The Effect of Plant-Based and Synthetic Tide Detergents on Ocimum basilicum
School Name
Spring Valley High School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Environmental Science
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The effects of two different Tide detergents on Ocimum basilicum were examined. Detergents have been a danger to the environment and are especially harmful to various living organisms. Not much research has been done on the topic of plant-based detergents and their effects. The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the Tide plant-based detergent was less damaging and harmful in terms of color and height than the synthetic Tide detergent on Ocimum basilicum. It was hypothesized that the Ocimum basilicum plants would grow taller and appear brighter with the green Tide detergent in comparison to the synthetic detergent, but the green detergent would still significantly damage the plant even though it's “eco-friendly” as a result of its beneficial chemical uptake. Ninety Ocimum basilicum plants were separated into 3 groups, with 30 plants in each group. Every group received a different treatment. The control received only water and no detergent (0% of detergent by volume), group 2 received 15% of plant-based detergent by volume, and the final group, group 2, received 15% of synthetic detergent by volume. It was found that group 2 did better than group 1 in terms of color, but worse in terms of height. It was concluded that the Tide synthetic detergent is not much more harmful than the Tide plant-based detergent.
Recommended Citation
Spiva, Greenlee, "The Effect of Plant-Based and Synthetic Tide Detergents on Ocimum basilicum" (2024). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 490.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2024/all/490
Location
RITA 152
Start Date
3-23-2024 10:15 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Effect of Plant-Based and Synthetic Tide Detergents on Ocimum basilicum
RITA 152
The effects of two different Tide detergents on Ocimum basilicum were examined. Detergents have been a danger to the environment and are especially harmful to various living organisms. Not much research has been done on the topic of plant-based detergents and their effects. The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent the Tide plant-based detergent was less damaging and harmful in terms of color and height than the synthetic Tide detergent on Ocimum basilicum. It was hypothesized that the Ocimum basilicum plants would grow taller and appear brighter with the green Tide detergent in comparison to the synthetic detergent, but the green detergent would still significantly damage the plant even though it's “eco-friendly” as a result of its beneficial chemical uptake. Ninety Ocimum basilicum plants were separated into 3 groups, with 30 plants in each group. Every group received a different treatment. The control received only water and no detergent (0% of detergent by volume), group 2 received 15% of plant-based detergent by volume, and the final group, group 2, received 15% of synthetic detergent by volume. It was found that group 2 did better than group 1 in terms of color, but worse in terms of height. It was concluded that the Tide synthetic detergent is not much more harmful than the Tide plant-based detergent.
