1999 Category Winners in
Environmental Engineering

First Place: S0806

Deady, Erin M. Grade 9, Riverside County
Don't Bust the Crust: The Significance of Cryptobiotic Crust on Our Desert Ecology
Advisor: Ms. Elaine Preston
School: La Quinta High School, La Quinta

Second Place: S0809

Lebental, Dana M. Grade 12, Los Angeles County
Educational Effects upon the Outflow from Storm Drains
Advisor: Ms. Diane Beardsley
School: Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estate

Third Place: S0802

Bhakta, Paras P. Grade 12, San Diego County
Cr(VI) Reduction by an Anaerobic Bacterial Consortia from Marine Sediments
Advisor: Ms. Y. Mariah Arias
School: Gompers (Samuel) Secondary School, San Diego

Honorable Mention: S0812

Parker, Rell L. Grade 9, San Diego County
Using Mytilus californianus to Test for Fecal Coliform in Batiquitos Lagoon
Advisor: Ms. Leslie Gushwa
School: San Dieguito High School Academy, Encinitas