A Study on The Effects Of Dust To A Shirt

An Investigatory Project Presented

To The Science Department

High School Sector

Notre Dame Of Greater Manila

In Partial fulfilment of the

Requirements of the Subject

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Submitted to:

Mr. Martin Teodosio

Submitted By:

Jerymae Baltazar

And

Leanne De Jesus

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Abstract…………………………………………………………………..1

I. Background of the Study……………………………………………2-

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III. Review of Related Literature………………………………………4

IV.

Methodology…………………………………………………………….5-6

V. Results and Discussion of the Study……………………………

VI. Major Methodologies………………………………………………..

Abstract

Our IP is about how air pollution affects our clothes. This project is a tip on our

everyday lives. SO that we could know what happens to our surroundings. Our

everyday needs are very rare for us to know our responsibility to them. It is also

about our time to care about our surroundings. This ip is a investigatory which you

can know more about how can we conserve our clothes in our everyday life, there

is 5 out of ten that we use our clothes every day. We all know that conserving our

things is the best way to reproduce things. And so we came up to this ip because

we need to know why or how sunlight do affects our cloths. First we came to this

kind of ip because of our curiosity about our daily intacts. At the same time, we

also want to know what will happened when we hang up our clothes and stay

directed from the sun. Well we all know that some of us are exposed to some

outdoor activities. So most of us, our clothes stayed up directed from the sun. With

the heat from the sun and other expenses around us. But for us researchers we

picked the sunlight rays only. That’s why we came up to this kind of ip. We

measured how do sunlight rays affect our cloths every day. So we made it simpler.

By putting a cloth outside and direct it from the sun

The importance of this study is for us to know how things are affected by another

thing. Like this kind of ip, the cloth and the sun, the sun affecting the cloth. We

also recommend this report to aware people, especially our country. That we are

directed by the sun. for some people in the Philippines. Like people living in Africa,

India etc. they are one of the hottest place around the world. We also recommend

it to them. So that they will know in their everyday lives.

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INTRODUCTION

A. Background of the Study

When we were supposed to pass a different I.P our teacher addressed us to do a

different one because our I.P is very hard to do without a concentrated UV light on

the shirt. We came up to this kind of I.P because of our concern to clothes.

Specially polluted in a certain area.

B. Statement Of the Problem

We would like to know how dust can affect our clothes. How can air

pollution take place in our clothes. By putting the cloth in a busy road. And

far from other things. So that we can insure that the only thing harms the

cloth is the air.

C. Significance of the Study

This kind of I.P is open to Air pollution. This could help us to be more aware from

our surroundings. Especially our everyday lives, some of us are sometimes exposed

outside. So we take the risk, for us to be aware from this kind of topic or I.P

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D. Scope and Limitations

Use a white shirt. Place it in a box. Place in on a polluted area/busy road. Don’t just

hang it anywhere you want. After 6 days you can now inspect the change. We use

white shirt because, for us to easily know the change Instead, of black, blue, red,

pink, violet. 6 days is almost one week. Place it in a box so that no other things can

affect the shirt.

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II. REVIEW OF THE RELATED

LITERATURE

A.REVIEW OF RELATED STUDIES

Air is very important for us. We breathe every sec. and so we need this in our

everyday lives. Yet this air is officially now polluted by burning fossil fuels, air from

cars, from factories etc. It damages our environment. Also causing for us to have

diseases which come from the air we breathe. Specially lung and heart disease.

Sulfur Dioxide is converted into sulfur trioxide or sulfuric acid in a humid

atmosphere.

B.REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Air is an important natural source, yet it is one that we take for granted. It

can be polluted by burning fossil fuels such as oil and coal. Air pollution

results in when harmful substances are released into the atmosphere. It

damages the environment, affects human health, and destroys the quality of

air. It causes lung and heart disease, eye irritation, headaches, and nausea.

