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Is this a good idea for a science project?

I’m looking to see the changes of a banana if i soaked it in different liquids.
My liquids are water, factory made green tea, and glass cleaner. i want to see which banana will retain it’s properties the most. I will soak it for an hour. Of course I will not use the same banana for all liquids, but i will cut them into 2 cm slices, each in it’s own liquid. I will do two trials. Before the trial, I will (of course wash my hands, but also) feel it for any significances such as firmness and how sticky the inside is. After it is soaked, i will do the same.

And my hypothesis is : If a banana is soaked in tea, dish soap, and glass cleaner and then compared to a banana soaked in water, then the banana soaked in tea will be mostly similar to the banana soaked in water because, it’s pH levels are closer to nuetral.

Also, can anyone correct me on this.

I get the impression that I am answering questions not from USA. Bananas in USA have fairly thick skins. I do not believe you will see much difference after just one hour, except for skin color possibly.
I suggest you cut the slices much thinner.
Also, glass cleaner (in the USA) is composed of surfactants, emulsificants, and solvents (such as isopropyl alcohol) as well as water and bases such as ammonia or NaOH or KOH (or bicarbonates).
And green tea contains tannins which are not related to pH.(directly)
I suggest you find better examples of acids and bases than you mention. Ammonia often also has surfactants in it. the best experiment would be to keep your test systems as simple as possible.
Vinegar is an acid. Bases such as lime, slaked lime, TSP and some drain cleaners (maybe whitewash if you are in India?) can also be used. Be careful with these materials they can hurt your skin or eyes.

Finally you have to demonstrate that your glass cleaner (ammonia?) is different in pH. You shouldn’t just assume it. And also that the pH of the tea is similar to water.

The problem I have with your hypothesis is: it is obvious that a dilute water solution is (in general) more similar to “pure” water than a more concentrated solution. Unless one of your solutions has a very large effect on the banana, it will be difficult to conclude anything about the effects. Be sure to wash off any residue before you test them.. Perhaps you should compare sugar water, salt water, and water with different pHs. Using strong acids and bases is more dangerous, but will actually require lower concentrations to produce an effect.

I also suggest a much longer soak. Also, it is possible that cohesiveness will be a better measure of any changes in properties than “stickiness”. But this will still not be easy to measure. You may have to find a test that shows a difference and you may have to use many more than two slices for each soak.

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Antibiotic-Resistant Disease Killing Humans and Swine

Antibiotic-Resistant Disease Killing Humans and Swine

   The antibiotic-resistant bacteria Extended
   Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) is killing both
   people and swine in Denmark.

   The bacteria has been implicated in the deaths
   of a number of cancer and liver disease
   patients. The number of infected patients
   jumped 50 percent last year.

   Health officials said the bacteria is being
   transmitted to humans through pigs. The
   increased use of antibiotics in agriculture may
   be behind the spread of the resistant strain.

   What are ESBLs?

   Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBLs) are
   actually enzymes produced by certain types of
   bacteria, which renders the bacteria resistant
   to the antibiotics commonly used to treat them.

   ESBLs were first discovered in the mid-1980s. At
   the time they were mostly found in the
   Klebsiella species of bacteria, in hospital
   intensive care units. Until recently, few people
   were affected by these mutated bacteria and it
   didn’t appear to be a major growing concern.

   That has changed, however. According to the
   British Health Protection Agency (HPA), a new
   class of ESBL (called CTX-M enzymes) has emerged,
   which are now being widely detected among E.Coli
   bacteria. These ESBL-producing E. Coli are
   resistant to penicillins and cephalosporins, and
   are becoming more frequent in urinary tract
   infections.

   Other species of bacteria that can now produce
   ESBLs include:

    K. pneumoniae
    K. oxytoca
    Salmonella
    Proteus mirabilis
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    The Problem is Worse Than You Think!

   According to a study published October 2007 in
   the Journal of the American Medical Association
   (JAMA), there were close to 100,000 cases of
   invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
   aureus (MRSA) infections in the United States
   in 2005, which lead to more than 18,600 deaths.

   To put that number into perspective, HIV/AIDS
   killed 17,000 people that year.

   Antibiotic-resistant disease IS a major man-made
   problem.

