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Implementing an online module about impacts of pollution from gold mining in an undergraduate ecology course in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Author(s): Martha Groom

University of Washington (Bothell & Seattle)

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Students learn about biomagnification of toxins, build skills in graphical interpretation, and apply field methods to tackle complex issues about small-scale gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. Also make connections to similar local PCB pollution…

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Students learn about biomagnification of toxins, build skills in graphical interpretation, and apply field methods to tackle complex issues about small-scale gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. Also make connections to similar local PCB pollution problems

Licensed under CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International according to these terms

Version 1.0 - published on 02 Jul 2024 doi:10.25334/F4K9-X295 - cite this

Keywords

  1. food webs
  2. mercury biogeochemistry
  3. Bioaccumulation
  4. biomagnification
  5. Peruvian Amazon

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  2. Courses
  3. Course Level
  4. Bloom's Cognitive Level
  5. Vision and Change Core Competencies
  6. Four Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) Framework
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  8. Class Size
  9. Audience
  10. Lesson Length
  11. Key Scientific Process Skills
  12. Pedagogical Approaches
  13. Principles of How People Learn
  14. Assessment Type
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