When coal is burned, sulphur compounds particularly sulfur dioxide, are

released into the atmosphere, Sulfur Dioxide is converted into sulfur trioxide

or sulfuric acid in a humid atmosphere

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IV. METHODOLOGY

Materials/ Equipment:

Materials/

Equipment Quantity Specification

Plaid White Cotton

Cloth 1 Small

Procedure:

I. Prepare Material/s that is to be used.

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II. Find an Air Polluted Area. Ex. Side

of the road.

III. Take a picture of your cloth before

placing it on your desired Area.

IV. Hang the cloth next your chosen

Area for six days. Make sure that the

cloth will not be wet in any

Circumstances.

V. Observe the cloth every day

for the next six days.

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VI. Use the picture you took before the

experiment and compare it with the

cloth.

IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS OF

THE STUDY

A. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION OF THE STUDY

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3

The Researchers asked four volunteers to identify the amount of dust that is collected from the six days

we used in this experiment, using a magnifying glass. Volunteer 1 said it is 2.3per mil. , volunteer 2 said

it is 3.2per mil., volunteer 3 said it is 1.6 per mil., and volunteer 4 said it is 2.43 per mil. dust in our cloth

identifying that the experiment was successful. Even though we cannot see dust particles we must be

aware that these particles can cause respiratory health problems.

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B.DISCCUSSION OF THE RESULTS

The experiment was successful. The 3.2mm2 of dust we found in the cloth were proof that the

experiment was successful. The cloth was still white but it had many particles in it that can cause

many respiratory problems like cough etc. It proved that there are many particles hanging around

the air even though they are small and looks harmless, but it causes many health

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Problem and Significance of Problem

The IP doesn’t connect to any problem while doing it. There is 97% that our IP is done successful. While

doing our IP, the process of the cloth is nearly against its surroundings. The cloth doesn’t interact with

other air or heat except the sun rays only. The cloth is widely hang up in a freely place, so that we could

assure more that the sun is the only ray affecting the cloth.

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Major Methodologies

All you need is;

Cloth (atleast white color, any size)

Step 1: hang up the white cloth in wide and freely place.Ensure that the only thing that interact with the

cloth is the ray of the sun.

Step 2:Wait for 6 days before you get the cloth.

Step 3: After 6 days, you will discover how the cloth was affected by the ray of the sun. Observe it by

touching, smelling and others.

Step 4: see also that there is some small particles in the cloth. Which is t he per million particles that we

expect the cloth would have.

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Results

1. there were particles everywhere in the cloth identifying the experiment as a success.

2. The experiment did work but not as accurate as expected, but it could be much more useful if

there is a comparison

3. Our IP worked so easy in materials also the timid time in working.

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Recommendations

1. We recommend to use 100% cotton cloth for the experiment to get more accurate results.

2. We recommend to find a more polluted place where there is Smoke, Vehicles that produce

carbon DIOXIDE for the cloth to get more particles.

3. We recommend this to others, to aware them of their clothes in their everyday lives.

4. We also recommend this, for people that always suit white clothes outdoors.

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Conclusion

US RESEARCHERS THEREFORE CONCLUDE THAT THE DUST PARTICLES DOES NOT

EFFECT THE CLOTH IN ANY OTHERE WAY BUT IT ONLY CAUSED IT TO CHANGE

PHISICALY, BUT THIS PROVES EVEN THOUGH WE CANNOT SEE DUST THEY ARE

STILL AROUND US AND WE CAN STILL HAVE RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND

THEREFORE CONFIRMING THE AIR AROUND IT IS POLLUTED.

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Bibli0graphy

1.Salandan, Gloria G.,2013, Air Pollution,21st Century Science

and Health, Phoenix Publishing House Inc., Quezon City,

Philippines, pp. 104-105

About Air pollution. Found this in our science textbook.

2.Vengco,Lilia,2013 Air, You and the Natural World of Science 7,

Phoenix Publishing House Inc., Quezon City, Philippines, pp.325-

326

Ibigay mo kung saan mo nakuha

4. Vengco,Lilia,2013 Air pollution, You and the Natural World

of Science 7, Phoenix Publishing House Inc., Quezon City,

Philippines, pp.325-326

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