Olympiad Book

June 3 - 7

31 Countries

130 Projects

300 Students

2nd 2010

OrganizersINESPO is organized by

Sponsors

ColophonPublished by:

Cosmicus FoundationHofplein 333011 AJ RotterdamThe Netherlands

Head editor Editor & Editorial DesignA. Elmaagac A.M. Meerkerk

Printed by Deniz at Rotterdam, 2010

Contact detailsContact person: Mr. A. ElmaagacPhone number: 010 411 75 74 E-mail address: info@inespo.orgPostal adress: Postbus 24102 3007 DC Rotterdam The Netherlands

Agentschap NLMinisterie van Economische Zaken

Universiteit van Amsterdam

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IndexIntroduction P. 4 Program P. 5 Speakers P. 5

Jury P. 5

Awards P. 6

Participating countries P. 7

Participating international schools P. 8

Participating Dutch schools P. 53

Organizers P. 74

Affiliated partners P. 75

Sponsors p. 76

• Afghanistan• Albania• Azerbaijan• Brazil• Czech Republic• Georgia• Ghana• Indonesia• Iraq• Kazakhstan• Kyrgyzstan• Macedonia• Malaysia• Maldives• Mexico• Moldova

• Pakistan• Philippines• Romania• Russia• Slovakia• South Korea• Sri Lanka• Taiwan• Tajikistan• Thailand• Turkey• Turkmenistan• USA• Vietnam• Netherlands

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Op 5 en 6 vindt 2nd INESPO 2010 plaats. Dit is een internationale weten-schaps- en milieuolympiade die dit jaar voor de tweede keer georgani-seerd wordt.

INESPO is een initiatief van Stichting Cosmicus en is met medewerking van Agentschap NL, Platform Bètatechniek, Universiteit van Amsterdam en Stichting Witte Tulp georganiseerd.

De mondiale milieuproblematiek staat centraal op dit evenement. Alle deelnemende leerlingen hebben gekeken naar deze problematiek en geprobeerd op basis van onderzoek een oplossing te vinden voor één van deze problemen.

Het tweedaagse evenement vindt plaats op het Science Park in Amster-dam. Op deze twee dagen zullen circa 150 buitenlandse scholieren vanuit dertig landen hun projecten presenteren. Circa 150 Nederlandse scho-lieren nemen daarnaast deel aan de olympiade om de jury en het bezoe-kend publiek hun oplossingen voor milieuvraagstukken te prestenteren.

Na twee dagen zal de jury de winnaars kiezen. Er zijn diverse prijzen: gouden, zilveren en bronzen medailles in verschillende categorieën, een publieksprijs en aanmoedigingsprijzen. Daarnaast maken Nederlandse scholieren kans om hun project in het buitenland te presenteren op olym-piades in Brazilië, Rusland en Amerika.

Stichting Cosmicus,

A. KumcuVoorzitter

At June 5 and 6 2nd INESPO 2010 will take place. This is an international science and environment project olympiad that will take place for the se-cond time.

Cosmicus Foundation came up with the idea to organize this olympiad. Dutch organizations as Agentschap NL, Platform Bètatechniek, Univer-sity of Amsterdam and Witte Tulp Foundation supported this initiative and helped organisationally and financially.

INESPO is about worldwide environmental problems. All participating stu-dents have looked critically at these problems and tried to find solutions based on research.

The event takes place at the Science Park in Amsterdam. For two days long 150 international students from thirty countries will present their pro-jects. Besides that, about hundred Dutch students will show the public their solutions for environmental problems. A competent jury will examine the projects and select the winners.

There are many prizes: gold, silver and bronze medals in different catego-ries. There will be also an audience prize and encouragement prizes.

Cosmicus Foundation,

A. KumcuChairman

Introduction Introductie

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ProgramProgram Day 1 - June 5

09.00 - 10.00 Informal opening10.00 - 12.00 Exposition of projects12.00 - 13.00 Formal opening13.00 - 14.00 Break14.00 - 17.30 Exposition of projects

Program Day 2 - June 6

09.00 - 13.00 Exposition of projects13.00 - 14.00 Break16.00 - 18.00 Formal closing with • Cultural parade • Speeches • Award ceremony18.30 - 19.30 Closing reception

All activities will take place at Science Park 904 (1098 XH Amsterdam), except the Award ceremony and Formal closing. They will take place at the Oude Lu-therse Kerk (Singel 411, 1012 XM Amsterdam)

SpeakersDuring INESPO the following prominent persons will perform as speakers:

• dr. Ab Klink - Minister of Health, Welfare and Sports

• Karl Falkenberg - Director General European Commission Environment

• dr. Lodewijk Asscher - Temporary mayor of Amsterdam

• mr. Simon Steen - President of VBS

• dr. Karel van der Toorn - Chairman Executive Board University of Amster-dam

• prof. dr. J. de Lange - Professor University of Utrecht

• dr. Adem Kumcu - Chairman Cosmicus Foundation

• Rob van Hattum, the president of NEMO (Science Center Amsterdam), will be the jury chairman.

Jury

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Awards

International projectsPrize Number of projects Total prize sum in Euros Prize sum in Euros per project1st 5 2500 5002nd 10 1500 1503rd 15 1500 1004th 10 None Certificate and medal

National projectsPrize Number of projects Total prize sum in Euros Prize sum in Euros per project1st 1 2500 25002nd 1 1500 15003rd 1 750 750 4th 3 None Certificate and medal

Audience awardsNumber of projects Participants Prize sum in Euros per project

1 National 2501 International 250

Explanation awards for national projectsPrize Explanation

1st The project team will receive a voucher to the valuation of 2500 Euros to represent the Netherlands on the ISWEEEP Olympiad in the USA in April 2011. The team will get a cash amount of 500 Euros. The remain-ing amount of 2000 Euros is intended to pay for accommodation, local transportation and consumption. (Project team consists of one supervi-sor and four students)

2nd The project team will receive a voucher to the valuation of 1500 Euros to represent the Netherlands on the Mostratec Olympiad in Brazil in September 2010. The team will get a cash amount of 500 Euros. The remaining amount of 1000 Euros is intended to pay for accommodation, local transportation and consumption. (Project team consists of one supervisor and two students)

3th The project team will receive a voucher to the valuation of 750 Euros to represent the Netherlands on ESE 2010 in Moscow in July 2010. The amount of 750 Euros is intended to pay for accommodation, local transportation and consumption. (Project team consists of one supervi-sor and two students)

Prize winners 1st INESPO 2009

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Participating countriesStudents from all over the world have tried to find solutions for worldwide environmental problems.

On the next pages the countries, students, supervisors, schools and their projects will be introduced. In total 31 countries will be represented, namely:

Afghanistan

Albania

Azerbaijan

Brazil

Czech Republic

Georgia

Ghana

Indonesia

Iraq

Macedonia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Malaysia

Maldives

Mexico

Moldova

Netherlands

Pakistan

Philippines

Romania

Russia

Slovakia

South-Korea

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

Turkmenistan

USA

Vietnam

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Participating international schools

AfghanistanShah Hussein Hotak Afghan High SchoolAlbaniaLiriaTurgut Özal Private High SchoolAzerbaijanDede Korkut High SchoolLenkeran Private High SchoolBrazilFundação Escola Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da CunhaColégio Estadual Liceu De MaracanaúCzech RepublicMeridian International SchoolGeorgiaR. Shahin Friendship LiceumPrivate Demirel CollegeGeorgian-American High SchoolGhanaGalaxy International SchoolIndonesia38 Senior High SchoolSma Pribadi Bilingual Bording SchoolIraqSelahaddin CollegeKazakhstanAlmaty Kaakh High SchoolPavlodar Kazakh High SchoolShymkent Kazakh High School

KyrgyzstanM.Subakojoev Naryn High LyceeSebat Tokmok High SchoolMacedoniaPrivate Yahya Kemal CollegeMalaysiaMRSM KuantanMARA Junior Science CollegeMaldivesLale Youth International SchoolMexicoCedros NortePreparatoria Regional De JocotepecPreparatoria Oficial # 79CBTIS 211CBTIS 122CBTIS 172MoldovaRepublican Real LyceumTheoretical Liceum OrizontPakikstanPakturk Int’l Schools and Colleges Khairpur BranchPhilippinesQuezon City Science High SchoolRomaniaDimitrie Bolintineanu high schoolNational College ‘Gheorghe Munteanu Murgoci’International Computer Highschool of ConstantaInternational Computer High School of BucharestRussiaBargharyy National FoundationThe Yakutsk City LyceumSlovakiaThe Young Scientists of Slovakia Association for Youth Science and Technology South KoreaChung-Nam Science High School

Sri LankaLearnium International SchoolTaiwanNational Tainan Senior High SchoolTajikistanHaci Kemal Tajik High SchoolTadjik Economy High SchoolKulab Tajik HighschoolThailandWichai Wittaya Bilingual SchoolTurkeySamanyoluÖzel Servergazi LiseleriKartal Doğa CollegePrivate Yamanlar Science High SchoolPrivate Yamanlar High Schoolİzmir Atatürk LisesiBostanci Doğa LisesiPrivate Kartal Doga CollegeTurkmenistanDashoguz Turkmen High SchoolTurgut Ozal Turkmen High SchoolUSAJesuit High SchoolChesapeake Science Point Public Charter SchoolNorth County High SchoolSleepy Hollow High SchoolTillamook High SchoolVietnamHorizon International Bilingual School

These schools from all over the world are participating in 2nd INESPO 2010.

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AfghanistanVine leaf effect on the speed of blood

School: Shah Hussain Hotak Afghan High schoolSupervisor: Suleyman InanStudents: Ahsanullah Naqeebullah, Qudratullah Haji Mohammed Omar

ProjectIn biology “Inheritance” unit of the hereditary diseases hemophilia disease process issues for patients with hemophilia after we woke up the idea of what we can do. After the project idea emerged from various sources, we’ve made the necessary research. In our research, in this regard of this issue vine plant (grape plant) which we have seen would be useful. How we can see this idea for this effect? So then we started to run this idea for this effect. Ko-caeli University Medical Faculty of the Central Lab employees has received information about this topic. And this topic is stopping blood with the help of vine leaf (grape leaf).

AfghanistanSwamp air cooler or evaporative air cooler

School: Shah Hussain Hotak Afghan High schoolSupervisor: Suleyman InanStudents: Rashud Ahmad Abdulzahir, Abdulsami Haji Abdullah, Noorullah Agha Haji Inayatullah

ProjectThe reason to make the swamp air cooler is that it either uses less energy while on the other hand it operates quite naturally without anykind of complication.To start with, evaporative coolers add humidity to the air, while air conditioners remove humidity. They don’t use any refrigerants (like Freon) so they aren’t potentially damaging to the atmosphere. Evaporative coolers provide a constant supply of fresh air, while an air conditioner operates best in a closed environment and re-circulates the same air over and over.

