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The Southern Illinois Well Water Quality Project: A Service-Learning Project in Environmental Chemistry
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Dameris, Logan; Frerker, Hannah; Iler, H. Darrell – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
An environmental chemistry service-learning project was implemented by Greenville University in coordination with the local county health department to test the quality of well water for residents in a five-county region of southern Illinois. Well owners attended a student run well water testing "kickoff meeting", received testing kits,…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Service Learning, Science Instruction, Water Quality
Environmental Carcinogen Releases and Lung Cancer Mortality in Rural-Urban Areas of the United States
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Luo, Juhua; Hendryx, Michael – Journal of Rural Health, 2011
Purpose: Environmental hazards are unevenly distributed across communities and populations; however, little is known about the distribution of environmental carcinogenic pollutants and lung cancer risk across populations defined by race, sex, and rural-urban setting. Methods: We used the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) database to conduct an…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Mortality Rate, Cancer, Urban Areas
The Relationship between Toxics Release Inventory Discharges and Mortality Rates in Rural and Urban Areas of the United States
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Hendryx, Michael; Fedorko, Evan – Journal of Rural Health, 2011
Background: Potential environmental exposures from chemical manufacturing or industrial sites have not been well studied for rural populations. The current study examines whether chemical releases from facilities monitored through the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program are associated with population mortality rates for both rural and urban…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Disease Control, Mortality Rate, Multiple Regression Analysis
Pollution Sources and Mortality Rates across Rural-Urban Areas in the United States
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Hendryx, Michael; Fedorko, Evan; Halverson, Joel – Journal of Rural Health, 2010
Purpose: To conduct an assessment of rural environmental pollution sources and associated population mortality rates. Methods: The design is a secondary analysis of county-level data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Agriculture, National Land Cover Dataset, Energy Information Administration, Centers for Disease Control…
Descriptors: Disease Control, Mortality Rate, Cancer, Environmental Standards
Examining the Association between Hazardous Waste Facilities and Rural "Brain Drain"
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Hunter, Lori M.; Sutton, Jeannette – Rural Sociology, 2004
Rural communities are increasingly being faced with the prospect of accepting facilities characterized as "opportunity-threat," such as facilities that generate, treat, store, or otherwise dispose of hazardous wastes. Such facilities may offer economic gains through jobs and tax revenue, although they may also act as environmental "disamenities."…
Descriptors: Taxes, Rural Areas, Human Capital, Counties
Nuclear Families and Nuclear Risks: The Effects of Gender, Geography, and Progeny on Attitudes toward a Nuclear Waste Facility
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Freudenburg, William R.; Davidson, Debra J. – Rural Sociology, 2007
Studies of reactions to nuclear facilities have found consistent male/female differences, but the underlying reasons have never been well-clarified. The most common expectations involve traditional roles--with men focusing more on economic concerns and with women (especially mothers) being more concerned about family safety/health. Still, with…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Gender Differences, Children, Attitude Measures