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Marine Pollution Lab Report Instructions : Complete the lab report below while you design a model of an oil spill and test the effectiveness of clean-up methods in the Marine Pollutions Lab. You will submit your completed lab report. (30 points possible) Name and Title : (1 point) Ben Finch Mr. Muellner Objective(s) : (2 points) What was the main purpose of the lab? The purpose of this lab is to use to find the best method to clean up an oil spill Hypothesis : (2 points) In an oil spill, if a chemical has been used for cleanup, then it will clean up the most oil. Procedure : (5 points) What steps did you take to complete the lab? Clearly define the dependent and independent variable(s). The dependent variable is the amount of oil left The independent variable is the cleaning method The steps 1. Create a beach model with sand and water in an aluminum pan 2. Create the oil spill using cooking oil 3. Add feather to represent the birds 4. Use a cotton ball to try and clean up the spill. This is my physical cleanup 5. Use laundry soap to represent my chemical cleanup. Data & Observations : (10 points) Evaluate your clean-up methods as poor, average, good, or excellent. You may use this sample data table or create your own to match your experiment. As well, record any other observations about your experiment and describe the results. Containment of Oil Effectiveness on Oil in the Water Effectiveness on Oil on the Shore Effectiveness on Feathers Physical clean-up effective effective Somewhat effective Not effective Unless Otherwise Noted All Content © 2023 Florida Virtual School. FlexPoint Education Cloud™ is a trademark of Florida Virtual School.
Chemical clean-up Not effective Somewhat effective Somewhat effective Not effective Conclusion : (10 points) Your conclusion will include a summary of the lab results and an interpretation of the results. Please answer in complete sentences. 1. What was the overall effectiveness of your chosen clean-up methods? The overall effectiveness of the methods I chose to clean up the oil spill was about 60% 2. Estimate how much of the spill you were able to clean using the physical method and using the chemical method. I was able to clean up the oil spill with my physical method, which was a cotton ball was about 3. Which area was most difficult to clean: the water, the shore, or the feathers? Why? I think trying to clean the feather was the hardest one to try and clean. I think the feathers soak up the oil more and that makes it harder to clean. I also think they were the hardest because they were items with the biggest surface area. Both methods of cleaning did not work. 4. What factors would be present in an actual oil spill that was not included in your model? Some of the factors that would be present in an actual oil spill that I didn’t deal with would be more animals, not just feathers. It would also be a different type of oil, that would make it tougher to clean. There would also be different types of sea life that would be harmed and affected by the oil spill. 5. What impacts might your clean-up methods have on the environment? The impacts on my physical cleanup would have less impact on the environment. It uses an item that is safe and doesn’t cause more of a problem. The chemical method could cause more of an impact since it is introducing another substance to an area that doesn’t already have it in there. It could affect the water, then it would affect the living creatures. Unless Otherwise Noted All Content © 2023 Florida Virtual School. FlexPoint Education Cloud™ is a trademark of Florida Virtual School.
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