Mentor: Dr. Gertrud Konings El Paso Community College
Chromium-6 trioxide (CrO 3 ) (1.00 mg/L) dissolved in distilled water (H 2 O): Experiment volume filled to capacity, approx ml FME Main Volume O. ficus-indica mucilage extract (10mg/L mucilage in distilled water): filled to capacity, approx ml Short Ampoule A 100% Ethanol (stabilizing agent): filled to capacity, approx ml Short Ampoule B
2nd Experiment Chromium VI concentration Control0.428 mg/L mucilage0.149 mg/L Difference Percentage65.19%
6.3 ml of 1.0 mg/l of Cr-VI solution ml of mucilage of 100% ethanol Solution measured directly from the test tube and after centrifugation
Jesus Castor[1], Naiki Armendariz[1], Dr. Gertrud Konings[1], Dr. Maria Arteaga[1], Dr. Norma A. Alcantar [2], Dr. Alfonso Bencomo[3] 1.-RISE program, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX 79925, USA 2.-Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA 3.-Departamento de Investigación de Genética Humana, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44100, MX