Biological And Ecological Project – Page 11

Stand Number: 5544

Project title: Could the Lough Derg disaster have been prevented?

Overview: To test algae to combat nitrates and harvest that algae before it blooms to avoid what happened in Lough Derg.

School Name: Árdscoil Uí Urmoltaigh

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 5600

Project title: Oh Deer: An investigation into how deer overpopulation might be biodiversity, agriculture and road safety’s biggest rut.

Overview: For our BTYSE project, we are investigating how the deer population in Ireland has severely impacted biodiversity loss, road safety and agriculture in Ireland.

School Name: St Mary's Secondary School Macroom

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 5601

Project title: An tionchar agus Leigheasacháin do Grabhóig Rubar sa Timpeallacht

Overview: Is é aidhm an iniúchadh seo ná chun aimsiú an éifeacht timpeallachta de ghrabhóig rubair nó ‘Astro Turf’

School Name: Gaelcholáiste Mhuire

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 5602

Project title: Is Your Fire Killing You?

Overview: A continuing investigation into which solid fuels burned in fireplaces are better and worse and the effect burning them has on health and the environment

School Name: Loreto Secondary School

School County: Kilkenny

Stand Number: 5603

Project title: The Effects of Acid Rain on Plant Growth: Implications for Bogland Sustainability

Overview: Bogs are flat wetland whose primary supply of water and nutrients is from rainfall. What happens when "acid rain" falls? The effects are detrimental.

School Name: Our Lady's Bower

School County: Westmeath

Stand Number: 5604

Project title: Microplastics in the Irish Brown Crab

Overview: Our aim is to observe the microplastic pollution of Ireland's waters, through the use of the edible Irish brown crab.

School Name: Midleton College

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 5605

Project title: Fingerprinting Water and determining its age to help improve the quality of our rivers

Overview: Ireland has a large agricultural community. Overuse of slurry and fertilizer causes runoff to enter our streams and impacts over 1,000 streams.

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 5606

Project title: An investigation into the use of natural compost vs slurry and synthetic fertilisers in a community garden.

Overview: We are investigating which medium of natural compost is most effective the cultivation of crops in our potassium and macro organism deficient garden

School Name: Mount St Michael

School County: Cork

Stand Number: 5607

Project title: The observation of the feeding habits of fledgling Common Swifts (Apus apus) correlating to weather conditions

Overview: The objective of our observational study is to determine how the hourly feeding frequency of swift fledglings varies with weather conditions and fledgling age.

School Name: Ballinrobe Community School

School County: Mayo

Stand Number: 5608

Project title: Upcycling waste streams for Agriculture use and protecting water sources, a continued study

Overview: The aim of our research is to create a sustainable replacement for chemical fertiliser through the use of processed human waste known as Biosolids

School Name: St. Mel's College

School County: Longford