The Effect Of Zeolite-Gravel Mixtures On The Concentration Of Leachate /
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Chemistry
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Oral Presentation Award
1st Place
Written Paper Award
1st Place
Abstract
Over the years, continued production of waste in landfills has lead to detrimental effects on the environment. One of said effects was the creation of sludge-like wastewater that had accumulated at the bottom of landfills. Research was conducted to find a potential solution to treating the wastewater, otherwise as known as leachate, using zeolites, an aluminosilicate, crystalline structure, and gravel. The purpose of this experiment was to find whether combining zeolites and gravel into a mixture would treat and purify leachate effectively. It was hypothesized that as the zeolite ratio decreases, the percent transmittance would increase for the post-treated solution. Treatment was carried out by pouring a leachate solution, composed of distilled water, 28% ammonium hydroxide, 100% cuprous oxide powder, and 99% phenolphthalein powder through a zeolite-gravel mixture which was then tested to see how effective the treatment was. The results found that the control group (M = 6.751%, SD = 2.487%), the 100%-0% group (M = 19.670%, SD = 10.100%), the 75%-25% group (M = 16.630%, SD = 3.070%), and the 50%-50% group (M = 6.827%, SD = 1.700%) were statistically significant (F(3,93) = , p = <0.001). Scheffé test found that the test values for the control group (n = 30, M = 6.751%, SD =2.487%) and the 50%-50% group (n = 30, M = 6.827%, SD = 1.700%) had statistically significant differences between the 100%-0% group (n = 30, M = 19.67%, SD = 10.100%) and the 75%-25% group (n = 7, M = 16.630%, SD = 3.070%) for both the control and the 50%-50%. The hypothesis was not supported, but data indicates that a higher ratio of zeolite to gravel performed better compared to the other experimental groups. /
Recommended Citation
Kong, Christopher, "The Effect Of Zeolite-Gravel Mixtures On The Concentration Of Leachate /" (2016). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 231.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2016/all/231
Location
Owens 101
Start Date
4-16-2016 10:45 AM
The Effect Of Zeolite-Gravel Mixtures On The Concentration Of Leachate /
Owens 101
Over the years, continued production of waste in landfills has lead to detrimental effects on the environment. One of said effects was the creation of sludge-like wastewater that had accumulated at the bottom of landfills. Research was conducted to find a potential solution to treating the wastewater, otherwise as known as leachate, using zeolites, an aluminosilicate, crystalline structure, and gravel. The purpose of this experiment was to find whether combining zeolites and gravel into a mixture would treat and purify leachate effectively. It was hypothesized that as the zeolite ratio decreases, the percent transmittance would increase for the post-treated solution. Treatment was carried out by pouring a leachate solution, composed of distilled water, 28% ammonium hydroxide, 100% cuprous oxide powder, and 99% phenolphthalein powder through a zeolite-gravel mixture which was then tested to see how effective the treatment was. The results found that the control group (M = 6.751%, SD = 2.487%), the 100%-0% group (M = 19.670%, SD = 10.100%), the 75%-25% group (M = 16.630%, SD = 3.070%), and the 50%-50% group (M = 6.827%, SD = 1.700%) were statistically significant (F(3,93) = , p = <0.001). Scheffé test found that the test values for the control group (n = 30, M = 6.751%, SD =2.487%) and the 50%-50% group (n = 30, M = 6.827%, SD = 1.700%) had statistically significant differences between the 100%-0% group (n = 30, M = 19.67%, SD = 10.100%) and the 75%-25% group (n = 7, M = 16.630%, SD = 3.070%) for both the control and the 50%-50%. The hypothesis was not supported, but data indicates that a higher ratio of zeolite to gravel performed better compared to the other experimental groups. /
