Author Archives: Jalen Zhou

The pandemic has caused a lot of negative affects, yet their is still a silver lining. Before the pandemic, highly populated cities in China had terrible air quality. There were large concentrations of lung damaging particles in the air that forced many people to wear masks before the pandemic. Personally, I know this issue veryContinue reading “11/07/2021 – Air Quality of China”

I recently took part in a volunteering opportunity where we picked up trash from a local trail. To my surprise, most of the trash I ended up with were Styrofoam. This led me to research the effects of Styrofoam on the environment. Although Styrofoam is very popular, convenient, and cheap, it can affect the environmentContinue reading “Styrofoam”

The pandemic has caused a lot of negative affects, yet their is still a silver lining. Before the pandemic, highly populated cities in China had terrible air quality. There were large concentrations of lung damaging particles in the air that forced many people to wear masks before the pandemic. Personally, I know this issue veryContinue reading “11/07/2021 – Air Quality of China”

A couple weeks ago, I was in the L.A. area, so I visited the Environmental Engineering Department at USC. It was a very worthwhile visit. I got to see the beautiful campus, and got to see what the school had to offer. But most importantly, I got to see one of the Environmental Engineering labsContinue reading “9/26/2021 – The Water Treatment Labs at USC”

Over the summer, I have visited Minnesota for a Scout canoeing trip and Oregon to visit family. The biggest surprise for me was the wildfires in both states. In Minnesota, my canoeing crew was forced to end our trip two day early because the fires pushed us out. At one point we could see firesContinue reading “8/10/2021 – Wildfires”

Hello, I am currently about to enter my Junior year in High School. I am currently 16 years old, and I want to become an Environmental Engineer. I plan on posting in this blog every week about the things I learn about Environmental Engineering. Thank you for reading! Jalen

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