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Superhero NEPTUME – an innovative project to purify and reuse wastewater

submitted by Cospicua St Margaret College Boys' Secondary Verdala : Leon Piscopo, Luke Agius, Moses Galea, Samuele Verde  for 15-18
dissemination(s): newspaper, school magazine, website
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Neptume (No-Discharge Energy-Efficient Prototype for the Treatment of Urban Municipal Effluent) project in Dock 1 in Cospicua is a very innovative project trying to purify waste water to be able to irrigate the plants planted along the promenade of the town. Through this process, the planted aquatic plants purify water from nitrates and phosphates, reduce Carbon dioxide and release Oxygen. However, prior to undergoing phytoremediation, the entire process primarily needs to undergo an MBBR (Moving Bed Bioreactor) process and MBR (Membrane Bioreactor) process.

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To Ghana with Love

submitted by Gozo College Girls Secondary School : Elenia Jo Xiberras  for 11-14
dissemination(s): Facebook, other, School assemblies, youtube
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Living close to an immigrant who regularly sends containers full of useful items including clothes to his country of origin, Ghana has inspired our EkoSkola committee to contribute to this generous act. Year 7 students were encouraged to bring good items that can be donated to the immigrant. This activity was a success and it will certainly be repeated in the future on a more bigger scale. Seeing the smile on the face of the Ghanaian children will certainly encourage us to do more.  

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Least Wanted

submitted by Gozo College Girls Secondary School : EkoSkola Committee  for 11-14
dissemination(s): Geography notice board, other, Presentation during assemblies., school magazine, website
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It has become a common sight to see immigrants working as waste collectors, with building contractors and similar. Jobs which are normally considered as involving hard work or are not so desireable. Why is this so? Immigrants are not people of a lesser status. The question is, are these people at least being employed as required by law? Or are they unregistered and being given less then the minimum wage or have longer working hours?



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Wildlife Hostel

submitted by Gozo College Girls Secondary School : Christine Galea  for 11-14
dissemination(s): Geography notice board, other, Presentation during assemblies., school magazine, website
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All living things need some place to live. Unfortunately people produce a lot of waste and it can end up effecting the natural environment. In this case, this flushing dumped carelessly in Wied l-Infern, limits of Żebbuġ is an eyesore to all the hikers and drivers passing by. It’s true that small animals such as mice, rats or snakes and even insects can use this flushing as a shelter yet it will always remain an eyesore and it will stay there for years on end unless it is removed. Yet, it is worth noting that there is even worse and highly damaging litter, such as car batteries and other old or broken home appliances carelessly disposed of in abandoned fields or valleys. Humans must not be careless and should do there best to preserve the natural environment.



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Metal Roots

submitted by Gozo College Girls Secondary School : Christine Galea  for 11-14
dissemination(s): Geography notice board, other, Presentation during assemblies., school magazine, website
filed under Photos

What is a water pump doing in the countryside, dumped carelessly outside a field? This pump could have been easily disposed of at the civic amenity site instead of actually dumped in the open air. Just imagine the metal pump growing roots stretching beneath and on top of the soil. This pump is just a representative of all the other dumped rubbish found in the countryside. One must consider the fact that it takes an extremely long time for this metal to deteriorate one day. People must not be careless and preserve the environment by making abiding by the 3Rs all the way.



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