Water Purification Science Fair Projects and Experiments

Find out whether natural products, such as Dungeness crab shells and Nopal cactus gel, can filter out the metals, iron and copper, dissolved in water. R

Identifying and Removing Pollutants From Our Water Through Filtration R

Test for water purification by building your own water conductivity meter R

Cleaning Water of Bacteria Via Silver R

What is the best way of cleaning water? (distillation, filtering with coffee filter, filtering with Kleenex, and filtering with paper towel). S

Total Suspended Solids in Wastewater before and after Treatment S

Compare the bactericidal effects of chlorine versus iodine disinfectants on the recycled wastewater. R

Determine whether Brita Water Filter makes significant improvements in the pH, total hardness, total dissolved solids, free chlorine, total chlorine, and total alkalinity of tap, mineral, spring, sparkling, and distilled water. R

Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water R

How water is obtained, treated and supplied to households in small communities. S

Compare Treated Industrial Wastewater to River Water S

Compare the quality of lake water with bottled water and filtered tap water. R

Which material (sand, charcoal, or gravel) will best filter waste from creek water? R

Find a method of purifying water which is simple, effective and inexpensive, and could be used in a third world country. R R

Purification of water through solar energy R R

Is distillation the best method of purifying water? R R

Test electrolysis and natural condensation as a means of recycling water R R

Do Extreme pH Conditions Quench Respiration of microorganisms in Secondary Wastewater Treatment Mixed Liquor? R

What is Water Purification?
Solar Water Purification & Distillation Science Fair Projects & Experiments
Water Pollution Science Fair Projects & Experiments

High School - Grades 10-12

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Elucidation of the Physicochemical Properties of the Active Protein and Optimization of Water Purification R

Determine if treating wastewater with ultraviolet light will increase bacterial resistance to ultraviolet light in the effluent by triggering constitutive production of DNA repair enzymes. R

Evaluate the coagulating properties of both Moringa Oleifera seed kernel powder and Moringa Oleifera De-oiled seed powder in cleaning water. R

Investigate the effect of lobster shell chitin on filtering wastewater metallic ions. R

Application of Magnetic Flux and Electric Field to the Recycling and Deodorization of Seawater R

The Effects of Various Natural Filters on Urban Runoff Water R

How Does Water Treated with NaF Affect the Development of the Invertebrates Artemia, Daphnia, Paramecium, and Planaria? R

Determine the effect of temperature on the formation of trihalomethanes (THM) and determine an effective method of THM removal using filters that were either hand-made or commercially processed. R

Operational Effects of Altered Abiotic Factors on Nitrifying Bacteria R

Determine if implementation of State of California Senate Bill No. 923 has resulted in causing lower nitrates in agricultural effluents flowing into the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. R

The effects of filtering and screening processes standard in sewage disinfection plants, and the best disinfecting agents used in treating the water. R

Evaluate the coagulating properties of both Moringa Oleifera seed kernel powder and Moringa Oleifera De-oiled seed powder in cleaning water. R

What is Water Purification?
Solar Water Purification & Distillation Science Fair Projects & Experiments
Water Pollution Science Fair Projects & Experiments

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