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Pesticide Problems
Abby Frazier and Cheyenne Riley
Carlisle County FFA
Purchase Region
Introduction
“You are what you eat” as the old saying goes.
What exactly are we eating when we consume
products on the market shelves? Today farmers
and growers employ many methods to increase
production measures and basically feed the world.
But is the food we eat safe due to these extreme
measures being used?
In this experiment we mimic the use of pesticides
on plants to see if there was evidence of the
pesticide found present in the produce at market
time.
Methods
• Plants started in seed pods 6 weeks before final testing
date
• Extract dye from sharpies by placing each in 100ML of
water and stirring for 1 minute
• Next let sharpie sit in water for 15 minutes until the tip
looks bleached out
• Remove markers when done
• Pour water into liter jar and add 900ML of water, this
makes one liter of stock solution
• Allow plants to grow and water them with the solution
Methods
• When the plant produces leaves choose a leaf and grind
with 2ML of regular water
• Look to see if the dye is present
• When plant produces product dissect and see if dye is
present
Results
Upon grinding of leaves in affected plants we
determined that dye was present as it seeps out
of the leaves into the clear water.
Results
Upon dissection of product in affected plants we
determined that dye was present as well.
Photos
Discussion
• Your conclusion… what did this project teach
you, what did you learn!
• How does ADHD and other illness tie into the
project
Literature Cited
Interview questions- DON’T PUT ON
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1. How and why was the project selected?
2. What was your goal? What did you plan to accomplish in your project?
3. Were there any surprises in your project? How did you deal with them?
4. What did you learn from the experience?
5. How much time did you devote to your project?
6. What kept you from being discouraged?
7. How did you manage time for this project in relation to your other
activities?
8. What would you advise others doing a project? What is the value of a
project of this
type?
9. How can your findings and conclusions be applied in the agriculture,
food and natural
resources industry?