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Dobson, Amy; Feldman, Allan; Nation, Molly; Laux, Katie – Science Teacher, 2019
In 2018 the Gulf coast of Florida suffered extensive damage from harmful algal blooms (HABs), from as far north as Clearwater Beach south to Naples. The bloom lasted nearly a year, picking up in intensity during the late summer months. HABs occur when conditions such as reduced salinity, higher water temperatures, light saturation, and currents…
Descriptors: Climate, Oceanography, Inquiry, Water
de Ribeaux, Mary Beth – Healthy Schools Network, Inc., 2016
The purpose of the National Conference was for attendees to: (1) Review research and policy recommendations and goals identified at the November 2015 "Environmental Health at School: Ignored Too Long" panel and facilitated workshop; (2) Hear about risks and exposures at schools and their impact on children; (3) Understand the Centers for…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Risk, Health Promotion, Child Health
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Fishel, Fred – Journal of Extension, 2010
Operation Cleansweep is a free pesticide disposal program that has operated in Florida since 1995. The program is open to commercial facilities, including agricultural production establishments, golf course operators, and pest control companies. Since its inception, the program has had more than 1,700 participants and collected more than 1,000,000…
Descriptors: Animals, Poisoning, Agricultural Production, Extension Education
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Fishel, Fred – Journal of Extension, 2010
Operation Cleansweep is a free pesticide disposal program that has operated in Florida since 1995. The program is open to commercial facilities, including agricultural production establishments, golf course operators, and pest control companies. Since its inception, the program has had more than 1,700 participants and collected more than 1,000,000…
Descriptors: Poisoning, Agricultural Production, Extension Education, Environmental Standards
Posey, Michael J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this mixed methods research study was to examine the environmental sustainability practices used at publicly supported community, junior, and technical college campuses in the eleven states accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' Commission on Colleges. The Sustainability Assessment Questionnaire was emailed…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Sustainability, Conservation (Environment), Two Year Colleges
Benson, Edmund F. – Journal of Pesticide Reform, 1991
The background and development of the integrated pest management program in the Dade County, Florida, Schools is discussed. The activities of this IPM program are described. (CW)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Jenvald, Johan; Morin, Magnus – Simulation & Gaming, 2004
The article presents an approach to emergency response training that combines simulation of hazardous environmental factors with extensive registration of the activities in a training scenario. Simulation enhances realism by exposing the trainees to representations of hazards without putting them at risk. Registration generates data that describe…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Foreign Countries, Training Methods, Simulation
Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Inc., Jacksonville, FL. – 1980
Designed to assist students in understanding solid waste resource recovery, this teaching aid package aims to get students involved in practical activities that require participation, observation, and interpretation. Provided in this package are definitions, methods, causes and effects, costs, and benefits of resource recovery presented in the…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Elementary Secondary Education, Energy, Environmental Education
Indian Hills Community Coll., Ottumwa, IA. – 1992
This document is composed of a performance report, a teacher's handbook, and an evaluation report of a workplace literacy program to prepare drivers for the Commercial Drivers' License examination. The performance report addresses actual accomplishments of five objectives. It identifies the number and characteristics of project participants who…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Certification, Context Clues