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Middle School - Grades 7-9
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Determine which antique water purification method would decrease the level of bacteria the most - Western method of boiling polluted water, African method of adding moringa olefeira seeds, German technique of adding iodine, or the Japanese mode of inserting scallop shells into polluted water.
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Pool vs. Jacuzzi: A Study of Bacteria Levels in Water
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An Analysis of Sand Bacteria as a Possible Source of Ocean Contamination.
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Improving Gas Yield of Hydrogen-Producing Bacteria
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Determine what aquatic environment freshwater or saltwater has the highest amount of
weight lost with the use of oil-hungry bacteria as a result of oil degradation over a 5-day period.
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Will pollutants decrease the amount of light bioluminescent bacteria produce?
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Get hydrogen from organic waste and anaerobic bacteria as a clean energy source.
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Compared warm temperatures (Gulf of Mexico) to freezing temperatures (Gulf of Alaska), trying to find which environment has the highest amount of oil loss with the use of oil-hungry bacteria that is a result of the degradation of the oil over a 6-day period.
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Compare the bactericidal effects of chlorine versus iodine disinfectants on the recycled wastewater.
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E. coli / Coliforms Science Fair Projects & Experiments
Bioremediation Science Fair Projects & Experiments
Interdisciplinary Topic: Bacteria
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High School - Grades 10-12
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Investigate bacteria found on oil spots by examining the effect of the presence of motor oil on the microbes and eventually determine if they possess bioremediation capability.
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Identify which, if any, inorganic nutrient can be added to the environment of naturally occurring petrophilic (oil-degrading) microbes (namely a fungal strain, Penicillium; and a bacterial strain, Pseudomonas) in order to induce an increase in the rate at which oil spills in the ocean can be efficiently cleaned up.
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Effects of Atmospheric CO(2) on the Nitrogen Production Capabilities of Trichodesmium
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Determine whether acid rain deters the antibacterial component of garlic.
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Does global warming affect bacterial bleaching of coral?
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Changes in Densities of Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB) over Differing Tidal Flows in the Ballona Wetlands, Los Angeles
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Determine whether acid rain deters the antibacterial component of garlic.
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Determine if Pseudomonas putida bacteria can enhance the natural phytoremediation of oil-hydrocarbon contaminated soil by increasing the microbial population in the rhizosphere.
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Cleaning Water of Bacteria Via Silver
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Operational Effects of Altered Abiotic Factors on Nitrifying Bacteria
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Determine if treating wastewater with ultraviolet light will increase bacterial resistance to ultraviolet light in the effluent by triggering constitutive production of DNA repair enzymes.
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E. coli / Coliforms Science Fair Projects & Experiments
Bioremediation Science Fair Projects & Experiments
Interdisciplinary Topic: Bacteria
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Useful Links
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Environmental Sciences Fair Books
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The Orchid Grower
A Juvenile Science Adventure Novel About Orchids & Genetic Engineering
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