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AfghanistanNatural washing water

School: Shah Hussain Hotak Afghan High schoolSupervisor: Suleyman InanStudents: Abdulwaras Haji Inayatullah, Zebihullah Haji Azizullah

ProjectOur project is about to achieve natural washing water from the coal ash of the oak tree. Our objective is to protect the water from the harms of the remained chemical meterial and to benefit economically. We took some firewood of the oak tree and placed it in a container and ignit it to burn. After burning, it changes into coal and after waiting some time the coal converts to ash. After that we mixed the water and the ashes and we waited some time. The water on the top is clean.

ProjectMetals having chemical and electrochemical reactions with their sur-roundings can go bad and become unusable, It’s called corrosion. Many metals, especially iron, undergo corrosion when exposed to air and water. 1/10 of all metallic materials produced every year becomes unusable and it’s not possible to recycle them. Loss caused by corrosion costs billions of dollars every year.This study presents the results of corrosion resistance of ground blast furnace slag (GBFC), chrome slag (CS) and corn stems ash (CSA).

School: LiriaSupervisor: Fatih KaraosmanoğluStudents: Altin Balla, Genaldo Hysen

AlbaniaThe use of ground blast furnace slag, chrome slag and corn stem ash as a coating against the corrosion

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AlbaniaAn environmental-friendly construction

aggregate

School: Turgut Özal Private High SchoolSupervisor: Nebi Ilker SevimStudents: Ori Hoxha, Egi Meti

ProjectCement has been the major substance in preparing mortar to be used in building practice since the beginning of 20th century. Until then mor-tars used were sand-lime mortars. Although it is not as practical as the modern mortar which contains cement, it must be accepted that it is more environment-friendly because the production of cement in facto-ries causes a huge amount of air pollution. This project demonstrates how also CaCO3 can contribute to CO2 reduction by optimalisation of

clinker performance.

AlbaniaChildren and air pollution

School: Turgut Özal Private High SchoolSupervisor: Nebi Ilker SevimStudent: Olsi Brashani

ProjectThis project deals with the effects of air pollution on chil-dren’s health. The preliminary idea was to detect the rates of air pollution just above the ground level. All these led in the intent of my research, that, however air pollutants are distrib-uted in the whole environment, the greatest amount is accu-mulated near the ground surface. The conclusive idea is that being environmentally unprotect-ed, children have a greater tendency to suffer from asthma or probably other respiratory illnesses. The best way to prevent this is to nestle the babies in your arms, so by increasing their distance with the ground surface where pollutants are pre-dominant, you can decrease their possibility to have respira-tory problems. Children are more affected than adults.

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AzerbaijanCooling with sound energy

School: Dede Korkut High SchoolSupervisor: Mesut KizilStudents: Emil Ahmadli, Jeyhun Keleshov

ProjectThermoacoustic cooling is one of the search fields related to thermoacoustics. In a thermoacoustic fridge temperature dif-ferences can be obtained by means of sound power. A model prepared to see temperature differences on stock surface which was the most important part of the thermoacoustic system. The purpose of the model was to see thermoacoustic power lead to temperature differences.

AzerbaijanThe removal of silver from electroplating wastewater

School: Dede Korkut High SchoolSupervisor: Mesut KizilStudents: Elvin Hajiyev, Aykhan Ibrahimov

ProjectSilver is among the most widely used metals in metal industries. Because of high cost of silver supplies in enterprises metals coated with a thin layer of silver are used. Galvanic technology represents an important place in metal industry. Production activities increasing day by day and the development of industry, the increasing use of galvanic technology in-dustry supplies in metal plating factories has provided discharge of some metals in question into the environment with waste water. In this study the recovery of silver taken from the recycled waste water of metal plating factory and solutions prepared in a lab was examined.

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AzerbaijanAluminium -Air Battery

School: Lenkeran Private High SchoolSupervisor: Perviz IsmayilovStudents: Rafet Mikayilov, Celil Mehdiyev

ProjectAluminum can react with water because it is active metal. But there is the oxide layer around aluminum and the reaction does not occur.Aluminum react with acids and strong bases to form hydrogen gas, because aluminum is an amphoteric metal. It is very ex-pensive to get hydrogen gas by this way. But aluminum cannot react with water, which is very cheap matter and we can find it everywhere because of oxide layer. We destroy the oxide layer by making aluminum amalgam and the reaction starts. Aluminum will give electron by reaction with water. These electrons will gain by oxygen in cathode and the oxygen will be reduced. And we will get electrochemical potential. In the same time, Al(OH)3 will be formed by the reaction of aluminum with water.

BrazilEcological Station - Application of Moringa

oleifera seed as an organic coagulant

School: Fundação Escola Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da CunhaSupervisor: Luis Eduardo SelbachStudent: Marina Selbach

ProjectProblems related to environment have been subject of the main discus-sions around the world, mainly those related to water. Water treatment stations are essential to communities in order to get drinking water of desirable quality. However, many stations use chemical coagulants that result in harmful residues to environment at the end of the process. The purpose of this project is creating a treatment station which will use the Moringa oleifera seeds as an organic coagulant – Ecological Water Treatment Station.

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BrazilIntelligent Helmet II

School: Fundação Escola Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira Da CunhaSupervisor: Ramon HansStudent: Thiago Alcides Jacobi

ProjectThis study was designed, keeping in mind a large number of motorcyclists who were not using the safety helmet and died of head injury. In 28% of cases of death, the motorcyclists were not using the helmet, or did the misuse. This large number of deaths could be minimized with proper use of the helmet, as the main cause of death was head injury. It is noticed that the national secu-rity scenario is worrying and it is aggravated when it involves reckless drivers and pilots. This project aims to design and construct an electronic device or method that encourage and require all motorcyclists to use the safety helmet, and therefore greater security.

BrazilEvaluation of the effectiveness of extracts of Ruta graveolens & Peumus boldus Molina in the combat to the population of Pediculus capitis

School: Escola de Educação Básica e Profissional Dona Sinhá NevesSupervisor: Vandeir PassosStudent: Caroline Daniele Silva

ProjectThe Pediculus capitis, scientific name of the louse-give-head, is the cause of the disease known as pediculose, could still cause other disease, such as: epidemic typhoid fever, leuke-mia, irritability, aggressiveness, sleepiness of the day, dis-turbance alimentary, low school income, stress and cephalic dermatite. As much the louse as his/her nit they can be found adhered to the fibers of the fabrics of the clothes. After bibli-ographical research, we defined that Arruda (Ruta graveolens) and Boldo (Peumus boldus Molina) would be the vegetables used to remove the extracts, that associated to craft soaps and glycerin soap, would have their applied solutions on the louse and his/her nit to test their effectiveness and to monitor the time elapsed for the death of both.

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BrazilChemical characterization of vegetable extract

used in transmission vectors

School: Colégio Estadual Liceu De MaracanaúSupervisor: Maria das Gracas Franca SalesStudent: Joao Batista De Castro David Junior

ProjectNowadays, dengue virus diseases spreads caus-ing major epidemics and bringing damage to the world population. Control methods of Aedes ae-gypti become ineffective in the face of resistance developed by the insects, and pesticides pollute the environment if used improperly. Therefore we need to identify alternative methods, ef-fective and biodegradable, insect-larvicides to combat this plague. My main objective is to develop a method of control of A. aegypti that surpasses conventional methods in three main aspects: effectiveness, cost and environmental.

Czech RepublicWind power efficiency

School: Meridian International SchoolSupervisor: Kasim GulStudents: Mehmet Enes Inam, Pavel Stirba

ProjectEnergy efficiency is one of the most benefi-cial area for researchers. Our idea is to apply a method to increase the Efficiency of Air related systems by considering the molecular collisions. We studied on Windmill power output efficiency as an area of application for our main idea. In-stead of increasing the collision time and allow-ing more energy to be absorbed, there should be a way to create a repulsive force between the air molecules and the surfaces, thus may create a repulsion force more effectively. This method could be applied to all jet engine systems and other energy producing machines.

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GeorgiaMultiple-process technology for multiple-task achievement

School: R. Shahin friendship liceumSupervisor: Cihan MertStudent: Mariam Kekenadze

ProjectThe Black Sea coast is one of the most beautiful places in the world. However galvanic and metallurgical industries annu-ally release into the sea great quantities of valuable and scarce substances which could be recovered from this sewage for their industrial recycling. By the application of reagent-free, eco-pure electrodialysis method to the salt solutions (NaCl, Na2SO4) ar-tesian and sea water we show the feasibility of the composite technology development for the manufacture of a number of products and the sea water rectification from galvanic/cellulose industry sewage.

GeorgiaAutotransplantation of spleen’s tissue after splenectomy

School: Private Demirel CollegeSupervisor: Cihan MertStudents: Giorgi Kolbaia, Ilia Kevlishivili

ProjectDoctors often have to cut off the whole spleen (also called a splenectomy) just a part of spleen from a patient because of closed traumas in stomach area. But both of these methods cause a problem sometimes. To resolve this problem, a spe-cific method of operation was worked out. When the spleen is cut off, healthy parts of it are saved and auto-transplanted in an artificial pocket of epiploon.

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GeorgiaLiving organisms, as environmental pollution

indicators

School: Georgian-American High SchoolSupervisor: Medea ToloraiaStudent: Giorgi Jobava

ProjectLiving organisms, used for revealing natural and anthropo-genic changes going on in nature are known as Bioindicators, and the evaluation of environmental conditions by means of living organisms-Bioindication.Land animals actively react on environmental negative chang-es. This particularity underlies new course in Zoology – Indi-cational Zoology. Our project regards studying one of the soil dwellers group reactions, about environmental pollution.Observation was held in field-conditions, along the road-way. Alloy was taken from different distances (from 10 to 150 meters) with special gadget. Chasing organisms from soil and then designating their amount in alloys.Finally I calculated their average means of their number and I constructed curve of its.

GeorgiaAlternative energy: Biogas in Georgia

School: Georgian-American High SchoolSupervisor: Irma MeskhishviliStudents: Archili Omanadze, Giorgi Grigalashvili

ProjectBiogas is mixture of airs and formations from organic remain-ders. (manure, straw, hay) by the result of anaerobic recycle. It is used as fuel, in cattle-breeding farms, in household, etc. Biogas is popular energetic source. Lately if was used in U.S.A, Italy, China, India and among former soviet republics, Georgia is one of the first where Biogas production was established and treated its scientific and economic base. Theme foresees acquaintance principle of Biogas action, represent of its his-tory, as in the world so in Georgia and purveyance of mount-ing in laboratory conditions.

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GeorgiaThe roles of the antioxidants and melanin against free radicals

School: Private Demirel CollegeSupervisor: Cihan MertStudents: Tornike Otiashvili, Ekaterine Munjishvili

ProjectOur project is about hair, its functions and how we can help it to func-tion well. Therefore this project is about melanin. However, melanin is not only in hair, but also it is everywhere in our skin. The main thing is that there are a lot of diseases coming from a huge amount of free radicals. In order to protect hair from free radicals mela-nin is significant, so in our project we will discuss about some diseases and the main role of melanin in curing such diseases. As a result of our researches we concluded that if we could find the antioxidant of those free radicals which injure neuromelanin being the main reason of Par-kinson, we can easily cure it. In coming researches it can be discovered.

