| Olivia MacNeill
Absorbent Sorbents
| Division: | Earth & Environmental Sciences | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | Chignecto East | | City: | Pictou, NS | | School: | West Pictou Consolidated | | Abstract: | This project compares three products currently used in oil spill cleanup to a product not currently used... cattails. Four experiments were conducted. The tests results determined how much oil the materials could hold, their absorbency rate in oil and water, and their capillary action. |
| Awards | Value | The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario | $1 000.00 | Bronze Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Junior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada | $300.00 | | Total | $1 300.00 | |
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