expensive and environmentally unsound. Phytoremediation is an area of frontier science that provides a safe and cost-effective alternativ…