Pesticides in Drinking Water: Project-based Learning within the Introductory Chemistry Curriculum.

O'Hara, Patricia B.; Sanborn, Jon A.; Howard, Meredith

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ERIC Number: EJ608821

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Pesticides in Drinking Water: Project-based Learning within the Introductory Chemistry Curriculum.

O'Hara, Patricia B.; Sanborn, Jon A.; Howard, Meredith

Journal of Chemical Education, v76 n12 p1673-77 Dec 1999

Describes a four-week laboratory module for an introductory chemistry course that focuses on the analysis of trace levels of xenoestrogenic pesticides in local drinking water and a comparison of the molecular shapes of these pesticides to the hormone estrogen. (WRM)

Descriptors: Chemistry, Environmental Education, Higher Education, Molecular Structure, Pesticides, Relevance (Education), Science and Society, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Scientific Research, Student Research, Water Pollution, Water Quality

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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