   This was the study that propelled MRSA into the
   news last year, combined with a number of school
   outbreaks that took place around the same time.
   Discussions focused largely on reducing medical
   over-use of antibiotics, and proper hygiene such
   as washing your hands with soap and water to
   reduce the spread of infectious disease.

   But little has been said about the rampant
   over-use of antibiotics in agriculture, which is
   a MAJOR source of human antibiotic consumption,
   and hence increased antibiotic resistance.

   Agriculture as a Source of Antibiotic Resistance

   Both MRSA and ESBL are being traced back to
   animals raised for food production, especially
   pigs.

   These animals are often fed antibiotics at low
   doses for disease prevention and growth promotion.
   Animals receiving antibiotics in their feed gain
   4 to 5 percent more body weight than animals that
   do not receive antibiotics, but the price is high
   for you, the end consumer, because this practice
   also creates the perfect conditions for antibiotic
   resistance to flourish.

   Denmark’s health officials claim they’re unsure of
   how farmers and veterinarians, who have not
   consumed infected meat, are becoming infected.
   However, according to research cited on Johns
   Hopkins website, the main reservoir of these
   organisms is in the lower digestive tract, and
   they can persist within the gastrointestinal tract
   for months. So perhaps the answer doesn’t have to
   be all that complicated.

   So, the meat industry practice of using antibiotics
   is indeed a driving force behind the development of
   antibiotic resistance in a now wide variety of
   bacteria that cause human disease.

   The long stalemate on this issue constitutes a
   struggle between strong science and bad politics.
   The FDA finally banned the use of fluoroquinolones
   – a widely used class of antimicrobials — from
   agricultural use August 1997, but not without the
   Bayer Corporation kicking and screaming in vehement
   opposition. After all, antibiotics for livestock
   use is big business. It constitutes about 70
   percent of ALL antibiotic use! They couldn’t
   replace that market with human consumers even if
   they tried.

   Other Agricultural Sources of Antibiotics

   Another heavily tainted meat product you should stay
   away from is conventionally raised chicken. A 2006
   study published in the Journal of Infectious
   Diseases found that bacteria from conventional
   chicken and from people who ate the chicken became
   resistant to Synercid, a strong antibiotic used to
   treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In essence, it
   can cause resistance to the last lines of defense
   currently available in the modern medicine cabinet.

   It also found that it was rare to find resistant
   bacteria among antibiotic-free chicken, while the
   majority of bacterial isolates from conventional
   poultry were resistant.

   But, the ramifications of using antibiotics in
   agriculture don’t end there. Antibiotics filter
   down through the food chain in sometimes
   non-suspecting ways.

   Antibiotics are also being transferred, via
   manure, into your food supply.

   A 2007 study in the Journal of Environmental
   Quality looked at whether food crops will
   accumulate antibiotics from soil covered with
   antibiotic-containing manure.

   In a greenhouse setting, corn, lettuce and
   potatoes were grown on soil that contained hog
   manure with a commonly used veterinary
   antibiotic added.

   The antibiotics were absorbed by all three
   crops, into both their leaves and tissue.
   Meanwhile, the antibiotics also transferred to
   the potato tubers, suggesting that root crops
   like carrots, radishes and potatoes may be
   particularly at risk of antibiotic accumulation.

   These findings unfortunately also have
   implications for organic farmers, who often use
   manure as their main source of fertilizer. And,
   as it stands, manure that contains antibiotics
   is still allowed under the organic label.

   How to Avoid Excessive Antibiotic Exposure

   So how can you ensure that the food you feed to
   yourself and your family is pure and healthy?

   Apart from growing it yourself, your best option
   is to get to know a local farmer near you — one
   who uses non-toxic farming methods. If you live
   in an urban area, there are increasing numbers of
   community-supported agriculture programs available
   that give you access to healthy, locally grown
   foods even if you live in the heart of the city.

   If you are looking for a safer alternative to
   commercially raised beef please be sure to check
   out grass-fed beef. Grass-fed cattle are not
   routinely fed antibiotics. They may occasionally
   receive them for an infection, but that would be
   the rare exception, and even then they are only
   used for a few days.
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