Environmental Chemistry in the Lab

Preface Acknowledgments Author Safety UNIT A. Introductory Exercises Exercise 1. Safety in the Environmental Chemistry Lab (1.25 hours) Exercise 2. Ethics in the Environmental Chemistry Lab (0.75 hour) Exercise 3. The Notebook in the Environmental Chemistry Lab (0.75 hour) Exercise 4. Introduction to Glassware in the Environmental Chemistry Lab (1.5 hours) Exercise 5. Exploring the Metric System (1.75 hours) Exercise 6. Mastering the Metric System (1.75 hours) Exercise 7. Parts Per Million (ppm) and Other Tiny Quantities Exercise 8. Big and Small Numbers Scientific Notation r (0.75 hour) Exercise 9. Temperature and Heat Whats the Difference? (1.75 hours) Exercise 10. Some Elements of Matcha Moles Adventure in Environmental Chemistry Land (0.75 hour) Exercise 11. Environmental Chemical Reactions – Balancing Equations (1.5 hours) UNIT B. Adventures in the Environmental Chemistry Lab Exercise 12. Measurement A Foundation of Environmental Chemistry (1.5 hours) Exercise 13. Why Do Icebergs Float on Water? A Study of Density (1.5 hours) Exercise 14. Metals and Alloys Whats the Difference? (2 hours) Exercise 15. Recycling Copper Observing Types of Reactions (2 hours) Exercise 16. Studying Evaporation by Preparing “Canned Heat” (2 hours) Exercise 17. Can We Get Energy from Acid-Base Reactions? Exploring Thermochemistry (2 hours) Exercise 18. Are Electrolytes Changing Our Waters? Identifying Electrolytes by Conductivity Measurements (1.25 hours) Exercise 19. Radiation, An Invisible Pollutant Measurements and Calculations (0.75 hour) Exercise 20. Is Extra Low Frequency (ELF) Radiation Harmful? A Laboratory Analysis (1 hour) Exercise 21. Adventures in Organic Chemistry Land (1.5 hours) Exercise 22. Whats in Red Cabbage? Adventures in pH Land (2 hours) Exercise 23. The Process of Extraction – Measuring Caffeine in Tea Bags (1. 75 hours) Exercise 24. Soap or Detergent, which is Better? Preparing Soap (2 hours) Exercise 25. Whats in My Detergent? Measuring Phosphate with Spectroscopy (2 hours) Exercise 26. Whats in Water Besides H2O? A Laboratory Analysis (1.75 hours) Exercise 27. Purifying Cloudy Water – A Treatment Process (1.75 hours) Exercise 28. Is This Air Okay to Breathe? A Laboratory Analysis (2 hours) Exercise 29. What Are Plastics, Anyway? A Study of Polymers (1.75 hours) Exercise 30. Should I Bother with Recycling? Separation of Plastics by Density (2 hours) Exercise 31. What Is Illegal about Pollution? An Environmental Law Presentation (1.75 hours) Exercise 32. A Soldiers Perspective on Environmental Stewardship (1.5 hours)