鑒於氨氮會消耗水中溶氧，造成水質惡化、危害水域生態，且政府將逐步管制廢水的氨氮含量，處理氨氮的技術日益重要。去除氨氮的方法有物理、化學及生物法，但物理、化學法成本高且有二次汙染的風險，因此本實驗希望找到能有效分解廢水中氨氮之菌種。採取可口可樂工廠的七池汙水，以高氨氮培養基篩出七種細菌(RW、ST、ET、BA、BS、SR、CA)，並挑選出三種氨氮分解效率最佳的細菌(RW、ST、ET)。進一步發現其能有效降低廢水中氨氮，並減少氨氮廢水對水中動植物的危害。因此，我們認為RW、ST、ET能有效處理廢水中的氨氮並減緩氨氮對於環境的危害。

Vacuum packaging is a packaging technique intended to extend the shelf life of food via the removal of air from an enclosed package prior to sealing. This process limits the growth of aerobic bacteria or fungi due to oxygen deprivation. In this work, we present a novel do-it-yourself vacuum packaging device using the exchange of water and air between two bottles to continuously generate a vacuum-suction effect. The sizes of bottle and vacuum bag were investigated for its impact on the vacuum generation in a plastic bag containing smoked fish sausages. Large commercial 3.1-litre PET bottle generated more vacuum than the smaller ones. An equilibrated vacuum pressure of a smaller plastic bag was lower than that of a larger size. With 3.1-litre PET bottles, the vacuum pressure for 3”x5”, 5”x8” and 6”x9” bags was equilibrated at 8, 10, 18 mmHg, respectively. Sausages packaged by our device last for 14 days when they were kept in -20oC refrigerator, which was comparable to those packed by the commercial vacuum packaging system for household use. This project demonstrates an application of simple science in a real life situation as well as a promotion of environmental protection idea as the electricity is not used in the vacuum generation process and the disposed plastic bottles can be reused.

Chemistry experiments in school produce an abundance of waste in both materials and equipment. Since hands-on experimentation is a critical pedagogical tool the trend in classroom experimentation is clearly towards environmentally friendly experiments that scale, but was also able to measure reaction rate in blue cupric sulfate solution using the color dissipation as a rate gauge. There was an evolution of apparatus and experiment design beginning with simple magnifying glass optics and advancing to a custom made, light-gathering microscope video apparatus that allows the experiment to be monitored and files recorded for later viewing. I was inspired by the Yin Yang Sea phenomenon in Taipei County. The Yin Yang Sea is a coastal area in Chinkuashih, Taipei County where coastal currents in the area lack the strength to disperse the heavy metal pollutants that empty into the Lientung Bay. The result is a contrast between the blue sea water and the turgid yellow ground water. This contrast led me to add an all-purpose indicator to the reactant solution. This deepens the visual effect of the electrolysis experiment. 我們從環境保護的角度去思考學校的化學實驗時，減量減廢的微型化學實驗已是未來實驗的趨勢。經過多年的努力，我除了成功的做到電解最微量的一滴溶液外，對於從藍色硫酸銅溶液顏色消失的電解時間裡，還可做定量的檢定感到不可思議！為了更清楚看到液滴溶液的電解反應，儀器的設計由放大鏡到自組顯微投影機，最後進階到顯微視訊的畫面，它不但可記錄下來，而且可在電腦中播放。為了更清楚看到液滴溶液的氧化還原反應和酸鹼變化，我想到了在北台灣的金瓜石海域一處特別的景觀，那就是離岸近海處有黃藍兩個不同顏色的陰陽海！於是我加了廣用指示劑到液滴中，由電解後出現的的陰陽海畫面，更可加深實驗的效果。 最重要的是：最環保也最接近零污染的顯微化學實驗，已然是未來可發展下去的目標。

