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Direct linkPierzynski, Gary M.; Vaillant, Grace C. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2006
The cumulative result of almost 100 years of mining, milling, and smelting has left areas of Jasper County, Missouri, contaminated with high levels of the trace metals Pb, Cd, and Zn. The site was listed on the National Priorities List in 1990 and is now known as the Jasper County or Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Superfund Site. The U.S.…
Descriptors: Ecology, Risk, Environmental Education, Toxicology
Pierzynski, Gary M.; Gehl, Katharine A. – Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, 2004
Lead (Pb) is one of the most significant environmental contaminants worldwide and has significant human health effects. Historic use of Pb in paint and gasoline, in particular, have made this contaminant ubiquitous in our environment although widespread use of Pb has declined in the USA. Unfortunately, segments of the population are still…
Descriptors: Toxicology, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment), Soil Science