GhanaSay ‘no’ to chemicals: eco friendly pesticides in the control of nematodes

School: Galaxy International SchoolSupervisor: Gokhan ZenginStudents: Adjowa Adjeleh Hawa Addo-Yobo, Kyei Elizabeth Duku

ProjectChemical insecticides like furadan etc. are harmful to soil organisms, water bodies, and farmers. Chemicals leave residues in the soil which are washed into streams, rivers etc. through canals. Environmentally safe, human and soil-organism-friendly method of pest control should be found. Thus, the use of citronella and lemon grass to control nema-todes in carrot.Our conclusion is that citronella and lemon grass are effective in the control of nematodes in the soil. Citronella is more effective at control-ling soil organism than lemon grass. However, T5 (citronella + furadan) is the best treatment.

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School: Galaxy International SchoolSupervisor: Gokhan ZenginStudents: Kwabena Kesse Arthur, Ismaila Bojang

GhanaWave power

ProjectWaves are a result of the effects of wind on the ocean and seas. Waves can be good resource of renewable alternative energy. The ocean con-verts the gravitational forces from the celestial bodies into mechanical energy. This kinetic energy can be transformed following similar rotor/turbine principles used to extract energy from dams. The energy contained within waves around the world is huge : in some places values of 70 MW/km of wave front are experi-enced. In the theory it could then be said that generation stations could be built which would capture all this energy and supply all or most of our needs.

IndonesiaComparison study the uses of Javanese Gin-

seng and Korean Ginseng

School: 38 Senior High SchoolSupervisor: Kori MarkorijastiStudents: Vinskantania Agung Andrias, Andi Dwi Putra

ProjectUnconsciously, every day the human body is being exposed to thousands of toxic. To stay healthy the body also needs the supplies of immunity from the outside. It can be fulfilled by consuming food. Thus, supplement is made to help making everything in balance. The most common used raw materi-als to make supplement is ginseng. From that background, the problem identifications of this paper are how the benefits and chemical compounds differences between Javanese and Korean ginseng are, and whether or not Javanese ginseng can be com-peting with Korean ginseng.

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IndonesiaHydrofitron : bioremediation with artificial ecosystem

School: Sma Pribadi Bilingual Bording SchoolSupervisor: Ravza UludagStudents: Fira Rustania, Gita Andini

ProjectThe technology development, particularly in industries sector, has caused great impact towards our nation’s economic growth but also towards our environment. Water pollution is the topic that we will discuss in this project. The level of pol-lution at water can reduce by some treat-ment that is called purification. There are many kind of purification process, one of them is purification using plants as puri-fier, and we are also know it as fitoreme-diation. The plants have ability to absorb a metal that dissolved on water so that the metal level on the water can be de-creased.

IndonesiaProducing environment friendly edible film for food wrapper from jack fruit seed

School: Sma Pribadi Bilingual Bording SchoolSupervisor: Ravza UludagStudents: Cut Nyak Savira, Aisyah Minzikrina Masbar

ProjectPackaging for food product is extremely important in term of pre-serving the quality of the food and various dairy products because of its role in preserving humidity, gas and scent and other vari-ous elements from the products to the environment and vice versa. So far in Indonesia, packaging is still very dependant to the use of plastics, which made of petroleum such as polystyrene and polyeth-ylene. Plastics made of petroleum is not bio-degradable, which later, the waste material will pollute the environment. Therefore, there is an urgency to find alternatives that have similar important feature as plastics that has the ability to degrade biologically (biodegradable), which is also edible. Jackfruit seed can be processed into an edible film that is also environment friendly.

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IraqPower of lemon

School: Selahaddin CollegeSupervisor: Yavuz CoskunStudents: Meer Ali Mahmood, Blnd Bahroz Mohammad Salih

ProjectIn our project, we try to use lemon as a purifier of water from calcium carbonate and as a neutralizer of water con-taminated with basic solution and as a destroyer of several types of bacteria found in the water and all of these tasks are preformed due to the Citric acid, which is found in the lemon juice.

School: Selahaddin CollegeSupervisor: Shako Hasan MohammedStudents: Mohammed Hasan Tofiq, Ravin Burhan Osman

ProjectFossil fuel cause global warming and air pollution. Nowa-days fossil fuels are decline and energy security risk. So bio fuel is alternative fuel and Eco friendly. Biofuel derived from biomass which is renewable, low cost, easily available car-bon source and low green house gases emission. So our re-search produce biofuel from microalgae by using yeast that grows on microalgae and produces Ethanol. As a result we produce biofuel from algae that is an alternative fuel source.

IraqBiofuel production from algae

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IraqIsolation phatogenic bacteria from computers

School: Selahaddin CollegeSupervisor: Shako Hasan MohammedStudents: Zhie Hersh Muharam, Ali Adnan Mohammed

ProjectWe took four steps: 1. the preparation of the culture me-dia which includes four types of media; 2. collecting swap samples which obtain swapping of keyboard, mouse and headphones from different computers at different locations; 3. after collecting the samples we put it in the incubator for incubating; and 4. after incubation we noticed that there were so many pathogenic bacteria on the swaps that we took from the computers that we proved that computers are one of the main sources for transmission of pathogenic bacteria that has been ignored by people and no one has paid atten-tion before.

KazakhstanElectromagnetic effect at deformation of dielectric

School: Almaty Kaakh High School For Gifted StudentsSupervisor: Volkan AkdemirStudents: Karin Ixanov, Askar Gabzhalilov

ProjectThe project is about the dependence of voltage in piezo-electrical dielectrics, in segnetoelectrics and in undefined dielectrics, on environment: pressure, temperature, and oth-ers, and have they gizteresis in function of voltage on acting pressure.

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KazakhstanHazardous influence of the electric- magnet rays to the human organism

School: Almaty Kaakh High School Supervisor: Volkan AkdemirStudents: Aktore Duisenali, Asset Sailau

ProjectIt is known since a long time, that the hazardous influence of the electric-magnet rays to the human organism causes reversible and irreversible changes. After the influence of the electric-magnet rays, you can notice slowing down of the human organism reflexes, lowering of the blood pressure, slowing down of heart beat, damage of the organism physi-ological, biochemical processes, also changes in the blood vessel functioning. Our research work is connected with physical research of the influence of electric-magnet rays to the water, to water solutions of DNA molecular, including hazardous impact of the cell phones to the human organism and the methods of protection.

KazakhstanExtraction of noble metals from sulphide

ores by the sulphite – bisulphite – tiosulphate solutions

School: Pavlodar Kazakh High School for gifted girlsSupervisor: Ibrahim TuncerStudents: Akerke Amangeldina

ProjectTo relieve our world from harmful and toxic cyanide solu-tions, from the process of the interaction of sodium sulphite with the sulphur containing product – the waste product from the oil-gas raw material of the Tengiz deposit has been investigated. It has been stated that pretreating of the Tengiz sulphur with the 0,3% sodium hydroxide solution positively influences the reaction velocity. The accelerating role of the sodium hydroxide solution can be interpreted as the ability of the hydroxide ions to activate the sulphur atoms resulting in the formation of the intermediate compounds – polysul-phide that catalyst of the sodium and ammonium tiosulphate formation.

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KazakhstanUsing hydrogen energy in a house

School: Pavlodar Kazakh High School for gifted girlsSupervisor: Ibrahim TuncerStudents: Daulet Tursynhanov, Ayauzhan Torina

ProjectOur aim is to stop our environment from getting worse. To stop processes such as global warming and thickening of ozone layer new alternative energy sources must be used. It is very important that use of these sources don’t affect our environment. After having made a lot of research work we came to the conclusion that following energy sources can re-place old ones, which have made a lot of damage during last several decades. These are: wind, solar and fuel energy.

KazakhstanEcologically safe technological decision of recycling of phenol extract from cleaning of petrol oil

School: Shymkent Kazakh High SchoolSupervisor: Fuat IlhanStudents: Nurbanu Konayeva, Akmaral Almakhanova

ProjectSubject of this research is phenol extracts, being the waste of process of selective clearing of petrol oil. At clearing oils for increasing of vis-cosity index and decreasing the content of carbon resinous substances and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are deleted. The purpose of this work is the development of technological decisions on rational pro-cessing for useful products to reduce the petrol oil production waste – the phenol extract.

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KyrgyzstanBiodiesel fuel production from used frying

oil and analysis of oxidation stability

School: M.Subakojoev Naryn High LyceeSupervisor: Nurlan TorkeldievStudents: Medet Kenjegul Uulu, Almazbek Erkinbaev

ProjectBiodiesel is one of the many alternative fuel options that can per-formed in reducing oil dependence and has many advantages. As biofuels are getting so popular, a process for the production of ethyl ester from used frying oil for use as biodiesel fuel studied and can be new alternative biofuel which carries many benefits when compared to diesel.

KyrgyzstanRecycle Tea Waste : Heavy metal adsorp-tion via waste tea leaves and extraction

behavior of Caffeine and EGCG

School: M.Subakojoev Naryn High LyceeSupervisor: Said Sana NababaStudents: Elzar Esen Uulu, Aybek Karabaev

ProjectTea is one the most important non-alcoholic beverage drinks worldwide and gaining further popularity as an important “health drink”. Tea leaf contains large amounts of potentially metal-chelating substances which could remain in the wastes after extraction by hot water. According to the experimental data, we concluded that the amount of EGCG extracted from waste tea leaves increased as the temperature increased, while the amount of caffeine extracted increased as the tempera-ture, and extraction time increased.

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KyrgyzstanMethod of the sorting of the uranium tailings dumps

School: Sebat Tokmok High SchoolSupervisor: Huseyin GulStudents: Almazbek Seitbaev, Erbolsun Baktybek Uulu

ProjectThe development of uranium in Kyrgyzstan continued until 1968. At present uranium mines are closed, but around them they remained many radioactive tailings dumps. They continue to present threat for the animal and flora and, especially for human beings. The simple method of decreasing the volume of tailings dumps and their subsequent liquidation by using the fundamentally new pro- cedure of the sorting of contents of uranium tailings dumps is proposed. This new method intends to produce sorting with the aid of the automatic conveyor belt equipped with a special mechanism, which makes it possible to distribute the radioac tive species of uranium tailings dumps depending on the power of y- radiation.

