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Presentation by Sophia Weinstock Rachel Waldman Yosef Weintraub

Jewish Foundation School 400 Caswell Avenue Staten Island, New York 10314 Ms. Cucciniello. www.nstep-online.org Techxplore 2008-2009 Sponsored by the National Science and Technology Education Partnership (NSTEP). Trash For Cash. Presentation by Sophia Weinstock Rachel Waldman

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  1. Jewish Foundation School 400 Caswell Avenue Staten Island, New York 10314 Ms. Cucciniello www.nstep-online.org Techxplore 2008-2009 Sponsored by the National Science and Technology Education Partnership (NSTEP) Trash For Cash Presentation by Sophia Weinstock Rachel Waldman Yosef Weintraub Mentored by Roger Slykhouse - GM motors

  2. Table of Contents • Slides 3-5 Trash For Cash’s biographies • Slide 6 our problem. • Slides 7-8 information about Fresh Kills Landfill • Slides 9- 10 Wind Turbines • Slides 11-12 Methane Extractor • slides 13-15 Plasma Converter • Slide 16 Best Solution • Slide 17 Mentor Biography • Slide 18 interaction with Mentor • Slide 19 Jobs and Lessons Learned • Slide 20 Bibliography

  3. SophiaWeinstock • I am thirteen years old and attend the Jewish Foundation School of Staten Island. • My hobbies are dancing, singing, acting, reading and playing various sports except basketball. I also love musicals. • My favorite subjects in school are Social Studies and Science. However, I like American history and genetics the best. • My favorite books are All American Girl by Meg Cabot and the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. • My favorite movie is Grease. • I participated in twice in the International Virtual Science Competition. My team one second place the first time.

  4. Rachel Waldman • I am thirteen years old and attend the Jewish Foundation School of Staten Island. • I have one sister Rebecca and two brothers Benjamin and Joseph. • I am currently on the school basketball team. I also like to play other sports like baseball, soccer, ice skating, volleyball, and tennis. • In my free time I am usually hang out with my friends or siblings • My favorite books are the Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer. I like to read but not all books interest me. • I speak three languages. Hebrew, English, and Russian.

  5. Yosef Weintraub • I am thirteen years old and attend the Jewish Foundation School. • I have two younger sisters, Rachel and Estie • I like playing basketball, and baseball. I also like to play the guitar and piano. • I am currently on the school basketball team.

  6. What can we do on Fresh Kills landfill in Staten island, new York that would be useful? Solutions 1} Methane Extractor 2}Plasma Converter 3}Add Wind Turbines

  7. Fresh Kills Landfill Fresh Kills Landfill opened in 1948, it became the biggest heap of garbage in history. Everyday 650 tons of garbage was dumped there. It’s volume exceeded the Great Wall of China and was taller than the Statue of Liberty. Finally because, of the Environmental Protection Agency it was closed down on March 22, 2001. After 9/11 it was reopened because, they had no where else to put the debris of the twin towers. It is given the name Fresh Kills because, of its location along the banks of Fresh Kills estuary. The waste disposed there most likely contains numerous hazardous chemicals. The chemicals enter the environment in different ways, gasses are released into the air polluting the air in surrounding areas and gasses get absorb in to the ground. Thus, polluting underground water. It is now being transformed into a park but, there’s still toxic debris leftover that is buried under ground. That is dangerous because is spreads out into underground pipes. When we wash our hands we could be washing them with toxic waste. It would be a shame to let all this land and natural gasses go to waste. That is why we came up with these three solutions

  8. Fresh Kills Landfill

  9. Adding Wind Turbines The Fresh Kills location was tested and proven suitable for a wind farm. This location is well suited for wind turbines because, there is a constant strong westerly wind. Fresh Kills could fit seven 400 foot wind turbines since it is so large. Which could generate 17.5 mega watts of energy, enough to power 5,000 homes., approximately $210,000. It would take 4.3 million gallons of oil to attain this electrical production which, is equal to 3% of Staten Island’s energy use.

  10. Adding Wind Turbines The turbines would cost approximately: 2.5 KW  System How a wind turbine works Wind turbines change kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power. A generator converts the mechanical energy into electricity. The wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft, which connects to a generator and makes electricity.

