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Middle School
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8,
9
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Effect of Various Pollutants on the Aquatic Plant, Egeria densa (Large-flowered Waterweed)
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The Effects of Runoff Pollutants on Various Aquatic Plants
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Try to reduce the amount of phosphate and nitrate in water in order to reduce the amount of blue green algae blooms.
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Discover the effect of different types of reclaimed water on the growth of grass.
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How does the growth of plants in a natural sewage treatment system affect how well it absorbs phosphates and nitrates?
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Make your own paper, test it, and rate its quality, using either recycled paper or plant fibers as the source material.
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Used coffee grinds can be recycled, add value to improve plant growth and help the environment.
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Recycling Greywater: Can Plants Tolerate It?
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The effects of microwaved water on plants
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The Photochemical Formation of Ozone at Ground Level and Its Effects on Some Plants
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The Effect of Carbon Dioxide and Ozone Enrichment on the Growth Behavior of Bush Bean Plants
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How do oil spills affect plant growth?
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Which environmental pollutant - motor oil, used transmission fluid, used antifreeze - has the most effect on aquatic plants and animals (elodea and daphnia)?
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Find out if plants affect the temperature in a sealed box.
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Does precipitation in your area contain acidic emissions from power plants, industries or vehicle emissions? Does the acidity of the precipitation change during the year?
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Find out how extra carbon dioxide affects growing locoweed (Astragalus laynae).
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Acid Rain
Bioremediation / Phytoremediation
Irrigation Water Pollution
Soil Pollution
Water Pollution Impact on Aquatic Life
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High School
- Grades
10,
11,
12
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P=Project E=Experiment
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Increasing global UV levels may stimulate allelochemical production in Helianthus annuus (sunflower) and the leachates could be used as natural herbicides against plants susceptible to allelopathic effects.
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Show that early crop health assessment can help farmers maximize harvest yield and minimize fertilizer and pesticide application.
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The effects of aquatic plants on algae growth, pH, nitrite, and phosphate levels
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The effect of air pollution and urbanization on lichens' and mosses' disappearance
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The effects of filtering and screening processes standard in sewage disinfection plants, and the best disinfecting agents used in treating the water.
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The Effects of Recycled Water on the Growth and Germination of Different Plants
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Determine the percent increase of solar radiation absorbed by the earth's surface when man alters: a coniferous forest into a grassland; a grassland into urban asphalt; a coniferous forest into urban asphalt.
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Using plants to recycle fish ammonia
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Determine whether or not recycled (reclaimed) water would harm California native plant species.
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Explored the effects of increased intensities of UV radiation on two primary groups of chromophores in a plant.
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Investigate Gamma Radiation Effects on Plant Growth
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The Effects of Oil Spills on Underwater Plant Life
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How do increased CO2 levels affect plant growth?
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Impact of Elevated CO(2) Atmosphere on Germination of Jasper Ridge Plants
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Compare the effects of air pollution given off from a small sized car, a mini-SUV, and a large SUV on freeways plants.
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Acid Rain
Bioremediation / Phytoremediation
Irrigation Water Pollution
Soil Pollution
Water Pollution Impact on Aquatic Life
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Useful Links
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R=Resource
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Science Fair Projects Resources
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Environmental Sciences Resources
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Citation Guides, Style Manuals, Reference
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Safety Resources
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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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