本研究選擇以天然易分解的吸附劑－幾丁聚醣和聚麩胺酸（γ-PGA)，建立有效去除水中重金屬離子的方法。首先探討幾丁聚醣膜在各種條件下對鉻離子、銅離子的吸附。對鉻離子的吸附模式較符合等溫吸附式Freundlich，於30℃、pH=3時具有吸附優勢。而後將幾丁聚醣黏附於多孔性泡綿，利用抽濾法提高吸附效率，使鉻、銅離子殘留率分別降至2.08％、11.23％。幾丁聚醣與γ-PGA結合製成的複合材料泡綿，大幅提升對銅離子的吸附效果，其吸附模式較符合等溫吸附式Freundlich，於30℃下、pH=7，γ-PGA與幾丁聚醣之比例為6:5時，對銅離子吸附最佳。利用分光光度儀的設計原理，以光敏電阻建立可即時檢測有色重金屬離子的分析元件。將此檢測裝置結合吸附劑，研發一套可即時檢測、環保簡易的重金屬離子吸附暨檢測之循環系統。對於2.0ppm、10.0ppm之鉻、銅離子循環2、3小時後，殘留率分別降至0.046％、0.074％，充分顯示此系統可有效去除水中重金屬離子。

A novel and simple method was developed to determine the activity of silver in nanometer particles more than in non-nanometer particles. The conductivity of conducting polymer, polyaniline (PANI) doped with different amount of nanometer silver particles was used to evaluated the activity of nanometer silver. In polymerization of polyaniline, hydrogen chloride solution usually used to increase the conductivity of polyaniline. When 1%(w/w) nanometer silver particles doped during the polymerization, the conductivity of polyaniline was down from 2.28 s/cm to 0.65 s/cm, then increased with increasing the amount of nanometer silver doped. The conductivity of polyaniline was changed from 2.28 s/cm to 0.47 s/cm when 3%(w/w) nanometer silver particles doped, but it is increased from 2.28 s/cm to 2.44 s/cm when was doped with 3%(w/w) micrometer silver particles. The conductivity of polyaniline changed due to the formation of silver chloride (AgCl) in doping nanometer silver. Some of the nanometer silver particles were formed to silver ion in hydrogen chloride solution for the high activity property of nanometer silver. This also can be proved from the spectra of XRD and FE-SEM. Therefore; determination the conductivity of conducting polymer by doping nanometer metal particles can be used to determine the activity of the nanometer particles. 本研究為開發一個新穎的檢測奈米金屬粒子化學活性大於非奈米金屬粒子的簡易方法。方法為利用導電高分子聚苯胺，於合成過程中添加不同濃度的奈米銀粒子，並分別偵測其成品的導電度，藉以評估奈米銀粒子的化學活性。由於聚苯胺在合成過程中通常加入鹽酸以提高其導電度，致活性較大的奈米銀粒子於氧化後，隨即與氯離子形成氯化銀的沉澱，而降低聚苯胺的導電度，如添加1﹪(w/w)奈米銀粒子的，其導電度由2.28 s/cm 降至0.65 s/cm，隨後隨著添加量的增加導電度先降後再稍回升。一般非奈米級銀粒子因氧化電位為負值，即化學活性小，而不易被氧化。由實驗結果，我們發現同樣添加3%(w/w)的奈米級銀粒子或微米級銀粒子，添加奈米級銀粒子的導電度由2.28 下降為0.47，添加微米級銀粒子的導電度卻由2.28 上升為2.44，此乃說明本方法確實足以證明奈米級金屬的化學活性的確遠大於微米級金屬，因相同條件下，微米級銀粒子未如同奈米級銀粒子一樣被氧化成銀離子。即奈米級銀粒子可以輕易的被氧化，而非奈米級銀粒子則不易被氧化。尤其也可由X 光繞射儀分析光譜圖和場發射式掃描電子顯微鏡拍攝圖證明。因此，我們可以採用添加3 %(w/w)奈米級金屬銀粒子及微米級金屬銀粒子於導電高分子的方法，並藉導電度的變化，證明奈米金屬粒子的高活潑性。