KyrgyzstanAnalysis of fullerenes: Usage of C60 as a protector

School: Sebat Tokmok High SchoolSupervisor: Huseyin GulStudents: Adilet Tolongutov, Ulan kerimkulov

ProjectFullerenes are unique nano materials that could serve as a durable tread. This material is produced as a result of the synthesis of graph-ite. This project looks at the effects of fire on timber greased fullerene material. The procedure involved fullerene liquid mixed with paint and a piece of wood. Different characteristics are considered in the experiment such as the molecular structure of fullerene, the color of the tree cover after the fullerene mixture, the speed of drying and the thickness of the coating.

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MacedoniaBioethanol from bananas and peaches for

environmentally friendly world’s future

School: Private Yahya Kemal College - ButelSupervisor: Aksu SametStudents: Martina Siljanovska, Maja Veljanova

ProjectAs the world’s energy resources are reducing constantly, it is very important for us to find new alternative energy resources. From the several existent types of energy we decided to examine all the as-pects, so that we could choose the energy that would show the best economic factors as well as the most important issue- the bio-fuel that would be the most eco-friendly. (Moreover, by converting the directly fermentable sugars of bananas and peaches we managed to derive the bio-fuel we expected, alcohol from organic matter, to be precise, at the same time using fruit which is misshapen and rotten- not fresh to eat).

MacedoniaA revolutionary new biodegradable

bioplastic: cellulose acetate enhanced with natural fibers

School: Private Yahya Kemal CollegeSupervisor: Emel SherifStudents: Stefan Kuzmanovski, Nikolce Kolev

ProjectThe purpose of this project is to present a new type of a bioplastic, a plastic that is not derived from petroleum and a plastic that is biode-gradable at the same time. The advantage is that this plastic will not take up space on the landfills forever because we can compost the bioplastic (natural degradation in record times). With this we solve the problem of having way to much waste and not having anywhere to put it and also in the process we don’t destroy precious agriculture areas, which we have less and less as time passes.

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MacedoniaReduction of the environmental impact of iron ore waste and cyanide effluents and their usage as fertilizer

School: Private Yahya Kemal CollegeSupervisor: Emel SherifStudent: Anita Najdova

ProjectThe iron sludge waste that is generated by some industries as a byprod-uct is identified as a hazardous solid waste under the Hazardous Wastes Management & Handling. The use and disposal of cyanide solutions used to dissolve and extract gold from ore is another environmental concern. This project discusses new strategies for the disposal of iron sludge and cyanide effluents, particularly the “converting into fertilizer” strategy and the “use in soil” strategy. In the first case we find the effective, easy and cheap method to decontaminate and reduce the potential environ- mental impact of iron ore wastes-iron sludge and cyanide effluents by converting them into nitrogen rich and iron rich fertilizers. In the second part of our project we examine if the products of these wastes are used in soils to which extend will they affect the quality of plant products.

MacedoniaFrom Waste To Energy - Coffee Just Keeps Getting Better

School: Private Yahya Kemal College - ButelSupervisor: Aksu SametStudents: Dimitrina Siljanoska, Anastasija Siljanoska

ProjectIn order to provide a solution for the upcoming worldwide fuel crisis in the future, new methods for production of biofuels are being rapidly developed. More importantly, there is an unstopping demand for new sources that would allow cheap and effective production of these fuels. As an alternative, we propose using spent coffee grounds, an unusable waste material daily “produced” in almost every home on the planet. Coffee beans have the same oil amount as other crops that have been used for production of biodiesel up until now, yet they produce a more stable and long-lasting fuel than the most of them.

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MalaysiaThe efficiency of ludwigia repens as

natural nutrient regulator in aquarium

School: MRSM KuantanSupervisor: Rohani HassanStudents: Ian Norman Rizal song, Nur Ellia Anuar

ProjectFreshwater aquarium fish was commonly rear by people around the world and they have to frequently change the water or buy expensive filter in order to maintain the survival of fish. Nowadays, water aquarium pollu-tion has become a major problem of the dying of aquatic life. Basically, fish disposed harmful waste substances such as ammonia (NH3-), nitrate (NO3), nitrite (NO2-) and phosphate (PO43-) into aquarium. The main purposes of the research were to investigate the efficiency of Ludwigia repens as a natural nutrient regulator in aquarium water treatment and concentration of pH, ammonia, nitrate, nitrite and phosphate.

MalaysiaLong life energy from ocean as a

remarkable resources of electricity

School: MARA Junior Science CollegeSupervisor: Noorsuhaily AliStudents: Muhammad Nursyahmi bin Harun, Hafiz Aizuddin bin Mohammad Hazani

ProjectSea water has special characteristics which can perform as an electrolyte in voltaic cell. High concentrations of sodium chloride (NaCl) in the sea water has the potential to be the infinite source of electrolyte in order to generate clean energy without release any hazardous gaseous. Polypyr-role is a chemical compound formed from a number of connected pyrrole ring structure. By coated a layer of polypyrrole on electrode, the potentials energy can increase because it is an ion conducting material. Natural resources of calcium such as sea shells also can be useful to be made into an electrode to be used in the voltaic cell and generate electric energy.

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MalaysiaRenewable energy production from poultry indusry

School: MARA Junior Science CollegeSupervisor: Noorsuhaily AliStudents: Shuhaira binti Shaidan, Norfarahin binti Nordin

ProjectThe research is mainly about to determine the potential of chicken feather (CF) as a new renewable energy source by using the biomass process. This option is very effective as the source of CF is readily available and abundant throughout the world. They are 9.08 billion CF produced in our world every single day. From the data, we can conclude that the CF which goes through drying, chopping and pulverizing process produces highest voltage. We con-cluded that the pulverized CF is totally proven produces highest voltage and calorific value. The CF shows a greater energy source in the form of briquette in incineration for global electricity production

MaldivesBio-fueled stirling engine

School: Lale Youth International SchoolSupervisor: Cihan EserStudents: Mohamed Anas Hussain

ProjectThe purpose of this project is about saving energy by using bio-fuel, because this is very useful because you recycle trash and gain extra energy. In Maldives there is a lot of saw dust and we can gain energy from that effectively by using stirling engine.Therefore we burned wood(saw) dust in a metal can and moved the cylinder that is connected to a flywheel by using the bio-fuel we got from dusts. This flywheel is rotating and since it is connected with stirling engine, we got electrical energy efficiently.

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MexicoThe use of stationary bicycles to charge

mobile phones and reduce its CO2-footprint

School: Cedros NorteSupervisor: Ricardo TenaStudents: Christian Eduardo Marin Kaldman, Juan Pablo Soriano Marquez

ProjectNowadays mobile phone technology is very common. The demand for mobile communication services is globally on the rise. This rise of the usage of mobile phones is not harmless for the environment, indeed the energy used for charging them is a lot and so is its COğ footprint. If we could charge our mobile phones with energy from any daily ac-tivity that doesn’t emit COğ, then we could be saving millions of COğ kilograms and the COğ footprint of the charge of mobile phones will be eliminated.

MexicoThe coriolis effect and

its implications on global warming

School: Preparatoria Regional De JocotepecSupervisor: Paulino Garcia RamirezStudents: Leticia Garcia Hernandez, Omar Alejandro Chavez Campos

ProjectThis project is aimed at people of different educational levels and ages. The overall objective is to present the terrible effects of global warming with a series of experimental prototypes devel-oped with materials commonly used and easily accessible, allow-ing for interaction and data collection to test hypotheses and so describe the formation of cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons, storms, tornadoes, etc, and also changes the speed of ocean currents. We expect the impact of our project to generate awareness and thus change the rampant abuse of natural resources and the irregular use of new technologies that affect the daily life of man.

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MexicoBionecsa diapers

School: Preparatoria Oficial # 79Supervisor: Levi Estrada BalbuenaStudents: Gabriela Espinosa Correa, Adriana Berenice Ruano Rodriguez

ProjectIn order to diminish ground and air pollution, we started to develop an alternative diaper, using D2W. Collecting bread wraps, we designed and made a diaper for children. Tests of degradability, costs and accep-tance were done.We will demonstrate that Bioneccsa Diaper is a real alternative for people concerned for the environment.

School: CBTIS 211Supervisor: Marcos Tetlalmatzi CuatecontziStudents: Diana Saidi Ortiz Conde, Sandi Sosa Paredes

MexicoCulture medium cooling device

ProjectOne of the most important systems in the study and identification of microorganisms is the observation of the growth of artificial food sub-stances prepared in the laboratory. The food substance in which micro-organisms grow is called the Cultural Medium. During the preparation in the first cooling stage, usually inconveniences present themselves, such as: the partial cooling of the medium, and sometimes the forma-tion of bubbles and lumps which cause discharge in the petri plates. Therefore our goal is to design a receptacle that functions as a use-ful tool in the preparation of culture media and that facilitates a better cooling of the medium during the preparation process, avoiding con-tamination risks before and after the opening of the plates, allowing for the possibility to perform bacteriological studies with the best preci-sion, speed and confidence in the results.

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MexicoArtificial wetland water treatment plant,

optimum exploitation

School: CBTIS 122Supervisor: Lorenzo RodriguezStudents: Karla Veronica Barraza Dominguez, Martin Daniel Zerafin Vega

ProjectConsume of potable water in high school institutions in state of Chihuahua is significant, some surpass the 7,000 cubic metres per month. The reduction of these levels in educational institutions is necessary, as a strategy of support in the solution of a problem pointed out as local, state and national priority. The objectives are to treat and reuse the total residual water of the institute and effi-cient its application watering green areas. The hypothesis is that the residual water treatment precedent from the educational centres in desert geographic zones is necessary, viable and reduces consume of potable water.

MexicoChanopilica

School: CBTIS 172Supervisor: Ofelia Hernandez PantojaStudents: Dulce Maria Jaral Hernandez, Yazmin Arlet Leon Chaires

ProjectChanopilica is a yogurt made from chaya, prickly pear, pineapple, and cinnamon flaxseed, natural products that help us to lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes mellitus type II. Chaya (Cni-dosculus chayamansa) reduces cardiovascular complications gener-ated by lipids. Nopal soluble fiber prevents or delays the absorption of sugar in the blood. The enzyme called bromelain from pineapple stem, acts as a diuretic and divide large proteins to facilitate the removal of fat. Flaxseed oil contains polyunsaturated omega-3 and omega-6, which aid in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and have beneficial effects against atherosclerosis. The assets of cinna-mon: cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl acetate, cinnamyl alcohol and help to normalize sugar levels in the blood.

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MoldovaCultivation of Shiitake Fungus on the basis of wine making industry wastes

School: Republican Real LyceumSupervisor: Gheorghe GinjuStudents: Ana Bicos, Eva Curca

ProjectVinification is a field of economical activity with rich traditions in the Republic of Moldova and it plays an important role in the economy of the country. The damages provoked to the environment after vine tendrils burning are immense. After being burnt we obtain about 12.3∙108 m3 of CO2 and about 2.2•1013 kJ of heat. As we see these expulsions are really imposing and they indisputably have their share in the problem of greenhouse ef fect and global heating. In order to solve the ecological problem we decided to use these wastes as a substratum for Shiitake fungus cultivation, considered a real natural treasure, highly appreciated for its alimentation and medicinal qualities with perspectives of extending its commodity market.

