Eco-Oysters™ 

Q: What is our Challenge Statement?

A: How can we make a water filter that uses the properties of an oyster to purify bodies of water such as ponds and small beaches?

 

 

Q: Why we are choosing to make this product?

A: We are choosing to make this product because the amount of oysters are decreasing in population, so there is less water being naturally filtered which is causing levels of ammonia and nitrates to rise making organisms intake the toxins.

 

 

Q: How we plan to fix this problem?

A: We are making an artificial reproduction of an oyster's natural filtering system. The product will filter water in bodies of water like ponds and small beaches so that they are cleaner and less contaminated.

 

Q: How we plan to make out product innovative and effective?

A: It advances common filtering technologies by revolutionizing the field of water filtering systems using biomimicry of an oyster in an ecosystem. It will change the science world by producing cleaner water in places where people swim and the organisms will be safer for human consumption.

 

Q: How our experiment will proceed?

A: We will get one real oyster and one oyster filter. We will also get touch tanks, the same size, which are filled with the same amount of salt water, dirt, and other chemicals (ammonia, nitrate). After gathering and filling the tanks, we will ttake the ph levels of each tank with ph sticks and record, as well as visual observation. Then we will put the oysters in separate tanks, and for one week, every day, take the ph level of each tank and visually observe. On the 5th day we will drain the tanks and observe how much sediment is left on the bottom of the tank as well as clarity of water. Whichever oyster tank (real or fake) has less levels of chemicals and dirt, we will conclude which oyster filters salt water more efficiently.