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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)

Summary:
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
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