MoldovaSolving caves environmental problems

School: Theoretical Liceum OrizontSupervisor: Dogan OzdemirStudents: Roman Palamarciuc, Igor Bodiul

ProjectAs a base we took the cave which is located in Republic of Moldova. It appeared by the help of underground water pressure, from bottom to up. The main difference of the cave is that the cave was opened artificially and was available when the water was pumped out. In the cave is located a big amount of big and beautiful water bodies. The CO2 environment of the Cinderella cave is an ecological factor for special speleo-medical researches. We made many researches and found a lot of problems: pollution problem, water pumping problem, entrance problem and cave airing.According to the problems we made a project of new entrance which will solve all the problems. Also we made a project of rational use, there can be build underground preventive clinic, champignon plantation, mineral water plant and bolneological hospital. So we can make an underground hospital center.

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PakistanMixed-culture of Typha domingenasis and

Phragmites karka on the efficiency of SFCW for sewage treatment

School: Pakturk Internationall Schools and Colleges Khairpur BranchSupervisor: Murat YakutStudent: Usama Ahmed

ProjectToday untreated sewage is a leading cause of global problems. Natural processes always cleanse water as it flowes through rivers, lakes, streams, and wetlands. Constructed wetlands have the same basis of natural wetlands to effective work solving environmental problems. The subsurface flow constructed wetland system (SFCW) with mono- and mixed-culture of Typha domingenasis and Phragmites karka can be applied for sewage treatment. When SFCW with mixed-culture of Typha domingenasis and Phragmites karka is applied to treat sewage, the highest results of sewage treatment will be obtained.

PhilippinesTurning the tide: investigating an individual’s mentality as a factor

of proper waste management

School: Quezon City Science High SchoolSupervisor: Noel DiazStudents: Sheena Marie Sacdalan, Jamille Dyanne Pajarillo

ProjectOne of the leading problems the world is facing is improper sanitation, which is the reason for the numerous diseases of the young and the underprivileged. Improper sanitation, a result of inappropriate waste management, imposes problems on human health and community welfare. This study focuses on the human behavior as a reason for the waste mismanagement happening in the Philippines. With the laws passed already by the government and the decrees put into practice by the local officials, we are only left with the problem on the individual’s mentality regarding waste mismanagement.

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PhilippinesConventional and batch-fed methods in the recovery and conversion of biodiesel from jatropha curcas l. seeds

School: Quezon City Science High SchoolSupervisor: Noel DiazStudents: Cher Marie Tuason, Marianne Angeli Estioco

ProjectThis study aims to determine which of the two batch-fed meth-ods (80:20 or 50:50) is more efficient in the recovery and conversion of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas compared to existing conventional processes. While it is al-ready proven that biodiesel can be extracted from Jatropha curcas seeds, there is still a need to find ways which can maximize the recovery and conversion of bio-diesel from crude oil.Results show that biodiesel produced by following the 80:20 batch reaction method was the purest.

RomaniaThe solution to fight bio-ecologicaly against cockroaches: food for us, poison for them!

School: Dimitrie Bolintineanu High SchoolSupervisor: Valeria Purcarea-CiulacuStudents: Emilia Nicoleta Ion, Dragos Gherghescu

ProjectThe cockroaches can be met everywhere around us. They travel all the time in garbage, dirty places, from where they contaminate with pathogen germs that later they place on dishes, food, in this way transmitting severe diseases for the human. To fight back these phenomena the discovery of a new unpolluting and biodecayable insecticide substance is needed. The innovation of this environmental project is that we man-age to extract from plants some botanical bioinsecticides with lethal effect for blatidae disease transmitters and discomfort producers but without toxic and pollution effect over the man and the environment.

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RomaniaElectromagnetic waves and health

School: National College ‘Gheorghe Munteanu Murgoci’Supervisor: Mimi LosifStudents: Anca Pascu, Gina-Madalina Losif

ProjectThe aim of the project is the observation, investigation, interpretation and understanding of the effects of sound and electromagnetic waves on the surroundings and especially human health. Humans, unwill-ingly, are always under the effects of artificial radiation fields created by electronic devices and electrically powered systems. The artificial electromagnetic radiation of all the electronic devices is 1 million times more intense than the natural geomagnetic field of the Earth.

RomaniaEvaluation of wind energy potential in

Dobrogea

School: International Computer Highschool of ConstantaSupervisor: Lungu Marius LaurentiuStudents: Alexandru Ionut Fratila, Argentin Adeling Oles

ProjectMankind is currently experiencing global warming. A solution which may be relevant is using clean resources, such as for example wind energy. Romania is a country directly involved in air pollution (75% of electricity is produced in power plants) and therefore there should be developed further studies on the territorial distribution of clean energy resources (solar, wind, etc..). In this project, our team analyzed the wind speed and direction in different points, thus high-lighting the most suitable locations for wind power sites. We have also prepared a feasibility study on the efficiency of different types of plants, vertical or horizontal axis.

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RomaniaIntelligent electric vehicle power regeneration

School: International Computer High School of BucharestSupervisor: Gogoncea DanStudent: Amariei Cornel

ProjectIf you connect two electric motors, and spin by hand one of them (no electric source or power generator needed), what will happen? The other one will also spin, because of induction. Basically, according to this theory, every electric motor can very easily become an electric generator, some of them even being able to generate, at specific speeds, up to 80% of the energy required to make it spin (when powered from a battery). Now imagine the same concept in an electric car. Power can now be regenerated from many things, such as breaking and cruising, even from using only a part of the motors while the others serve as generators. This can improve the energy use by almost 50%.

School: Bargharyy National FoundationSupervisor: Tatyana KopyrinaStudents: Aelita Ivanova, Zinaida Khon

RussiaOrganic waste recycling as renewed biofuel

ProjectThe purpose of this project is the recycling and use of organic waste as fuel by briquetting and biogas manufacturing. The hypothesis is that organic waste recycled by briquetting and biogas manufacturing for fuel with improved operational characteristics allow to solve the work pur-pose to receive non-polluting biofuel without using any additives and binding components.

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RussiaThe scheme of the

noisy level in the centre of Yakutsk city

School: The Yakutsk City LyceumSupervisor: Sardana AdmovaStudent: Anna Atlasova

ProjectWe measured noise in the centre of Yakutsk city and analyzed back-ground noises and characterized them. This information we punt in mapscheme of allocation of noise.

SlovakiaComparison of fytoremediation of soils

contaminated by heavy metals with colza and soybean

School: The Young Scientists of SlovakiaSupervisor: Jan SiposStudent: Jaroslav Ferenc

ProjectThis project presents a solution for soils poluted by heavy metals. I´m interested in this topic, because soils in my region contain raised amounts of them. This comes from nickel production tailings which forms a huge heap. Although, the waste is gradually being removed, contaminated soil stays. This is a problem as the soil is now being used for wheet plantig for flour production and animal feeding, so heavy metals take part in a human food chain. Solution, proposed by this work is sanitation of contaminated soil using oil plants.

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SlovakiaChemical properties of water in various habitats of carnivorous plants and their possible impact on their size and growth

School: Association for Youth Science and TechnologySupervisor: Daniela AdamcovaStudent: Aneta Pencakova

ProjectCarnivorous plants are strongly connected with environment which has a lack of organic compounds. I would like to confirm or disprove this fact by the measurement of nitrates concen-tration. My observation was focused on monitoring of water chemical properties influence in different areas and its possible influence on the size and growth of plants. The results showed that chemical properties of water (nitrates, pH) most probably do not have any influence on size of leaves rosettes, because the size of plants with the same properties of water was dif-ferent.

South-KoreaVertical axis autorotation of plant fruits

School: Chung-Nam Science High SchoolSupervisor: Hee Kune LeeStudent: Seo Yoon Jeong

ProjectSome plants like maple trees and ailanthuses use wind power for self-starting autorotation. An analysis of their movement could used to improve wind power generator.In this study, the result showed a possibility of vertical axis wind turbine development. Finally, I suggested that ad-ditional studies should be done to develop a new system which would use drag force as a catalyst for start torque.

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Sri LankaEnvironment friendly pesticide

School: Learnium International SchoolSupervisor: Muhittin CobanStudent: Mohammed Zufer Mohamed Zaruck

ProjectThere are around 1500 kinds of medicinal plants found in Sri Lanka. The uses of such plants are not limited for curing illnesses but there are a multitude of other uses such as preservatives, pesticides, insect repel-lents, toiletries, cosmetics and beverages etc. The current project was undertaken as an effort to raise awareness and to facilitate use of medici-nal plants in home gardens. The project aims to demonstrate how a low cost , environment friendly pesticide could be prepared from a commonly available medicinal plant for use in home gardens.

TaiwanTechnical revival of traditional blue dyeing through zeolite catalysis and electrolysis

School: National Tainan Senior High SchoolSupervisor: Ming-Sheng TengStudent: Chung-Kai Hung

ProjectEver since the Qing Dynasty, the method of dyeing cloth with Indigo, a natural plant extract, has been practiced in Taiwan, producing large amounts of beautifully dyed blue traditional clothing. Yet Traditional Blue Dying, being wasteful, time-consuming, and polluting, was lost in the heat of industrialization, having been replaced by chemical processes, which were fast, cheap, but very harmful to the environment. Thus in the modern era we saw the need to make Traditional Blue Dyeing faster, cheaper, more eco-friendly, and more competitive in modern market, contributing not only to the environment but also to cultural conservation.

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TajikistanThe best method uses of pesticides by adjusting PH of water

School: Tadjik Economy High SchoolSupervisor: Arif KomisStudents: Firdavs Abdulloyev, Shamil Avgani

ProjectSometimes we have a trouble controlling a pest with a pesticides. What is problem, maybe your pest resistance or maybe chemical itself. In our city most of people work with agriculture who have that problem. We investigated this problem by taking some water samples from our irriga-tion water sources and rivers and measured the pH. Then we found and used some methods to adjust our irrigation water for effective uses of pesticides on our farm areas.

TajikistanAn alternating way to produce electricity from geothermal sources by using a cpu cooler

School: Kulab Tajik HighschoolSupervisor: Zahit UstaStudents: Parvizi Bobkhonzoda, Manuchekhr Mirzoev

ProjectIn this project, an alternative way of changing the heat energy into electrical energy from the geothermal energy sources in the world is investigated by using thermoelectric effect principle. It is possible to find geothermal energy sources in most of the regions around the world. This energy is produced by means of steam turbines. An al-ternative way without steam turbines to produce electric power from geothermal sources is attempting in this project. We used a thermo-electric module of peltier to produce electrical power and if we apply temperature difference to the both sides of peltier it produces electricity.

