ISEF · 2014
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Environmental Engineering
The biggest challenge in 21 century is atmosphere pollution. There are many reasons of atmosphere pollution but the most important is launching polluted air in the atmosphere from factories.…
Environmental Engineering science fair projects from 2014
Browse 102 real Environmental Engineering projects entered in 2014, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2014
A Greener Cleaner: Investigating a Potential Biosorbent for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Heavy metal contamination of water poses a serious threat to the global ecosystem, since heavy metals are toxic even at low concentrations. Lead, copper, and chromium have b…
ISEF · 2014
A Greener Shade of Grey: The Effects of Fly Ash in Concrete, a Second Year Study
Environmental Engineering
Concrete is the most used construction material in the world. Unfortunately, Portland cement, a major ingredient in concrete, has a massive carbon footprint. A coal byproduct, fly ash, has a…
ISEF · 2014
A Model Approach to Harvesting Energy from a Marine Environment: The Engineering of Sediment Microbial Fuel Cells with a Modified Catalyst and Diffusion Layer
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Marine sediment is a viable substrate in producing power in microbial fuel cells (MFCs); design is, consequently, the limiting factor in marine sediment MFC technology. MFCs were designed to…
ISEF · 2014
A Potential Management Strategy for the Endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher: Effects of Early Season Wildfire on Foraging and Nesting Habitat
Environmental Engineering
The objective of this study is to understand the effects of wildfire on Southwestern willow flycatcher (SWFL) habitat and behavior to determine if fire could potentially benefit the bird whe…
ISEF · 2014
Biodegradable Breathable Band-Aids
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Plastics made from non-renewable petroleum by-products are major causes of environmental pollution to our environment. Alternatives are found to replace plastic in many daily products, such…
ISEF · 2014
Bioremediation of the Enbridge Oil Spill through Autochthonous Biostimulation
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Bioaugmentation is a developing method of remediating the disastrous effects of oil spills. If the existing species of hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria can be augmented through the addition of n…
CSEF · 2014
Bioremediation vs. Chemical Cleaning of Oiled Birds and the Effluent
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a top bioremediation agent, (OSEII -the only 1st response EPA listed bioremediation agent) used for cleaning oil spills could be applied to…
ISEF · 2014
Bio-Waste Materials as Eco-Friendly Mordant in Fabric Dye Process
Environmental Engineering First Award
Due to the increasing awareness of conserving environment through reducing pollutants, the aim of finding natural colorants and mordants to substitute synthetic dyes and chemical mordants is…
CSEF · 2014
Can a Change of State Material Improve Cool Roofs and thus Lower Energy Use in Buildings?
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see if the #winter penalty# of cool roofs, i.e. the potential for increased heating demand in winter due to reflected solar radiation by…
CSEF · 2014
Can Algae Bloom Be Affected by Manure Produced from a Modified Chicken Diet?
