33 Workshop 5 1) Aircraft emissions (associated with jet fuels) – climate change and health effects

Prepare a and a ® summary presentation Your presentation should be visually pleasing and contain speaker notes to round out the information. Be prepared to present to the class during Workshop 5 1) Aircraft emissions (associated with jet fuels) – climate change and health effects associated with airline travel 2) Mercury contamination associated with gold extraction/purification 3) The Bhopal disaster 4) Shrinking of the Aral Sea 5) Kuwaiti Oil Fires 6) Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment 7) Personal Care Products (PCPs) in Drinking Water 8) Nitrate Contamination of Groundwater (Central Valley) 9) Bisphenyl A (BPA) in Plastics 10) Hexavalent Chromium in Groundwater (Movie ‘Erin Brokovich’) 11) 12) Electronic Hazardous Waste (focus on the US but can include a discussion of the contamination at Guiyu, China) 13) Pharmaceutical pollution 14) Hazardous Waste/Superfund Site – ( has a listing of all superfund sites) 15) Great oil spills (should include a discussion or comparison of at least two different spills – Exxon Valdez versus BP-Gulf of Mexico) 16) Jilin Chemical Plant Explosion – Jilin City, Jilin Province, China (may be limited information)