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TajikistanBenefits of barberry ‘berberis thunbergii’

on blood pressure, cholesterol metabolism and antimicrobial feature of it

School: Haci Kemal Tajik High SchoolSupervisor: Husnu YamanStudents: Suhrob Mirzoev, Aziz Rasulov

ProjectBerberis thunbergii is a deciduous shrub which is a species of barberry. Fruit of berberis is commonly sold and consumed in Tajikistan. Rarely bark of it is used for kidney diseases. But it is believed that barberry has many benefits. This traditional usage and collected data from differ-ent sources encourages us to observe some health benefits of Berberis thunbergii for decreasing blood pressure and cholesterol level and its antibacterial effect. Positive results were obtained from all experiments.

ThailandAnti-bacterial herbs

School: Wichai Wittaya Bilingual SchoolSupervisor: Nurcan AcarStudents: Sabrina Concas, Marina Kitson

ProjectWichai Wittaya Bilingual School has around 700 students and all those students use many common areas. Therefore, there could be high risk of bacterial infection which will cause many diseases. This project aimed to survey the number and types of bacteria found around the common utilities of the school like public telephone, railings and school’s food coupon. This project is to identify specific types of bacteria that cause diseases or infection and testing crushed herbs (plant extracts) to see which ones could inhibit the growth of these bacteria. Wichai Wittaya Bilingual school students decide on a hypothesis that some herb extracts can be used to disinfect the school.

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TurkeyProducing and storing of hydrogen energy that is an environment friend

School: Özel Servergazi LiseleriSupervisor: Atilla YasarStudents: Emir Koyu Fatih Yavaslar

ProjectSometimes we have a trouble controlling a pest with a pesticides. What is problem, maybe your pest resistance or maybe chemical itself. In our city most of people work with agriculture who have that problem. We investigated this problem by taking some water samples from our irriga-tion water sources and rivers and measured the pH. Then we found and used some methods to adjust our irrigation water for effective uses of pesticides on our farm areas.

TurkeyRecovering bioethanol from fruit waste

School: Kartal Doğa CollegeSupervisor: Ayğe ÇetinerStudents: Onur Anakok, Eslin Oztur

ProjectUse of fossil fuel is increasing in the world day by day and fossil fuels are becoming extinct. Searching for alternative fuels we aimed at de-creasing the dependency on fossil fuels. Our aim is recovering ethanol from fruit wastes that contain glucose and fructose by using yeast and form a renewable energy source. In our experiment ethanol was re-covered from fruit wastes with an efficiency rate of 10 g/L. The largest amount of ethanol was observed in grape waste while amounts of acetic acid and lactic acid were observed in the wastes.

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TurkeyThe effect of waste battery material on

organic plant growth

School: SamanyoluSupervisor: Bulent IsikStudents: Samed Sahin, Ibrahim Yildirim

ProjectThe environment is a fragile organism; living things must have a healthy environment in order to grow and produce, unhealthy envi-ronment results in unhealthy living organisms that cannot grow nor produce. Technology has improved daily life making jobs easier, using batteries as the power source. Modernization however, has it’s danger’s, some having the potential to kill. Our project demonstrates the effect of these same (waste) batteries on plants, gives definitive proof of the necessity for a more responsible application and disposal of batteries.

TurkeyFiltration of oil which is spilled in

to the sea after a tanker accident from the sea water

School: Private Yamanlar Science High SchoolSupervisor: Murat TinkciStudents: Alper Capran, Talha Ozudogru

ProjectWe have separated oil from the sea water by using a separation funnel. But we used a ping pong ball instead of valve and filled it with water. Af-ter we put sea water-oil mixture, ping pong ball stayed between the sea water and oil. The aim is that after the water flows the ping-pong ball will close the hole before the oil starts to flow. The system is easy and used well. With this system we can clean the sea before the oil damages animates.

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TurkeyRecovery of silver in waste photograph films by enzymatic method

School: ğzmir Atatürk LisesiSupervisor: Zerrin Benal HepsiogutluStudents: Arda Ergonen, Ege Ergonen

ProjectSilver, being an important element, is used a lot in X-Ray films in the medical industry. Chemical methods are used to recycle silver out of X-Ray films. But as a result of this method there can be residues such as bad smell, cinder and soot that can lead into environmental pollu-tion. Our study, aims to replace this technique with a more environ-mentally friendly and more economical way to recycle the silver with an enzymatic method.

TurkeyProduction of electrical energy by using sodium borohydride

School: Bostanci Doğa LisesiSupervisor: Berna GungorStudents: Cansin Topcu, Onur Kadioglu

ProjectOur aim was to investigate the sodium boro hydride method as an efficient, clean and alternative option to produce electrical energy. We concluded that sodium boro hydride method is ideal for both small scale projects like science projects and more advanced applications like hybrid-automobiles, home or city power generators etc. The mechanism is clear and cheap enough for students and amateurs as well as professional researchers to develop and apply in new applications.

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TurkeyCleaning poluted water by

nanothecnologic method

School: Private Yamanlar High SchoolSupervisor: Yusuf AticiStudents: Merve Nur Gurlu, Emine Nur Ince

ProjectOne of the most polluted elements of the earth is certainly, water. Because every dirty or polluted thing is cleaned with water. The aim of the project is that photocatalic surfaces will be formed from TiO2 thin films made with Ni, Er and Ag on glass using the sol-gel technique wich is a nanotechno-logical method.

TurkeyA novel environmentally friendly method

for the production of biodiesel from waste cooking sunflower oil

School: Private Kartal Doga CollegeSupervisor: Harun OzdemirStudents: Mert Erdogan, Buse Ozen

ProjectThe purpose of the experiment was to develop a novel environmentally friendly method for the biodiesel production from waste cooking sun-flower oil. This method was developed using sodium hydroxide cata-lyzed two step transesterification reaction. In this work waste cooking oil collected from apartments ín our school dictrict was used. It does not require water washing, bleaching earth treatment, or ion exchange resin for removal of soap and remaining catalyst. The ferric sulfate used for the FFA conversion was recovered. It is simple yet effective and eco-nomical and environmentally friendly.

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TurkmenistanCleaning the air and soil from the heavy metals through using plants

School: Dashoguz Turkmen High SchoolSupervisor: Besim AgayevStudents: Aymyrat Gummanov, Akmyrat Rahimov

ProjectOur project aims at diagnosing the harmful effects of metals to environ-ment and humankind and to clean dirty soil by diagnosing plants which are uniting the heavy metals in high degree. Plants absorb different compounds and elements according to the structure of soil. From this point of view some desert plants which grow in Turkmeni-stan, such as calligonum, saxaul, camelthorn and tarragon ashes. As a result, it’s seen that calligonum keeps 98.8 mg/kg of cupper, 97.9 mg/kg of zinc and 29.5 mg/kg of nickel. Tarragon keeps the most amount of zinc among plants, that is, 114.9 mg/kg.

TurkmenistanFiberboard production

School: Turgut Ozal Turkmen High SchoolSupervisor: Besim AgayevStudent: Guvanch Saparmyradov

ProjectForests are running out very quickly and they are under serious dan-ger. Lumber and lumber products which are used in every area in our lives are the biggest reason of this. Turkmenistan imports all lumber and fiberboard products from other countries. At the same time our country is one of the leading cotton producers in the world. Our aim is to produce MDF and fiberboard using cotton stems alternative to lumber and to contribute the economy of our country by reducing the import figures in this industry, and to evaluate the cotton stems and recycle them to be used in furniture industry.And also to protect the environment from being polluted by recycling the cotton stems instead of burning.

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USAA bright detective: can vibrio fischeri

detect bio-available water pollutants in the watershed of stony creek?

School: Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter SchoolSupervisor: Jane AndrakaStudent: Jack Andraka

ProjectThis project uses the bioluminescent organism Vibrio fischeri to detect bio-available water pollutants in the Stony Creek watershed. Biolumi-nescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism. The light is produced through a chemical reaction between the sub-strate luciferin and the enzyme luciferase. Differences in the amount of light produced can therefore be correlated to the organism’s me-tabolism. The reduction of light emitted is proportional to the toxicity of the aquatic sample. The hypothesis formed was that Vibrio fischeri could detect the water pollution because they would cause a decrease in light intensity, which could be measured to find the bioavailability of the water pollutants in the sample.

USAElectrochemical remediation of AMD - A

solution to acid mine polution?

School: North County High SchoolSupervisor: Karen GrunerStudent: Luke Andraka

ProjectThis project studies the possibility of mitigating the adverse en-vironmental effects of acid mine drainage (AMD) by using elec-trochemical treatment to raise the pH, harvest dissolved metals and produce hydrogen as an energy source. It was hypothesized that by using electrolysis the free hydrogen ions could be re-moved from the AMD and collected as hydrogen gas to be used as an energy source while reducing the acidity. Raising the pH would also precipitate metals out of solution, removing them from being an environmental pollutant. Using a two-chamber electrolysis cell with a removable ion exchange membrane, tests were performed to compare the change in pH and conductivity when the AMD was placed in the anode, the cathode, or both cell chambers. Hydrogen gas production was also measured.

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USAA linear programming model for optimal renewable energy consumption

School: Jesuit High SchoolSupervisor: Ananda VardhanaStudent: Aishwarya Vardhana

ProjectConsuming energy derived from fossil fuels and nuclear power plants, also known as conventional energy, is harmful to the Earth, but it is challenging for a large power consumer to switch from conventional to renewable energy. The objective of this project is to create, using a linear programming based mathematical model, a method for large companies to consume more renewable energy for a minimal extra cost. The mathematical model is developed based on input. This is input is five years of data collection from a semi-conductor company and various power-generating companies.

School: Tillamook High SchoolSupervisor: Maxson ShermanStudent: Joseph Meyer

USAThe feasability of creating fuel bricks from methane digested pulp

ProjectTillamook has an economy that bases itself on two major indus-tries; logging and dairy farming. Disposal of bovine fecal waste is a constant problem for local farmers. A methane digester con-verts this to methane gas to produce electricity. The byproduct of this process is a sterile liquid and a sterile pulp. The sterile pulp can be compressed into fuel bricks for burning in a wood stove. I tested both the meth-ane digested pulp against sawdust bricks to compare density, ash content, and heat output. The result showed that the methane digested pulp brisk had a comparable heat output to the sawdust brick though the pulp brick had a slightly higher ash content.

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USAInvestigating the potential of producing

ethanol from whey

School: Tillamook High SchoolSupervisor: Maxson ShermanStudents: Staci Sherer, Victoria Callaway

ProjectThe use of food and feed grade crops over the past several years to make ethanol has lead to dramatic increases in the price of many foods and feed cost for livestock producers. Research is needed to develop alternative methods of making ethanol from non food/feed grade crops or waste products. This project is to create a continuous feed digester that will solve the following problems: get rid of the carbon dioxide and alcohol, that builds and bypass the expensive and time consuming batch process currently used.

