Environmental Chemistry in the Lab

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Environmental Chemistry in the Lab presents a comprehensive approach to modern environmental chemistry laboratory instruction, together with a complete experimental experience. The laboratory experiments have an introduction for the students to read, a pre-lab for them to complete before coming to the lab, a data sheet to complete during the lab, and a post-lab which would give them an opportunity to reinforce their understanding of the experiment completed. Instructor resources include a list of all equipment and supplies needed for 24 students, a lab preparation guide, an answer key to all pre-lab and post-lab questions, sample data for remote learners, and a suggested rubric for grading the labs.

Additional features include:

• Tested laboratory exercises with instructor resources for environmental science students

• Environmental calculations, industrial regulation, and environmental stewardship

• Classroom and remote exercises

• An excellent, user-friendly, and thought-provoking presentation which will appeal to students with little or no science background

• A qualitative approach to the chemistry behind many of our environmental issues today

Author(s): Ruth Ann Murphy
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022

Language: English
Pages: 320
City: Boca Raton

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
To the Student
To the Instructor
Acknowledgments
Author
Introduction to Laboratory Glassware and Supplies
Unit A: Introductory Exercises
Exercise 1. Safety in the Environmental Chemistry Lab
Instructions
Exercise 2. Ethics in the Environmental Chemistry Lab
Instructions
Bibliography
Exercise 3. The Laboratory Notebook in the Environmental Chemistry Lab
Instructions
Exercise 4. Introduction to Glassware in the Environmental Chemistry Lab
Instructions
Overview
Protecting Glassware from Scratches
Protecting Glassware from Heat
Protecting Glassware from Breakage
Protecting Yourself from Burns
Learning the Accuracy of Glassware
Determining Possible Error
Working with Volumetric Glassware
Cleaning Glassware
Bibliography
Exercise 5. Exploring the Metric System
Instructions
Bibliography
Exercise 6. Mastering the Metric System
Instructions
Exercise 7. Parts Per Million (ppm) and Other Tiny Quantities
Instructions
Bibliography
Exercise 8. Big and Small Numbers - Scientific Notation
Instructions
Bibliography
Exercise 9. Temperature and Heat - What's the Difference?
Instructions
Bibliography
Exercise 10. Some Elements of Matcha Mole's Adventure in Environmental Chemistry Land
Instructions
Exercise 11. Environmental Chemical Reactions - Balancing Equations
Instructions
Unit B: Adventures in the Environmental Chemistry Lab
Exercise 12. Measurement - A Foundation of Environmental Chemistry
Safety
Supplies for 24 Students or Teams
Bibliography
Exercise 13. Why Do Icebergs Float? A Study of Density
Instructions
Exercise 14. Metals and Alloys - What's the Difference?
Part I. Phase Changes of Copper Wire and Nitinol Alloy
Part II. Reaction of a 1982 (or Newer) Penny with Hydrochloric Acid
Part III. Changing Copper to "Silver" to "Gold"
Instructions
Instructions for Part I. Phase Changes of Copper Wire and Nitinol Alloy
Instructions for Part II. Reaction of a 1982 (or Newer) Penny with Hydrochloric Acid
Instructions for Part III. Changing Copper to "Silver" to "Gold"
Bibliography
Exercise 15. Recycling Copper - Learning Reactions
Instructions
Exercise 16. Studying Evaporation and Preparing "Canned Heat"
Instructions
Exercise 17. Can We Get Energy from Acid-Base Reactions? Exploring Thermochemistry
Instructions
Exercise 18. Are Electrolytes Changing Our Waters? Identifying Electrolytes with Conductivity Measurements
Instructions
Exercise 19. Radiation, an Invisible Pollutant - Measurements and Calculations
Instructions
Bibliography
Exercise 20. Is Extremely Low Frequency Radiation Harmful? A Laboratory Analysis
Instructions
Exercise 21. Adventures in Organic Chemistry Land
Instructions
Kit Method
Sketch Method
Exercise 22. What's in Red Cabbage? Adventures in pH Land
Instructions
Part 1 Extraction of Anthocyanin from Red Cabbage
Part II Determination of the Color of Red Cabbage Extract at Seven Different pH Levels
Part III Determination of the pH of Seven Different Household Chemicals
Exercise 23. The Process of Extraction - Measuring Caffeine in Tea Bags
Instructions
Procedure
Bibliography
Exercise 24. Soap or Detergent: Which Is Better? Preparing Soap
Instructions
Instructions
Bibliography
Exercise 25. What's in My Detergent? Measuring Phosphate with Spectroscopy
Instructions
Exercise 26. What's in Water Besides H2O? A Laboratory Analysis
Instructions
Bibliography
Exercise 27. Purifying Cloudy Water - A Treatment Process
Part I: Preparation of Aluminum Hydroxide, a Flocculant for Removal of Suspended Solids
Part II: Treatment with Activated Charcoal to Remove Dissolved Chemicals
Instructions
Procedure
Bibliography
Exercise 28. Is This Air Okay to Breathe? A Laboratory Analysis
Instructions
Exercise 29. What Are Plastics, Anyway? A Study of Polymers
Instructions
Part I Starch Pellets
Part II Sodium Polyacrylate
Part III Amazing Enviro-BondTM
Part IV Cross-Linked Polymer
Exercise 30. Should I Bother with Recycling? Separation of Plastics by Density
Instructions
Bibliography
Unit C: Closing Statements for the Environmental Chemistry Lab
Exercise 31. What Is Illegal about Pollution? An Environmental Law Presentation
Instructions
Exercise 32. A Soldier's Perspective on Environmental Stewardship
Instructions
Biographical Notes
Glossary
Index