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The object is to test if manure produced by a feed modified chicken diet can reduce eutrophication effects on algal bloom. Methods/Materials Experiment includes 50 test spec…
CSEF · 2014
Capturing Carbon Dioxide with Saltwater Hydroponics
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Global warming caused by CO2 emissions is a threat to mankind. Plants have been absorbing CO2 since the dawn of time. But the answer is not planting more trees. Land is limi…
CSEF · 2014
Chamber, Photodegradation, Action
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Reduce HDPE #2 Bags time to photo-degrade and contain HDPE Bags residues. Methods/Materials Using the UV Radiation from the Sun as well as heat to photo-degrade HDPE Bags an…
ISEF · 2014
Cheap and Efficient Conversion of Plastic Garbage into Combustable Oil
Environmental Engineering
Shortage of natural resources is a serious problem for Earth. This project aims to solve this problem by converting Plastic garbage to Combustible Oil so it may be used as an energy source.…
ISEF · 2014
Cleaning Streets by Using Solar Energy
Environmental Engineering
Streets suffer from dust rubbish and dumps especially in deserted and arid countries , sometimes workers cannot clean all the streets especially in sunny days due to high temperatures that c…
ISEF · 2014
Comparative Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Sequestration and Calcium Carbonate Precipitation in Two Species of Cyanobacteria: Tolypothrix distorta and Fischerella muscicola
Environmental Engineering
This project focuses on comparing two different species of cyanobacteria, Fischerella muscicola and Tolypothrix distorta, and their ability to sequester carbon dioxide in the form of calcium…
ISEF · 2014
CYBM Biodiesel
Environmental Engineering
The project wanted to find out the feasibility of using the extracted oil from cow‘s yellow bone marrow into something very useful in today’s society; biodiesel. The specific questions that…
ISEF · 2014
Cymbo Quito as an Alternative to Reduce Mosquito Population
Environmental Engineering
Citronella is a traditional plant that is abundance source and easy to found in Southern Asia. It is rarely use for medication in modern world and never be a main material for anything. So ,…
ISEF · 2014
De-Inking Process: Fungal vs. Bacterial
Environmental Engineering
Enzymes used in the de-inking process detach ink particles from the fibers by partially hydrolyzing the cellulose fibers on the fiber/ink inter-bonding regions. The purpose of this experimen…
ISEF · 2014
Design of 'Worm-drum' Using Pectin and Activated Carbon Filter
Environmental Engineering
In developing countries, people walk long distances carrying heavy water drums. However, carried water is contaminated by bacteria, organic material, heavy metal and etc. The goal of this pr…
ISEF · 2014
Determination of Factors that Impact Clearance of Suspended Particulate Matter (Dust) in Air
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Environmental dust causes multiple problems, including negative effects on human health, impairment of machinery operation, and production of sensitive electronic components. Multiple types…
ISEF · 2014
Developing a Sustainable Water Filtration System for Use in Low Income Countries
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Adsorption of bivalent heavy metal ions from polluted water was studied using dried powdered banana peels and banana peel pyrolyzed at 500°C and 600°C. The results were compared with adsorpt…
ISEF · 2014
Diabetics Are More Susceptible to Air Pollution: Effects of Urban Particulate Matter with High Glucose on Human Monocytes
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
A number of epidemiological studies and animal experiments have shown that individuals with preexisting diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes melli…
ISEF · 2014
Dispersing Oil Slicks: Impact of Droplets on a Floating Oil Layer
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Oil slicks, resulting from oil spills, are often sprayed with chemical dispersants. Ideally, the sub-millimeter scale dispersant droplets will gently land on the oil slick and gradually mix…
ISEF · 2014
Dispose Waste Lubricant in Soil and Fresh Water by Strains of Microorganisms Isolated in Nature
Environmental Engineering
Currently, the use of transportation is blooming in every nation, which leads to the rise of waste lubricant emission. Waste lubricant not only does harm to human’s health but also causes en…
ISEF · 2014
DNPH-based Formaldehyde Nano- Detector and Absorption Plate
Environmental Engineering
Indoor air quality has been an increasing concern due to abundant pollutant emission sources. We investigated on the removal of one of the most toxic and abundant air pollutants – carbonyl c…
CSEF · 2014
Earthworms: A Cost-Effective Solution for PCB Soil Contamination?
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals As of 2008, there were 40,000 sites in the US that contained contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs are a man-made organic chemical that are found every…
CSEF · 2014
Earthworms Affect Soil pH
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I know from my previous science experiment in third grade that earthworms can mix soil and sand together. My purpose for my experiment this year is to find out if earthworms…
ISEF · 2014
Effect of Temperature on Radon Decay Rate
Environmental Engineering
The main objective of this experiment was to determine whether temperature affects the rate of decay of an alpha particle resulting in radioactivity. During the research it was learned that…
ISEF · 2014
Effect of Wind Turbine Blade Length on Noise, Electricity Production, and Temperature Change
Environmental Engineering
Wind turbines are clean alternative energy sources that are increasing in popularity. However, landowners and environmentalists have expressed concerns in regard to noise pollution and negat…