These resources directly relate to the Pesticide Spill Curriculum.
Background Activities
BA 1: Reading Household Product Labels
- American Association of Poison Control Centers
- Federal Hazardous Substances Act , Department of Pesticide Regulation. US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- Household Product Database, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
- Labeling and Banning Requirements for Chemicals and Other Hazardous Substances, August 2002. US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Office of Compliance.
- Read the Label First, US EPA. Office of Pesticide Programs.
BA 2: Toxicology Testing – Dose Makes the Poison
- Toxicology Tutor, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
BA 3: Pump It Up!: Part I – Analyzing Pumps
- How Water Blasters Work, How Stuff Works
BA 4: Pump It Up!: Part II – Designing a Supersoaker
BA 5: Constructing and Analyzing Graphs – Circumference and Diameter
- Archimedes and the Computation of Pi, University of Utah
BA 6: Using Paper Chromatography
- GCMS: How Does It Work? Unsolved Mysteries of Human Health, Oregon State University
- Chromatography, General Chemistry On-line, Frostburg State University
- Gas Chromatography, Sheffield Hammond University
Extensions:
- Forensic Science, (see lipstick actvitiy), University of Colorado, Boulder
- Separate Colors in a Green Leaf Using Chromatography
- Guide to Crime Scene Investigation
BA 7: Soil Classification
BA 8: Soil Permeability
- Porosity and Permeability of Soil, SEED Science Center
BA 9: Decision Analysis
- none
BA 10: Siting Yoretown’s Landfill
- How Landfills Work, How Stuff Works
- Solid Waste Landfills, US EPA
Career Information
Environmental Toxicologist
- Environmental Health and Toxicology, National Library of Medicine
- Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology, Society of Toxicology
- Toxicology Jobs, Unixl.com
Mechanical Engineer
Analytical Chemist
- Analytical Chemistry, ACS, American Chemical Society
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Chemistry Jobs, Unixl.com
Soil Scientist
- Agronomy Jobs, Unixl.com
- Hydrogeology Jobs, Unixl.com
Expert Groups
Environmental Toxicologists
General Pesticide Information
- National Pesticide Information Center, Oregon State University and US EPA
- ExToxNet (Extension Toxicology Network) Oregon State Universtity, et al.Toxicology Information Briefs
- Pesticides, US EPA
Metam Sodium and MITC Information
- Risk Charactarization: Methyl Isothiocyanate (MITC) Following the Agricultural Use of Metam Sodium, July 2003
- Metam Sodium Risk Characterization Document, July 2004
Soil Scientists
See resources for Background Activities 7 and 8
Mechanical Engineers
See resources for Background Activities 3 and 4
Analytical Chemists
See resources for Background Activities 5 and 6
