The Effect of Facemask Leachate on the Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Botany
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of leachate extracted from different facemasks on the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) plants. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, an increase in facemask usage is causing an increase in pollution due to masks. There is a lack of study on how the chemicals found in leachate from masks will impact the environment. It was hypothesized that masks would hinder the growth of the bean plants. It was also predicted that the facemasks with dyes would impact plant growth greater than the facemasks without dyes due to the heavy metal content in many reactive dyes. 112 bean plants were split into four groups, no-mask, disposable mask, cloth mask and n-95 mask. They were split into groups of no-mask, disposable mask, cloth mask, and n-95 mask.The plants were grown for nine days and plant height was recorded. A One-Way ANOVA and a Tukey test were run to check for correlation between the facemask leachates and plant height. The data collected is not statistically significant enough to support this hypothesis.
Recommended Citation
Anand, Jiya, "The Effect of Facemask Leachate on the Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris" (2022). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 33.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2022/all/33
Location
HSS 107
Start Date
4-2-2022 11:45 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Effect of Facemask Leachate on the Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris
HSS 107
The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of leachate extracted from different facemasks on the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean) plants. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, an increase in facemask usage is causing an increase in pollution due to masks. There is a lack of study on how the chemicals found in leachate from masks will impact the environment. It was hypothesized that masks would hinder the growth of the bean plants. It was also predicted that the facemasks with dyes would impact plant growth greater than the facemasks without dyes due to the heavy metal content in many reactive dyes. 112 bean plants were split into four groups, no-mask, disposable mask, cloth mask and n-95 mask. They were split into groups of no-mask, disposable mask, cloth mask, and n-95 mask.The plants were grown for nine days and plant height was recorded. A One-Way ANOVA and a Tukey test were run to check for correlation between the facemask leachates and plant height. The data collected is not statistically significant enough to support this hypothesis.
