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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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- GROOM FMN Gold Chain Implementation Plan OCELOTS Teaching Notes.pdf(PDF | 202 KB)
- Groom_Madre de Dios-2.jpg(JPG | 885 KB)
- Worksheet for A Rainforest with a Gold Chain.docx(DOCX | 21 KB)
- Groom_Sample Responses for Worksheet for A Rainforest with a Gold Chain Module.pdf (Instructors only)(PDF | 232 KB)
- A rainforest with a gold chain? The impacts of gold mining on the trophic web of an Amazonian rainforest of SE Peru (v1.0)
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