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Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Toronto. – 1977
This manual was developed for use at workshops designed to introduce treatment plant operators to the safe operation and maintenance of gas chlorination systems employing the variable vacuum gas chlorinator. Each of the lessons in this document has clearly stated behavioral objectives to tell the trainee what he should know or do after completing…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Environmental Education, Environmental Technicians, Equipment Maintenance
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Toronto. – 1977
This manual was developed for use at workshops designed to upgrade the knowledge of experienced water and wastewater treatment plant operators. The course consists of lecture-discussions and hands-on activities. Each of the lessons has clearly stated behavioral objectives to tell the trainee what he should know or do after completing a topic.…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Environmental Education, Environmental Technicians, Equipment Maintenance
Barker, James L.; And Others – 1977
This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report presents estimates of the energy demand attributable to environmental control of pollution from stationary point sources. This class of pollution source includes powerplants, factories, refineries, municipal waste water treatment plants, etc., but excludes mobile sources such as trucks, and…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Cost Estimates, Energy Conservation, Environmental Education
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Chiu, Yu-Chun; Jenks, Matthew A.; Richards-Babb, Michelle; Ratclif, Betsy B.; Juvik, John A.; Ku, Kang-Mo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
We report here the development of an inexpensive and engaging laboratory-based activity that can help students learn about the scientific method and the role of plant epicuticular waxes and surfactant function on waxy plant leaves as real life example in the agricultural industry. Three each of nontreated collard leaves ("Brassica…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, College Freshmen, Science Laboratories, Science Instruction
Water Pollution Control Federation, Washington, DC. – 1976
This booklet is for wastewater treatment plant operators who find it difficult to follow the detailed discussions and procedures found in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater." It is intended to be used with "Standard Methods" available for reference. Included in this publication are chapters on…
Descriptors: Environment, Guides, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Procedures
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Barnett, Kerry L.; Shea, Kevin M.; McGeough, Catherine; Trotta, Kristine; Williams, Steven; Ly, Minh; Aloisio, Kathryn – Journal of Chemical Education, 2020
A semester-long research project for second-semester organic chemistry lab sections was developed. Student projects were based on preliminary data from faculty research that suggested the natural product neurolenin B to be a treatment for lymphatic filariasis. Students isolated neurolenins from the Central American plant "Neurolaena…
Descriptors: Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Science Laboratories
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Richardson, Michael – Journal of Biological Education, 1981
Current information and research related to plant protein inhibitors of enzymes are reviewed, including potential uses of the inhibitors for medical treatment and for breeding plant varieties with greater resistance to insects. (DC)
Descriptors: Animals, Biochemistry, Biology, Botany
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Setterdahl, Aaron T. – Journal of Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2021
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is tragic, yet we can still learn a great deal about the virus and its effects. The biochemistry of the virus is rather interesting despite its ill effects, and it is important to know how it works to understand how to defeat…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Biochemistry, Undergraduate Students
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water Programs. – 1976
This is one of several short-term courses developed to assist in the training of waste water treatment plant operational personnel in the tests, measurements, and report preparation required for compliance with their NPDES Permits. The Student Reference Manual provides step-by-step procedures for laboratory application of equipment operating…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Equipment
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water Programs. – 1977
This is one of several short-term courses developed to assist in the training of waste water treatment plant operational personnel in the tests, measurements, and report preparation required for compliance with their NPDES Permits. The Student Reference Manual provides step-by-step procedures for laboratory application of equipment operating…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Educational Programs, Environmental Education
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Water Programs. – 1977
This is one of several short-term courses developed to assist in the training of waste water treatment plant operational personnel in the tests, measurements, and report preparation required for compliance with their NPDES Permits. The Student Reference Manual provides step-by-step procedures for laboratory application of equipment operating…
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Programs, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
Kirkwood Community Coll., Cedar Rapids, IA. – 1977
This document is an instructional module package prepared in objective form for use by an instructor familiar with State and Federal wastewater treatment plant operation and discharge permit reporting requirements and knowledgeable in the proper completion of the Iowa Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) monthly Operation report forms and the…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Postsecondary Education, Reports, Secondary Education
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. – 1977
This brief guide to environmental careers first provides a history of this job market and then in two sections (covering six pages), describes specific jobs and steps to planning a career. The first section describes each job in each of the major categories of careers in the environmental field: (1) Environmental Equipment Operation (attendants…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Planning, Conservation (Environment), Educational Programs
Carnegie, John W. – 1981
This module describes the process used to determine solids mass and location throughout a waste water treatment plant, explains how these values are used to determine the solids mass balance around single treatment units and the entire system, and presents calculations of solids in pounds and sludge units. The instructor's manual contains a…
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Laboratory Procedures, Postsecondary Education, Sludge
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Khishfe, Rola – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2023
The study investigated the influence of a connected learning approach for explicit nature of science (NOS) instruction and explicit argumentation instruction, in comparison with a non-connected approach, on students' NOS conceptions and argumentation skills. Participants comprised 42 students enrolled in two sections of grade 10 that were randomly…
Descriptors: Students, Grade 10, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction
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