  11. Methane Extractor As garbage decomposes it produces methane. Methane is a colorless, flammable gas that can be used as fuel. Our idea is to place a pipes in the tightly packed decomposing garbage to suck up the methane. Then the methane will be transported to the blower station. The blower station will remove any residual water. After this the gas will be pumped to residents on Staten Island. Any unused gas is burned off in the “flare”. This will cost approximately 3.8 million dollars. However, within a decade it should pay for it self and could possibly bring in hundred of thousand dollars a year. This could bring in enough fuel for approximately 10,000 hybrid vehicles.

  12. MethaneExtractor

  13. Plasma Converter Hazardous and non-hazardous solids, liquids and gases would be put in a plasma converter. The converter can either convert the garbage to plasma or valuable metals. After the transition is complete you can use the plasma for: • Fuel for electric generators • Fuel for heating and cooling • Chemicals for plastics • Fuel to produce fresh water • Fuel for cell activity

  14. Plasma Converter • The Staten Island Landfill plasma converter could be model after Star Tech’s Plasma Converter. • This plasma converter would cost $250 million per converter. It would pay for it self over the coarse of 10 years. • It would use up 2,000 tons of garbage a day, which is 1/25 of New York City’s daily waste. • It produce enough to power for 10,000 homes or heat 700 homes, approximately $420,000.

  15. Plasma Converter

  16. The Paramount Solution The best solution is the plasma converter because, • New York City needs to deal with its own trash. We cannot keep on shipping all of it to others. • The Plasma Converter generates the most money. • It creates byproducts that can be sold. • Working with Con Edison, it can create power. • The Plasma Converter creates new jobs and opportunities. • It would be the only plasma converter in the tri-state area. The politicians should be able to get money from the government to help fund the costs to build.

  17. Mentor Biography- Roger Slykhouse •He was educated at the University of Michigan, John Hopkins University, and Carnegie-Mellon University. • He received a Master's Degree in Software Engineering, MSIT Information Systems Management, master of science and business (concentrated in management). He also received a Bachelor’s Degree in BSE Aerospace Engineering and BSE Computer Engineering. • He currently is an IT manager at GM. He manages projects to develop soft ware that help to design and build cars and trucks.

  18. Interaction With Mentor • November 11 - we met our mentor, introduced our selves, and interviewed the mentor. • November 19 - we figured out how to use the work book, we told the Mr. Slykhouse one solution and discussed how we were going to revise it. • January 16 – Mr. Slykhouse edited and posted notes through out our note book pages. • January 21 – Mr. Slykhouse commented on our solutions and problem statement. • January 30 – Mr. Slykhouse gave us his biography/résumé. • February 8 – We sent Mr. Slykhouse what we have so far of hour power point. He finalized the solutions. • February 10 – He confirmed that the plasma converter is the best solution

  19. JobsandLessonsLearned • Sophia was the head of the power point and researcher. • Rachel was the communicator and researcher. • Yosef was a researcher. • We’ve learned as a group that teamwork is vital and everyone needs to cooperate in order to succeed. • Sophia learned how to make a PowerPoint mostly on her own. • Yosef learned dedication. • Rachel learned new computer skills.

  20. Bibliography • www.atsdr.cdc.gov/hac/PHA/frehkills p1.html • www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/wm/publications/recycle/summarywastecharacterization2002.pdf • www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/fkl/aboutfkl.pdf • www.science.howstuffworks.com/plasmaconverter1.htm • http://fuel-efficient-vehicles.org/energy-news/?p=104 • http://www.thetartan.org/2008/10/13/scitech/howthingswork • http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/fresh-kills-new-yorks-next-wind-farm/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane#Potential_health_effects • http://www.autobloggreen.com/2006/10/04/startech-s-plasma-conversion-facility-can-turn-garbage-into-hydr/ • http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/methane/methane.html • http://science.howstuffworks.com/plasma-converter.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill • With gratitude to Bob the Garbage Can Man • With special thanks to Elizabeth and David Weinstock

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