| Biography |
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| Ted is a 16 year old grade 10 Student at Pretty River Academy in Collingwood Ontario. This year Ted was elected Vice President of his student council, and is a member of a local concert band. Ted is an avid outdoors-man and enjoys fishing, hunting, and hiking whenever possible. Rugby is another passion, as Ted has been a 10 year member (longest serving member) of the Georgian Bay Titans Rugby Club. Ted has a drive to learn and discover new things, and when he can he spends his free time researching how things work or about historic events. |
| Ted Stuart
Biochar Filtration of Phosphorous
| Challenge: | Environment | | Category: | Intermediate | | Region: | Simcoe County | | City: | Ravenna, ON | | School: | Pretty River Academy | | Abstract: | A process was developed to convert wood into fertilizer, by experimentally filtering and storing residual phosphorus from a contaminated water source. A key component of this process was the production substance from wood known as "biochar," through pyrolysis. It was experimentally determined that implementing a radial flow filter (containing biochar as media) would be a sustainable, cost-effective solution to preventing eutrophication. |
| Awards | Value | Excellence Award - Intermediate
Silver Medal
Sponsor: Youth Science Canada | | Western University Scholarship
Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: Western University | $2 000.00 | | Total | $2 000.00 | |
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