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Bay Area Restoration Council: Randle Reef
Hamilton Harbour is home to the largest and most contaminated site within the Canadian side of the Great Lakes - Randle Reef. The site contains approximately 695,000 cubic meters of sediment contaminated with polycyclic aromatic...
Other
Household Hazardous Waste
This site contains great information about a number of household hazardous wastes and suggested methods of disposal.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites
Extremely detailed look at the dangers associated with the hazardous and solid waste sites in the U.S.
Other
Common Dreams: Groups Mark 20th Anniversary of Love Canal Toxic Tragedy
20th Anniversary of Love Canal site (1998) lists superfund polluters. Site discusses top corporations who pollute and put communities at risk.
Province of British Columbia
B.t.k.: An Alternative to Chemical Pesticides [Pdf]
This essay describes a natural pesticide, BT, and calls for its use over that of dangerous synthetic pesticides. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
University at Buffalo
University at Buffalo: Love Canal Collection
This illustrated history surveys the infamous Love Canal chemical contamination environmental disaster of the 1970s.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Physics & Chemistry: Carbon Monoxide
A description of the chemical and physical properties of carbon monoxide, its toxic effect on humans, sources of this gas, and beneficial uses. Includes a list of safety resource websites.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Arsenic in Ground Water in the United States
This page discusses the presence of arsenic (chemical symbol As) in ground water in the United States. Also provides many links to other sites about arsenic (especially in drinking water.)
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Toxicology: Heavy Metal
Defines heavy metals, describes physical and chemical properties, discusses how heavy metals find their way into plants and animals, and the negative impact they have.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Ddt
Information about the insecticide DDT, a toxic chemical that was used widely in World War II and later, and is still used in some countries today. It has had far-reaching effects on the environment, as it is carried long distances by air...
Science Struck
Science Struck: Mercury Element Facts
Learn about the history of mercury, its physical and chemical properties, where it is found, its uses, its toxic effects, and some interesting facts.
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Mercury
An excellent summary of basic information on mercury, including chemical and physical properties and uses.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Lead Pb Environmental and Health Issues
After looking over several articles and reports about lead in the environment being toxic, students will write persuasive letters to various government officials to tell them how they feel about what the government is currently doing...
Purdue University
Purdue University: Cannabis Sativa L.
This article on Cannabis sativa is organized into fourteen brief sections, each presenting factual information about the Cannabis Sativa plant. Here, read about its uses, as well as its chemical makeup, physical description, and...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Arsenic: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about arsenic- element number 33 and is famous for the toxicity of its compounds. [2:28]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Cadmium: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. In this video, we take a look at cadmium, a highly toxic element used on pots, pipes, and for all kinds of other applications. [1:50]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Garbage: Hazardous Waste Solutions
This concise article explores possible solutions to the hazardous waste problem.
National Institutes of Health
United States National Library of Medicine
Home page of United States Department of Health and Human Services and the National Library of Medicine. All medical information contained in the Medline search engine comes from this, one of the world's largest medical libraries.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Environmental Public Health: How Does Your Environment Affect Your Health?
In this self-paced lesson, students learn how environmental factors affect the health of living things, including humans.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Drawing Circles Around Ants
Do ants sometimes ruin your picnic? There are some chemical ant repellents you can spray to keep them away, but who wants to spray poison all over their food? In this experiment you can investigate some less toxic solutions that may be...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Do Milkweed Bugs Show a Color Preference for Egg Laying Sites?
Milkweed bugs, as their name suggests, have a close relationship with the milkweed plant. The plant produces a milky sap, and toxic compounds, but somehow the milkweed bug is unaffected by them. Instead, it concentrates chemicals from...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Sugar Spill!
In this activity, students act as environmental engineers involved with the clean up of a toxic spill. Using bioremediation as the process, students select which bacteria they will use to eat up the pollutant spilled. Students learn how...
Goshen College
Working Safely With Art Materials
Safety practices that should be considered when working with art materials.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Water Science for Schools Effects of Urbanization
This U.S. Geological Survey website offers a short article then lists topics that are linked to brief articles that describe that particular topic's effect on water quality in urban areas. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.