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Islands far from lands use the underground or surface water as the water for living. The population of the islands is growing fast and the amount of water usage is increasing year after year. However, the amount of water usage is limited, so that people who live in islands have trouble using water. To compensate this problem, underground water is drawn from deeper underground sites. If this matter occurs continuously, sea-level may rise and then we cannot use underground water. Seawater desalination is a way to solve the water shortage, but it requires a lot of energy. It is difficult for island far away from lands to supply a lot of energy. It is considered the eco-friendly way to minimize the use of energy on the island. In order to solve the problem of water shortage on the island, it is considered fog that on the island occur frequently. It is an attempt to create water from fog, but it is a lack of research of efficiency of fog-catching nets to create water from fog. In this research, I have studied the efficiency of the fog-catching nets, a way to increase the efficiency, the amount of water that is created on the island, usage of discarded fishing net for fog-catching nets. Through this research, I found a kind of fog which can be changed into water and the difference in efficiency due to the difference in the size of the mesh size of the fog-catching nets, wind direction, wind speed, water absorption capacity of thread of fog-catching nets, installation direction of fog-catching nets, a way of installation of fog-catching nets. Also I found fog-catching nets of discarded fishing nets on the island and the possibility of usage for everyday life that the amount of water are created for a day or a month during dry season on the island.

After an annual swimming rally in the Nahoon river, concerns were raised after several swimmers fell ill, complaining of possible symptoms of mild E.coli infection. Research was hence conducted to determine the following: \r \r \r The Nahoon River is safe for recreational activity in terms of faecal-coliforms and E.coli \r \r \r Whether the amount of rainfall affects these levels. \r \r \r If faecal pollution is present, to determine the possible point sources of the pollution \r \r \r To devise a method that needs no assistance from a laboratory, and could be done in a home environment at low cost. \r \r \r \r Procedures \r Colilert-18, (the reagent) contains nutrients which react to faecal-coliforms and E.coli in the sample. It causes samples to change colour when contamination is present. A dilution method (used by the Kowie Catchment Campaign) was used to test the severity of the contamination. The dilution levels were as follows: 1, 1/10, 1/100 and 1/1000. A control test was also performed. One Colilert capsule was divided among the five samples, which were incubated in a household stove at 37ºC for 18 hours. A sample was collected every four days and after heavy rainfall. \r The results were rated on a severity scale of 0-4, where a two was considered unsafe for recreational activity. If the undiluted sample remained clear, it was ra ted 0, if all the samples changed colour, it was rated as a four. The same rating system was used when fluorescing samples to test for E.coli. The daily rainfall level was compared to the levels of faecal-coliforms and E.coli. \r Conclusion \r As it has high levels of faecal coliforms and E.coli, the Nahoon River is not safe for recreational activity on a daily basis. \r Heavy rainfall causes the levels of E.coli and faecal coliforms to rise. \r The major source of the contamination is a stream entering the river from a newly developed settlement, and not a leaking sewer. \r This experiment has developed cost-effective home environment testing method which could be used in researching other rivers, marine environments, recreational waters and even drinking water by community researc

常常看到一些防污染系統的不實際及曠廢時日以致造\r 成污染面的擴大；最常見的為油輪漏油污染海面，而我們能\r 做的僅是利用攔油繩鏈(oil disaster)將污染海面的油污圈圍\r 起來防止其擴大範圍。從文獻資料得知最新的觸媒材料TiO2\r 可以在紫外光照射下發揮分解油污及廢液的功能。因此想以\r TiO2 為主題對類似油污污染及廢液污染的濾淨作一番探\r 討，進而研究出一套快速的除汙設計來嘗試解決層出不窮的\r 污染事件。\r TiO2廉價、無毒、穩定性高，為一種良好的光催化觸媒，\r 其實它早已被用來加入化妝品及口香糖中，以期促成人體內\r 外部(含口腔)的淨化功能。所以我們進一步配合空心玻璃球\r 粒的應用及TiO2 薄膜的鍍製來設計出具有分解液態污染源\r 的攔油繩及快速分解液態污染源的簡易濾淨系統。