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Self-Cleaning Streets – Hohenmölsen Tests a Revolutionary ConceptInnovations don’t always have to come from state-of-the-art laboratories, nor do they need to be the domain of major metropolitan areas. Even rural regions can experiment with new concepts – sometimes under particularly pragmatic conditions. 
An Unusual Test SiteThe concept currently being tested in Hohenmölsen is self-cleaning streets. Given the tight budgets of municipal administrations, this is a topic that should be of particular interest to city officials – after all, it’s about saving costs.The test site is an area next to the Agricolagymnasium in Hohenmölsen. Originally, single-family homes were planned for the site, but since land prices are not exactly cheap, no developers have come forward so far. And that is precisely why the site is perfect for this experiment: new paved streets, streetlights, natural greenery. There is no risk of residents intervening and thereby preventing a meaningful final result. The Test SetupThe test setup is relatively simple: spent fireworks were simply left on the ground after New Year’s Eve. The goal is to observe how rain, snow, ice, sun, wind, and weather affect these residues – mostly made of thick paper.
The questions are clear: How long does it take for weathering processes to begin? When do the components break down into smaller fragments? And how long until these fragments are small enough to be carried away by the wind and evenly distributed in the surrounding area? Hands-On ScienceThe students of Agricolagymnasium have the opportunity to experience biology, chemistry, and physics live in nature every day. They can regularly record how far the self-cleaning process has progressed at any given time.
So, if anyone wonders why the municipal office employees, who drive around the city daily in their VW Caddy, haven’t yet picked up shovels and trash bags, now you have the answer: the aim is to determine whether deploying street-cleaning personnel is even necessary if nature removes the residues within 10 to 12 months anyway. Microplastics and Further ExperimentsAdditionally, the students are conducting a second test: along the path from the pedestrian crossing to Agricolagymnasium, as well as on the site itself, they have distributed various packaging materials. Every day they record how long it takes for these materials to become invisible to the human eye – and in some cases, to enter the food chain as microplastics. Teachers who walk this route daily can compare the students’ records with the condition of the materials on the greenery and pathways.Overall, it’s an exciting experiment that clearly demonstrates how hands-on and practical teaching can be. OutlookWe can therefore look forward to seeing how the concept of self-cleaning streets develops – and how far it might even be implemented in other cities in the foreseeable future.Support Sought for Further ProjectsThere’s no need to limit the experiments to packaging materials to learn how nature reacts to human residues. Perhaps someone has an old car that could be placed on the school grounds. This would allow students to observe how substances like used oil and the many plastics in cars behave. And how long it takes for rust to break down the metal structure into small enough fragments that can also be evenly dispersed by wind and weather.If someone can provide an electric vehicle, it could even be recorded which chemical substances escape from the batteries over time. Simply contact the administration of Agricolagymnasium and refer to this article. Author: AI-Translation - Maximus Polemikus | |
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