VietnamHastening bioremediation and degradation

in soybean oil contamination

School: Horizon International Bilingual SchoolSupervisor: Hayrullah KarkiStudents: Ha Linh Tran Thi, Diem Huong Dinh

ProjectOur project’s intention is to investigate the chemical and physical changes and degradation of oil spills in sea water. The experiment will involve hastening or otherwise manipulating the process with added nutrients and a separate control leaving the contami-nation to natural processes. The goal would be to provide hard data on the processes involved in environmental vege-table oil spills in the environment, and by the dissemination of gathered facts, educating the public on the toxic and environmental effects of such accidents.

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VietnamMicrowave effect to the aquatic life and plant growth

School: Horizon International Bilingual SchoolSupervisor: Hayrullah KarkiStudents: Hung Bao Nguyen, Viet Duc Pham

ProjectIs it possible that millions of people are ignorantly sacrifi-cing their health in exchange for the convenience of micro-wave ovens? Over 60 percentage of all world homes have microwave ovens used for meal preparation. The aim of this project is to show proof - evidence - that microwave coo-king is not natural, nor healthy, and is far more dangerous to the aquatic life and plant growth.

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Participating Dutch schools

- Praedinius Gymnasium Groningen - Porto Mosano College Maastricht - Nuborgh College Elburg -

- Alfrink College Zoetermeer - Cygnus Gymnasium Amsterdam - Drachtster Lyceum Drachten -

- Bonhoeffer College Enschede - Cartesius Lyceum Amsterdam - Assink Lyceum Haaksbergen -

- Theresialyceum Tilburg - Cosmicus Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam - Cosmicus College Rotterdam -

- Bredero College Amsterdam - Damstede Amsterdam - Anna van Rijn College Nieuwegein -

- Hofstad Lyceum Den Haag - Libanon Lyceum Rotterdam - ICA Amsterdam - Calandlyceum Amsterdam -

- Berlagelyceum Amsterdam - Amsterdams Lyceum Amsterdam - Berlage Lyceum Amsterdam -

- Gerrit van der Veen college Amsterdam - Calvijn Vreewijk Rotterdam -

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NetherlandsCar propelled by magnetic forces

School: Praedinius GymnasiumSupervisor: Heike Kirsten Elisabeth StadermannStudents: Jesse Joost Slim, George Pu-Jie Liao, Oscar Christiaan Veen

ProjectThe most common example of electromagnetic powered ve-hicles, are the Magnetic Levitation trains in Japan and China. We decided to develop something completely different, since building ‘maglev’ trains has been done over and over. Eventu-ally we developed a car that drives by pulling/pushing itself on to/from different magnets under the road surface. The final model is a finetuned version of the prototype and this model has turned out to be a small vehicle/car, about the size of a shoebox, that is driven by the attraction/repulsion of magnets on a track specifically designed for this mechanism.

NetherlandsEnvironmental friendly ship

School: Porta Mosana CollegeSupervisor: Francisco Javier Martín GonzálezStudents: Roger Prudon, Alexander Chan

ProjectA ship may use a combination of solar, wind and wave energy to provide the necessary power for the clean electric motor propulsion. A model has been built and will be demonstrated.

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NetherlandsReal ice-skating with

less consumption of energy

School: Nuborgh College LFSupervisor: Arjan PruimStudents: Natasja de Jonge

ProjectIn the Netherlands many people like to skate on ice, even when the temperature isn’t low enough in the winter. A few years ago there is a new type iceskating : Flevonice. This is a 5 km long pad of ice. This can be used when the temperatue is just below 15 C. But a lot of energy is needed to for coling. The project is about researching a better way for cooling Flevonice.

NetherlandsCO2 Schrobber

School: Alfrink CollegeSupervisor: Linda Nathalie BallijnsStudents: Koen Spaanderman, Robbin Heijerman

ProjectCO2 is one of the main substances which works as a greenhouse gas. Due to the enhanced greenhouse effect, global temperatures could rise dramatically in the upcoming years with substantial consequences and therefore we need to search actively for a solution to store the CO2.

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NetherlandsFartenergy

School: Cygnus GymnasiumSupervisor: José Carlos CaballeroStudents: Floris Jansen, Jan Garritzen, Martin van Harmelen

ProjectWith our project ‘Fartenergy’ we want to reduce the methane output of mankind. Methane (CH4) is 23 times more power-ful than CO2 as a greenhouse gas, so it provides a large part of the global warming effect. When a cow breaks wind, the gas it releases contains a lot of CH4. All 1,5 billion cows on earth cause about 4 to 9% of global warming, which is about the same amount as all manmade vehicles like cars, trucks and planes produce together! We want to collect the methane to produce energy and in this way reduce global warming. We calculated that we can collect about 11 tons of methane per year from a farm with 100 cows.

NetherlandsBe keen, take green

School: Het Drachtster LyceumSupervisor: Evert KokStudents: Frits Versloot, Gerjan de Vries, Sanne van Gammeren

ProjectMost of the time people do not realize how bad plastic actually is for our environment. We broadened our knowledge of the existence of ‘the Great Pacific Garbage Patch’: a pile of plastic litter floating in the Pacific Ocean. The Patch has been very harmful for the environment. The plastic could not be biodegraded by the ocean but it could be de-graded by UV-radiance of the sun. The waste products exist of extreme small parts sink into deeper water. Those small parts will be regarded as plankton by animals that live in the sea and they will eat it. In this way these animals will be poisoned.We also examined by what environmentally friendly material the plas-tic could be replaced. We compared Hemp cloth, cornstarch cloth (biobag®), cotton and plastic by testing these goods to combustibility and defensibility. Hemp cloth showed the best scores. Our conclusion is that Hemp cloth is better than plastic at several levels, but it has a more expensive production process. The Hemp industry will evolve slowly, therefore the price of the production and product will decline due to increasing competition.

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Netherlands100% green energy

School: Het Drachtster LyceumSupervisor: Evert KokStudents: Maxime de Wilde, Vince Ian Sindhunata, Marcel Pot, Johannes van den Akker

ProjectFalling rain is very energiefull. Per year 800 mL drops down. We want to get energy out of the rain by putting water wheels in drainpipes. We can set this by buildings with enormous surfaces like commercial properties. Everytime when it rains the wheels are going to spin and so we realise energy.

NetherlandsThe sun follower

School: Het Drachtster LyceumSupervisor: Lineda GrineStudents: Josephine Meerman, Kyra Broeders, Lars Stenveld, Lyanca de Jong

ProjectOur idea is to make a solar panel which will follow the sun. The panel will be able to cant horizontally and vertical to gain the highest return. You’ll gain the highest return when de sunrays drop perpendicular on the surface of the panel. For the topplings we’ll use a mainboard and light sensors which respond on the sunlight dropping on the surface of the light sensors. When there isn’t falling enough light on the sensors, the mainboard will be given a sign and the panel will start to cant.

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NetherlandsShower Power

School: Cygnus GymnasiumSupervisor: José Carlos CaballeroStudents: Lisa Adinda Ivich Mettrop, Noor Galesloot, Lisan Heleen Kuijper, Henriëtte Maria Jonker

ProjectYou use a lot of water when you’re showering, warm water as well. And by heating up the water, CO2 is produced. The problem is, most people don’t know how much CO2 they produce for their daily shower. This is where Shower-Power, our project, kicks in. It’s meant for people who really want to reduce their production of CO2, but just don’t know how to do this.

NetherlandsSolar charged LED study light for the Sub Sahara region

School: Bonhoeffer CollegeSupervisor: Erwin KoninkStudents: Arnout Franken, Youri Verveld, Karina Boekhoudt

ProjectThis project analyses the requirements for a Solar Charged LED lamp for the Sub Sahara region. With this information the students have designed a personal reading and writing light device for this purpose.

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NetherlandsStandby killer

School: Nuborgh College LFSupervisor: Arjan PruimStudents: Anouk Zijlstra, Manon van de Schootbrugge, Janieke van de Poppe

ProjectMany electric devices go standby automatic. But even then they cost energy. A standbykiller is a simple device wich saves a lot of energy in a year. But almost no-one uses it because people don’t know about this. We investegated a standbykiller ourself. Our question was: Can we save a lot of energy by just stimulating the use of a standbykiller?

NetherlandsGreen fitness

School: Cartesius Lyceum AmsterdamSupervisor: Edwin KoopmanStudents: Marielle van Dalen, Jelte Demi Boersma Milet De St. Aubin

ProjectUsing the fitness equipmet in a sportschool to deliver the electricity need in this facility

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NetherlandsApplication Our Future Car

School: Assink Lyceym Supervisor: Mark ten BretelerStudents: Rick te Spencke, Tom Bemthuis

ProjectWe think we have our own solutions for a better car industry. We have compared a few systems and were impressed by the in-wheel motor and the magnet motor. We think if we can combine those systems we can create something complete new. Two systems can be studied:1. The magnet motor used as a generator. This will recharge the batteries. These batteries will provide the in-wheel motor with power.2. The in-wheel motor accelerates the car, then the magnet motor takes it over or will support the in-wheel motor.Our project will be a study of the feasibility, costs and efficiency.

NetherlandsSteam power

School: Cartesius Lyceum AmsterdamSupervisor: Edwin KoopmanStudents: Jelte Boersma

ProjectPurpose of the experiment: to use steam and waterflows in a factory to create elektricity. Procedures used: a vessel and heater to create steam and a schalemodel of a mill to collect the energy. We have thought of using streams in a factory in an usefull way. This in a way like a wind-mill, only not used by wind, but with steam or water.

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NetherlandsEnergy reduction in houses

School: TheresialyceumSupervisor: Bas de WaalStudents: Gijs Ybema, Nick Dekkers, Bryan Johan Juliana, Kevin van der Eerden, Jonathan Veersma

ProjectEnergy will become more and more scarce. Therefore it is important to use energy as effcient as possible. In this research, several ways of saving energy have been investigated. A new way of harvesting en-ergy from the sun is also described. The project as submitted for this competition, is a elaboration of a physics project in highschool.The investigation is a casestudy, while focusing on a real life situa-tion. Literature has been studied, so as to see what is state-of-the-art. That led to the idea of using even more efficient solar panels, which also use ultraviolet radiation. In this investigation, several ways of saving energy on a house level have been looked at. One can think of using solar energy, smart ventilation or using a “green roof”. Both the energy saving, as well as the economical aspect have been looked at. This has led to several options to improve energy efficiency on a house level and even a novel way of harvesting energy from the sun.

NetherlandsRecycling water

School: Nuborgh College LFSupervisor: Arjan PruimStudents: Marina Wissink, Jantine Hop, Kim van Ree

ProjectThe supply of water which can be used for making Drinkwater is alreay is problem, but will be a huge problem in future. We spoil a lot of cleanwater taking a shower everyday. This water can be recycled for flushing the toilet.

