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Wang, Hui; Li, Zheyu; Ding, Jie; Ren, Nanqi – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
This experiment combines analytical techniques of solid-phase extraction (SPE) and gas chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-QTOF-MS) to determine organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in river water as a means to develop and improve student understanding of the use of GC-QTOF-MS for qualitative and quantitative analysis. In…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, College Science, Graduate Students
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Curran, Mary Carla; Richlen, Mindy L. – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2019
Marine phytoplankton comprise the foundation of oceanic food webs and generate most of the Earth's oxygen. Of the many phytoplankton species in the ocean, a few dozen produce potent toxins, and at high concentrations can form what are called Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) or "red tides" that can discolor marine waters. Managers and…
Descriptors: Marine Biology, Hazardous Materials, Science Activities, Poisoning
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Ryno, Lisa M.; Cottine, Cheryl – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
In the Fall of 2015 and in the 2016-2017 academic year, we conducted a two-week, team-taught, interdisciplinary module concurrently in an advanced biochemistry course, offered in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, and a sophomore-level environmental-ethics course, offered in the Religion Department, at Oberlin College. The focus of the…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Poisoning, College Science, Science Instruction
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Zowada, Christian; Frerichs, Nadja; Zuin, Vania Gomes; Eilks, Ingo – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2020
The debate on the use of pesticides is very current in the public media when it comes to topics such as organic farming, bee mortality, and the use of glyphosate. The broad range of pesticide applications and their potential environmental impact makes pesticides an interesting topic for science education in general and for chemistry teaching in…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Sustainability
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Zuidema, Daniel R.; Herndon, Lindsey B. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Deborah Blum's New York Times bestselling nonfiction book "The Poisoner's Handbook" was used as supplementary reading in our first-term General/Organic/Biochemistry course. This course serves as both the first course for our Allied Health chemistry sequence and a core science course. Our goal was that, through reading this book, students…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Organic Chemistry, Reading Materials, Crime
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Radford, Samantha A.; Hunter, Ronald E., Jr.; Barr, Dana Boyd; Ryan, P. Barry – Journal of Chemical Education, 2013
A laboratory experiment was developed to target analytical chemistry students and to teach them about insecticides in food, sample extraction, and cleanup. Micro concentrations (sub-microgram/mL levels) of 12 insecticides spiked into apple juice samples are extracted using liquid-liquid extraction and cleaned up using either a primary-secondary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Science Laboratories, Science Experiments
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Harper-Leatherman, Amanda S.; Miecznikowski, John R. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2012
As part of a university-wide project to explore Shakespeare's classic play, "Romeo and Juliet," from a variety of perspectives, an interdisciplinary talk was presented to the university community on the chemistry of the potions and poisons referenced in "Romeo and Juliet." To draw the multidisciplinary audience in and to teach…
Descriptors: Drama, English Literature, Interdisciplinary Approach, Crime
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Andre, Joao Paulo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2013
The storyline of operas, with historical or fictional characters, often include potions and poisons. This has prompted a study of the chemistry behind some operatic plots. The results were originally presented as a lecture given at the University of Minho in Portugal, within the context of the International Year of Chemistry. The same lecture was…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, College Science
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Miller, Roxanne Greitz – Science Scope, 2008
Commonly referred to as CFLs, compact fluorescent light bulbs are rapidly replacing traditional incandescent light bulbs for residential use. However, controversy and even comic parody have arisen surrounding CFL use. CFLs contain small amounts of mercury, and several public forums and news agencies have been announcing that the breakage of a CFL…
Descriptors: Lighting, Energy Conservation, Hazardous Materials, Poisoning
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David R. Lapp – Physics Teacher, 2008
The recent international story about the death of the former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko has more than just a few wondering about radiation poisoning and the sinister sounding polonium-210. I was preparing to begin a nuclear radiation unit the Monday after Thanksgiving 2006. As it turned out, Litvinenko died Thanksgiving Day after a short and…
Descriptors: Poisoning, Radiation, Relevance (Education), World Problems
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Farenga, Stephen J.; Ness, Daniel; Hutchinson, Michael – Science Scope, 2008
Given the commonness of pets in communities throughout the United States, Canada, and Australia, among other countries, pet stewardship should be a natural topic of study for the integration of science, mathematics, and technology. Therefore, the term "stewardship" will be examined by applying observation and research to shape our…
Descriptors: Toxicology, Learning Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Foreign Countries
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Cannon, Jonathan G.; Burton, Robert A.; Wood, Steven G.; Owen, Noel L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2004
The fish poisons derived from plants used throughout the world, not only as piscicides but also for a range of other uses, including insecticident and in folk medicines, is presented. The aim of this review is to provide a useful background for students interested in natural products.
Descriptors: Animals, Plants (Botany), Poisoning, Biochemistry
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Cliff, William H.; Wright, Ann W. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2005
The dynamics of oxygen transport by the blood can be a particularly difficult topic for students to grasp. A directed case study about carbon monoxide poisoning was designed to help deepen student understanding of the solution chemistry of the oxygen-hemoglobin reaction and the role that hemoglobin plays in external respiration.
Descriptors: Poisoning, Physiology, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
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Kesner, Laya; Eyring, Edward M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1999
Reports on a community-service project carried out by general chemistry students at the University of Utah. Students research lead poisoning then visit neighborhood homes to teach about lead poisoning, collect exterior paint samples, and analyze them as part of a chemistry experiment. Discusses service-learning and laboratory activities. (WRM)
Descriptors: Chemical Analysis, Chemistry, Higher Education, Lead Poisoning