Category: Special Features— a page dedicated to showcasing Environmental Science research projects
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Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management
Green Infrastructure for Stormwater ManagementAs climate change intensifies storms, cities around the world are facing more frequent flooding and water pollution. In urban areas with combined sewer systems, heavy rainfall can overwhelm the pipes, causing sewage to overflow into nearby harbors. A climate solution designed to address this problem is green infrastructure for stormwater management.…
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Carbon Capture Technologies
As the effects of climate change have become more and more apparent, scientists around the world have also realized that carbon emissions play a significant role in the changing of earth’s climate. This is due to the fact that “Carbon dioxide, and other greenhouse gases, absorb infrared energy and re-emit it in all directions, warming…
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Los Angeles Seaport’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
In the city of Los Angeles, California, one prevailing issue is the smog that overtakes the city 1 out of 3 days a year. In Los Angeles, there are some of the most important seaports in the country (Briscoe, 2019). Unfortunately, these seaports are producing very large amounts of emissions from the diesel fuel being…
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Superior Smart Sprayers
Around 40 percent of land in the U.S is used for agriculture, and it is polluting and killing ourworld. With agriculture comes fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals that kill weeds and protect theplants, but pollute our waters. The use of chemicals started around the 1960, leading farmers to spray theirentire fields, spiking up to 11…
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Sustainable Air Fuel
When you look at airplanes flying in the sky with the white clouds trailing behind them,they are actively hurting the environment. The emissions from aviation travel are the cause of3.5% of climate change (NOAA, 2020). Carbon Dioxide is a main source of climate change andis well known to be emitted from aviation, but it is…
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Solar Panels
Solar panels are panels that conduct sunlight into light energy used for electricity. Solar panels can help save our Earth by reducing our reliance on fossil fuels for energy, offering clean energy. While they can be expensive to install, averaging 15 to 25 thousand dollars, they essentially pay themselves off down the line (Solar 2026).…
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Electric Cars: Their Prominence Close to Home and Far Away
As global temperatures rise and our world dives deeper into the chasm that is climatechange’s lasting impacts on the earth, there are still measures being taken to slow down theeffects. One major source of greenhouse-gas emissions is from the use of gasoline automobiles.Although this is not the only thing emitting pollutants into the atmosphere, it…
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Greywater Systems: Negative and Positive Impacts on the Environment
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Greywater systems have reduced water consumption by 40 percent, as population growth, climate change, urbanization, and levels of water have increased, our water supplies have been under a great amount of pressure. Over time, water scarcity has become an escalating global concern, specifically because traditional techniques of using water have become no longer feasible due…
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Hybrid Reefs: Coastal Protection and Carbon Sequestration
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Coastal areas around the world are facing erosion, stronger storms that lead to flooding, andrising sea levels as a result of climate change. Human created CO2 emissions are the biggestcontributor to this trend as carbon dioxide traps heat in the atmosphere, contributing to risingglobal temperatures. Structures like seawalls and bulkheads are widely used to protectshorelines…
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Heating the Future: Ground-Source Heat Pumps as a Climate Solution
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Introduction: Climate change is one of the most urgent challenges of our time, and buildings contribute a significant portion of global carbon emissions, largely from heating and cooling systems powered by fossil fuels. In colder climates like New Jersey, natural gas and oil heating systems add heavily to greenhouse gas emissions, making schools key targets…
