Browse 62 real Environmental Engineering projects entered in 2016, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals An estimated minimum of 5.25 trillion microplastics weighing 268,940 tons is in our oceans. By 2020, that number is projected to increase tenfold. Microplastics lead to detr…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Determine whether mealworms be able to consume greater quantities of a condensed polystyrene variety compared to a non-condensed variety. Methods/Materials 2.5 grams polysty…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to engineer a product that helps relieve the drought by reducing water consumption of agricultural plants. It focuses on the stage of germi…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to produce a pair of eco-friendly and effective disposable chopsticks from a food waste-based bioplastic. Methods/Materials (9) individua…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals My Project Goal is to save water wasted during general purpose landscape irrigation of an entire neighborhood by building a moisture sensor based smart sprinkler system that…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find out which source produces the best quality biodiesel. These sources include, fish tank algae, chlorella algae, scenedesmus algae, duckwee…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Objective: To determine the effects of oil-eating bacteria on the bioremediation process of oil spills on Elodea canadensis#s ability to produce oxygen. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals In my experiment, I am testing the effectiveness of adding charcoal (activated carbon) layers into the traditional biosand filter build and discovering whether the addition…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This project sought to determine the bioremediation ability of Bromelain enzyme to reduce nitrogen, potassium, and phosphates from chicken manure. Methods/Materials The test…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to see if mealworms can eat plastics. Plastics are a huge environmental problem. The world produces enough Styrofoam cups every day to circle…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This project could help make drinking water cleaner all around the world. Rapid sand filters are used to purify water and work very well when removing turbidity and bacteria…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of our experiments was to determine if the properties of greywater are similar to tap water and therefore can be used to water outdoor plants. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective is to create a device that purify unsafe water and while generating electricity. Methods/Materials Get the 4x18 inch PVC ½ inch and connect it to the PVC 3 way…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Design an environmentally-friendly fire retardant and extinguisher using Macrocystis pyrifera, a species of kelp, that can substitute toxic chemical fire retardants and exti…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Extreme heat in artificial turf has been well documented. The purpose of this project is to cool the surface of the turf while generating electrical energy. An artificial tu…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals Access to clean water is becoming an increasingly dire issue worldwide, due to rising populations, industrialization, higher living standards, and localized drought. Solar p…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals A 2015 study showed mealworm degradation of Styrofoam. To extend this, an experiment could discover if mealworm larvae (larvae of Tenebrio molitor), on a Styrofoam diet, wou…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals With an increasing worldwide population, rapid industrial growth, and exponential commercial growth, water is becoming a scarce commodity. Climate change is causing unpredic…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The object of this study was to determine which mulch, black plastic, hay, bark nuggets or plain soil retained more water over a six day period. Methods/Materials 4 ceramic…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to design an insect mesh that increases the amount of water that can be harvested from fog to inexpensively and effectively water home ga…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to find an alternative material for crab fishermen to use as the automated release system on crab pots. Methods/Materials PVC piping, rubber…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals (1) To determine if acidification will affect the calcium structure of sea urchins (lytechinus variegatus) and bivalve clam (venerupis philippinarum) and (2) minimize the da…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to investigate how pH levels of our Central Valley's orange orchard soil is affected when different organic substances have been added to it…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment was to determine if Kratky grown plants in a controlled green house environment can benefit from controlled increases in the level of CO2 and t…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal is to examine and compare the oil collecting effectiveness of three household materials primarily for future potential oil spill occasions. Methods/Materials This r…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals In some countries, clean water is a luxury and polluted water causes numerous diseases. We became interested in this problem and studied correlation between turbidity and ba…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project tested whether CO2 can be converted into a useful product or into an alternative construction material that has superior strength properties. I tested how CO2 (a…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project is about the use of organic fertilizer like eggshell powder on plants. If the eggshell powder is a good organic fertilizer, then the medium amount (1/4tsp) of thi…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Since we have been living in a drought ridden state for the past half decade, we understand how important the precious resource, water, is for us to maintain our lives and e…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To prove that if polyphosphates enhance a plant's growth, then mustard algae, a prevalent swimming pool pest containing polyphosphates could be used to enhance the growth of…