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NetherlandsSolar buggy

School: Cosmicus Montessori LyceumSupervisor: Tuncer AkyaziStudents: Daniel Wilke, Tugba Kilinc, Abdulkadir Tanyildiz

ProjectThis project is all about modifying a golf cart in to a solar golf cart which runs on solar energy. We are going to build a roof on top of the golf cart, so we can place solar panels that provide the electromotor of energy. People don’t golf when the weather is bad, but we are going to connect the solar panels with a battery. The solar panels will charge the battery up to avoid energy waste and will function as backup.

NetherlandsEnvironmental friendly city

School: Cosmicus Montessori LyceumSupervisor: Tuncer AkyaziStudents: Daniel, Michael, Enes

ProjectEnergy is the source of life. Nowadays fossil fuels energy is commonly used, but by using these kinds of energy we are dependent on it but we must find innovative energy sources. We must find sources from which energy can be converted in useful one. In our project we trans-late the energy instead of producing it. Even we don’t realize there is a huge amount of energy. If we can concentrate this heat energy in a certain place, we can use it without producing a new one. In order to understand the amount of energy that is possible to transfer from outside, we can compare atmosphere.with the buildings that we live. Atmosphere has how much energy ever we want. We are going to use just a little amount of this energy to heat our buildings.

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NetherlandsArtificial clouds

School: Cosmicus CollegeSupervisor: Hurseven BabayigitStudents: Ramazan Parasiz, Halil Kuscu, Emrecan Bolat, Enes Sekerci

ProjectTo decrease the heating of the earth we want to create artifi-cial clouds to block the sunshine partially.

NetherlandsBiohydrogen

School: Bredero CollegeSupervisor: Hasan AtaseverStudents: Fatih Topal, Suayip Zeyrek

ProjectHydrogen is produced from energy crops and wastes employ-ing (hyper)thermophilic and photoheterotrophic microorgan-isms to supply the fuel cell industry with clean hydrogen gas.

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NetherlandsCellulosic ethanol

School: Bredero CollegeSupervisor: Hasan AtaseverStudents: Hussein Farag, Ilias Bouaissa, Mustafa Sadik Ünal

ProjectCellulosic ethanol is a biofuel produced from wood, grasses, or the non-edible parts of plants.

NetherlandsBio-FTdiesel

School: Damstede Supervisor: Hasan AtaseverStudents: Emre Tas, Tayfun Selek

ProjectIt is a biodiesel converted with a FT PROCES: the Fischer–Trop-sch process (or Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis) is a set of chemi-cal reactions that convert a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen into liquid hydrocarbons.

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NetherlandsHydrogen Energy

School: Anna van Rijn College Supervisor: Mustafa ErtugrulStudents: Yunus Emre Sarikaya, Yunus Emre Soysal

ProjectIn our Project, we aim at Producing hydrogen energy known as environmentally friendly and increasing its application do-mains, in alternative to the fossil fuels used as a main energy source which gives big damages to our environment.

NetherlandsIntegration, assimiliation and segregation

School: Anna van Rijn College Supervisor: Abdulbaki CetinStudents: Said Ergen, Osman Saglik

ProjectIn this project we explain what the reasons are for these three subjects, what they cause and how we can diminish the negative outcomes.

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NetherlandsFree energy

School: Hofstad LyceumSupervisor: Ahmet YavuzStudents: Muhammet Yavuz, Mehmet Kulekci

ProjectWe aim to create energy for free. By using steam from the cooking of chips and other fast food. Which is happening in every house. This steam will generate energy by using little dynamos in the van. So steam that normally is not used will be used now.

NetherlandsRenewable Energy

School: Libanon LyceumSupervisor: Kazim KocStudents: Selim Saldiran, Hessel van de Berg, Skip Seesing

ProjectOur project explains how we can transfer the infinite kinetic energy of the molecules to cool or heat our houses. In our project we translate the energy instead of producing it. Even we don’t realize there is a huge amount of energy around us as heat.

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NetherlandsWave based electrical energy

School: Libanon LyceumSupervisor: Metehan SimitciStudents: Aladin Dautovic, Amer Dautovic

ProjectAim of the project is producing electricity from sea waves. The structure of project is consists of magnet, coil, and air balloon.

NetherlandsCleaning the earth by

Phytoremediation techniques

School: ICA AmsterdamSupervisor: Huseyin AtaseverStudents: Hasan Huseyin Demirtas

ProjectPhytoremediation techniques are accepted as more economic and ecologic solution in the control of soil pollution than physical and chemical technologies which needs higher cost of investment and application. In our project,we will investigate this.

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NetherlandsProducing electric energy from sea waves

School: Calandlyceum AmsterdamSupervisor: Huseyin AtaseverStudents: Cihad Yazici, Mertkan Aydogdu

ProjectOne of the alternative energy sources is sea wave energy that has great potential. We can meet people’s need for the energy using this method.

NetherlandsUsing biofiltration to control the air pollution

School: Anna van Rijn CollegeSupervisor: Talha AltunbayStudents: Emrullah Dogan, Hakan Yuce

ProjectThe purpose of our project is the finding of effective, ecologi-cally pure, and a cheap way of extraction of petrolreum from water, with an opportunity of its further processing without loss of initial qualities.

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NetherlandsHydrogen Energy

School: Libanon LyceumSupervisor: Burak SaldiranStudents: Muhammed Ali Baltaci, Brandon Leetz

ProjectIn our project, we aim at producing hydrogen energy known as environmentally friendly and increasing its application do-mains, in alternative to the fossil fuels used as a main energy source which gives big damages to the our environment.

NetherlandsThe sociological solution for an

environmental problem

School: Amsterdams LyceumSupervisor: Muhammed AydoganStudents: Samet Yilmaz, Finn Verberne

ProjectOur goal is to affect the human link within the problem of the environment. We try to improve cars, invent new technolo-gies, but we are not looking into the orgigin of the matter: the people. Therefore, making people more environment-minded would be a huge step for all of us. And, that is where our project is about.

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NetherlandsEnvironment friendly scooters

School: Berlage LyceumSupervisor: Muhammed AydoganStudents: Said Kilic, Kasim Al-Aubaida

ProjectScooters pollute the air, and very few think about possible solutions. Though there has been a lot of research going on regarding environmental friendly cars. Why not scooters? Why not implement the technology we have of hydrogen based energy and solar energy?

NetherlandsPollution by petroleum

School: Gerrit van der Veen CollegeSupervisor: Yunus KonukseverStudents: Arif Duman

ProjectThe purpose of our project is the finding of effective, ecologi-cally pure, and a cheap way of extraction of petroleum from water, with an opportunity of its further processing without loss of initial qualities.

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NetherlandsHydrogen Energy

School: Het Amsterdams LyceumSupervisor: Jan Arie van LatensteinStudents: Raif Duman, Erwin Dijkstra

ProjectIn our project, we aim at producing hydrogen energy known as environmentally friendly and increasing its application do-mains, in alternative to the fossil fuels used as a main energy source which gives big damages to our environment.

NetherlandsEnergy-harvesting Nano-Fibers

School: Cygnus GymnasiumSupervisor: Harun Cetin Students: Emirhan Bayrak, Dennis Sajtovic

ProjectEnergy is/remains a critical problem for us and for the fol-lowing generations. The human activity to produce energy from fossil fuel pollute the environment. The renewable and environmentally-friendly alternatives are needed to produce solutions.

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NetherlandsWater alarm

School: CosmicuscollegeSupervisor: Hurseven BabayigitStudents: Asad Mughal, Betul Kocaer, Ceren Citirikkaya, Maima Postma, Talha Erbili

ProjectWe aim at reducing the spoiling of water. We want to inform people about this and about spoiling money.

NetherlandsWater energy

School: Anna Van Rijn CollegeSupervisor: Mustafa KahveciStudents: Furkan Karapinar, Mehmet Yildiz, Samet Ors

ProjectWe researched how much energy we can produce out of flowing water in and around the house.

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NetherlandsClimate change and water pollution:

the effects on biodiversity

School: Calvijn VreewijkSupervisor: Unal Mutlu Students: Jaap Wesdorp, Sinan Akyuz, Jan Oudenaarden

ProjectWe prepared methods with the aim of demonstrating a model for ecological estimation of fresh waters’ quality by using bio-indicators.

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Agentschap NLMinisterie van Economische Zaken

Universiteit van Amsterdam

INESPO is the International Environment & Scientific Project Olympiade. It is first organized in 2009. Students from all over the world in the age of 13 till 18 can participate in INESPO. By organizing INESPO the Cosmicus Foundation wants to point at the worldwide environmental problems and create awareness of these issues.

The Cosmicus Foundation is a national organisation which organizes educational, cultural, social en scientific activities to contribute to society. Their aim is to stimulate social participation, integration and emancipation and they focus specially on the education, development and career of students and Alumni.

Organizers

The University of Amsterdam wants to offer an inspiring and broadly oriented international academic environ-ment where both the talents of stafs and students can be developed. The UvA is characterized by a critical, creative and international climate, an open atmosphere and a strong commitment to the city of Amsterdam and society.

Agentschap NL is part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. It executes professionally the government policy in terms of innovation, environment, energy and sustainable development and ensuresconsistency and synergy. Agentschap NL supports and stimulates companies, institutions and governments in achieving social objectives in these areas, both nationally and internationally.

Platform Bètatechniek has been instructed by the government to ensure sufficient and qualitative trained scientists and engineers.

For over a decenium students in higher education and science work with passion and enthusiasm to ensure good education for every child. A team of over 150 volunteer students, parents and teacher create an envi-ronment where scholars from primary and secondary education can develop themselves. The challenge is to encourage children to get the best from themselves and the opportunities to do something to contribute to society.

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Affiliated partnersINESPO has three international partners, namely ISWEEEP, MOSTRATEC and Milset Europe. The three Dutch projects that will end

first at INESPO 2010 will be send to their olympiads.

I-SWEEEP, the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, and Environment) Project Olympiad is a science fair open to middle and high school students organized by the Cosmos Foundation. ISWEEP takes place at Houston USA and works with local, national, and international science fair organizations to bring together the top-ranking participants and qualifying projects from these competitions.

MOSTRATEC, the International Science and Technology Exhibition is organized and hosted by Fundação Escola Técnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha in Brazil, in collaboration with public and private institu-tions.Since 1994, MOSTRATEC has been held in International character, becoming one of the most important educational events in the country.The fair is destined to the exhibition of science and technology related research projects in the different areas of human knowledge, developed by high school or technical/professionalizing education students from Brazil and other countries.

MILSET Europe is a European non-governmental, non-profit and politically independent youth organi-sation, created from member organisations of MILSET (International Movement for Leisure Activities in Science & Technology) holding their seat in Europe. These organisations work in the field of education, focusing on the organisation of science-and-technology activities for young people.The science fair aims at promoting scientific projects created by children and young people around the world through an exhibition in a multi-cultural environment, also allowing the participation of institutions which want to assist young people in their projects.

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SponsorsINESPO wants to thank its sponsors very much for their support.

“Be the change you wish to see in the world” - Gandhi -

For more informationwwww.inespo.org