1. DANIELLE GRACIA Demavivas PANES MARISTELLE Jimenez REGENCIA
Effects of Chemicals Extracted from Cigarette Butts on Mongo(“Vigna Radiata”) Plant
DANIELLE GRACIA Demavivas PANES
MARISTELLE Jimenez REGENCIA

2. Background of the Study
Our planet Earth is called green planet, mainly because it contains life. Plants are sources of oxygen. They are also used as medicine. Many other plant-based products shape our lives like lumber, fuel, paper, fabrics, beverages, and spices. Nowadays, people mostly grow plants like vegetables in their garden to reduce the expense they spend in the market. But, some of these plant owners are cigarette users. Sometimes, they throw their cigarette butts or their unfinished lighted cigarette on the soil near the plant. This can cause soil pollution. Over 4,000 chemicals are present in cigarettes which could have various toxic and carcinogenic effects. Toxic substances of cigarettes cause diseases among humans and harm the environment. The researchers decided to study the effects of cigarette butts on plants by extracting the chemicals of it in tap water and use it to contaminate the soil and determine the physical changes of mongo plants.

3. Statement of the Problem
Main Problem:
Can the chemicals present in the cigarette butts cause physical changes to mongo plants?
Sub-problems:
1) What are the physical characteristics of mongo plants exposed to tap water with no chemicals from the cigarette butts in terms of:
a) Leaf Color
b) Number of Leaves
c) Plant Height
d) Plant Weight?

4. 2) What are the physical characteristics of mongo plants exposed to the chemicals from first extraction of cigarette butts in tap water as soil contaminant in terms of:
a) Leaf Color
b) Number of Leaves
c) Plant Height
d) Plant Weight?
3) What are the physical characteristics of mongo plants exposed to the chemicals from second extraction of cigarette butts in tap water as soil contaminant in terms of:

5. 4) What are the physical characteristics of mongo plants exposed to the chemicals from third extraction of cigarette butts in tap water as soil contaminant in terms of:
a) Leaf Color
b) Number of Leaves
c) Plant Height
d) Plant Weight?
5) What are the physical characteristics of mongo plants exposed to the chemicals from fourth extraction of cigarette butts in tap water as soil contaminant in terms of:

6. 6) Is there a significant difference in the physical characteristics of mongo plants exposed to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th extraction of chemical from cigarette butts in tap water as soil contaminant?
7) Is there a significant difference in the physical characteristics of mongo plants exposed to tap water and mongo plants exposed to the chemicals extracted from cigarette butts in tap water as soil contaminant?

7. Methodology Research Design
The study will deal with the determination of the effects of extracted chemicals from cigarette butts in tap water on the physical characteristics of mongo plants such as the color and number of leaves, height and weight of the plants. Five groups will be prepared; one set-up will serve as the control group and the other four set-ups as the experimental group that is exposed to the extracted chemicals from cigarette butts in tap water as soil contaminant.

8. Fifteen mongo plants will be tested in each set-up on control and experimental group. Three weeks will be spent to observe changes in the physical appearance of the mongo plants. The data on the changes of physical characteristics of mongo plants will be recorded on a daily basis. Three repetitions will be conducted in this experiment.

9. Flow Chart COLLECTION OF MATERIALS
3 Packs of Certified Mongo Seeds, 3150 Cigarette Butts, 2 pairs of Gloves, 20 Racks, 2 sacks of Gardening Soil, 75 Bamboo Sticks
EXTRACTION OF CHEMICALS FROM CIGARETTE BUTTS
MONITORING OF PLANT GROWTH
Four repetitions will be conducted in extracting the chemicals from cigarette butts. The same cigarette butts from the first chemical extraction will be used on the future repetitions.
One liter of tap water will be measured for each set-up. The 1st set-up will only serve as the control group. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th set-up will serve as the experimental group.
Leaf Color, Number of Leaves, Plant Height, Plant Weight
Leaf Color Chart, Measuring Fresh Weight
(PHYSICAL CHANGES TO MONGO PLANTS)
RECOR D LIST OF MEASUREMENTS

10. Experimental Set-up Control Group Experimental Group Set-ups 1st 2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Amount of Tap Water (ml)
1000
Number of Mongo Plants 15
Number of Cigarette Butts(pieces) 50

11. Plants will be removed from the soil and any loose soil will be washed off. It will blot gently with soft paper towel to remove any free surface moisture then will be weighed immediately to prevent some drying.
Leaf Color Chart -  (LCC) is a plastic, ruler-shaped strip containing four panels that range in color from yellowish green to dark green.

12. Physical Changes of Mongo Plants
Gathering of Data
First Week
Physical Changes of Mongo Plants
Leaf Color
Number of Leaves
Plant Height
Plant Weight
Control Group
Experimental Group
Experimental
Group
Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

13. Statistical Tool
To verify if there is a significant difference among the effects of chemicals extracted from cigarette butts on mongo plants, the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) will be conducted.

14. Rationale

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