Alaskan Project

Alaska's Prince William Island is a great place to do research on the sieve analysis. As you can see, it takes a dedicated group of professionals to do this line of work.



To determine the permeability of the beach, there had to be digging at different depths. To the right are a couple of graduate students and professors digging at different sections of the beach at different depths.


The reason for the whole project is to change the environment in a better way. To the left is a photo showing the immense amounts of oil the is trapped on the beach. The oil is the reason that the sediment is not permeable. Through the outcome of the project the students and professors will determine what microorganism can be put back into the ground to help break down the oil.
This process is called bio-degradation. The microorganism can not do this at this time because there is no oxygen.