Earth Inquiry Module 7 Drinking Water
by American Geological Institute (9780716797753)

A tremendous amount of geological data is now public domain and accessible via the Web. To take advantage of this, the geoscience education community has been working to provide first-rate instructional activities that enhance discipline understanding and competence in using real scientific data. Now from the American Geological Institute, working in conjunction with experienced geology professors, comes EarthInquiry--a series of Web-based investigation activities (each accompanied by a full-color workbook) that have students analyze national and local data to explore real-world phenomena. It is the first interactive project to provide a direct way of exploring and working with the newly accessible data as a means of developing a deeper understanding of fundamental geoscience concepts. How It Works The EarthInquiry investigations can be assigned as lab or homework exercises for a wide variety of courses, including physical geology, environmental geology, and introduction to geology. Instructors can select and combine the activities they want. For each activity, students will receive a brief full-color companion booklet that includes a passcode to the Web site they will use to collect and work with the data. Technical support is provided by the American Geological Institute. In this module: The availability of clean, safe drinking water is easy to take for granted. Many regions, however, including the United States, must regularly address the issue of contaminants in the water supply to avoid the severe effects they may have on human health. In this investigation, the standards set by the Safe Drinking Water Act will be examined to learn how water contaminants are regulated. You will usedata from the U.S. Geological Survey and other sources to consider how two specific contaminants, arsenic and nitrate, enter and are distributed throughout the drinking water supply and at what levels they pose a serious health risk.

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