Table of Contents
Introduction......…..................................................................................................................……..1
For Instructors......…...................................................................................................................... 2
PART 1: The Natural Environment............................................................................................. 4
1-1) Evaluating Soil Texture................................................................................................…….. 4
1-2) Physical Conditions and Dissolved Oxygen......................................................................... 9
1-3) Net Primary Productivity and Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)........................................ 16
1-4) Solution Chemistry of Natural Waters................................................................................. 23
1-5) Buffering Capacity of the Carbonate Ion............................................................................. 27
1-6) Diurnal and Seasonal Pond Dynamics................................................................................ 33
1-7) The Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles.....................................................................………. 36
1-8) The Population Dynamics of Paramecia............................................................................. 40
1-9) Feed Conversion in Mealworms…….......................................………................................. 43
PART 2: The Man-Made Environment....................................................................................... 46
2-1) Quantifying Urban Sprawl................................................................................................... 46
2-2) Transportation ..................................................................................................................... 50
2-3) Development and Quality of Life......................................................................................... 57
2-4) Risk Factors and Health Outcomes in the U.S.................................................................... 64
2-5) Risk Factors and Health Outcomes in Africa....................................................................... 68
PART 3: Sustainability................................................................................................................ 74
3-1) Carbon Cycling Between Goldfish and Elodea…................................................................ 74
3-2) Dose-Response to Carbon Dioxide..................................................................................... 82
3-3) Assessing Toxicity with Yeast and Algae............................................................................ 88
3-4) Assessing Pollution Remediation with Yeast.......…......................................................….. 95
3-5) Energy Density of Rechargeable Batteries.....................................................................…...98
3-6) Fuel Cell Dynamics............................................................................................................. 105
3-7) Household Energy Consumption........................................................................................ 112
3-8) Energy Conversion Efficiency...…....................................................................................... 115
3-9) Photovoltaic Cell Dynamics................................................................................................. 127
3-10) The Chemistry of Flue Gas Desulfurization......................................................Disk Supplement 1
Addendum............................................................................................................... Disk Supplement 2