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Plume Delineation Exercise part of Urban Geology:Activities
Students are given a data set and base map for a potentially contaminated aquifer and are asked to create a plume delineation map and determine if there is a contaminant source, where it is and who is being most ...

The role of geology in the London cholera outbreak of 1854 part of Urban Geology:Activity Ideas
This is a teaching activity idea page that explores the intersection of geology, urban hydrology, and public health through the historical case of the 1854 London cholera outbreak, using Steven Johnson's "The Ghost Map" to teach epidemiology, medical geology, and contaminant hydrology to upper-level students, with learning goals centered on analyzing geology's role in urban health crises and assessing student understanding through research presentations.

Environmental Geology part of Course Design:Goals Database

History of Chromite in Maryland part of Urban Geology:Activity Ideas
This incomplete teaching activity idea page details a geoscience exercise where students investigate the history of chromite mining in Maryland, focusing on serpentinite formation, contaminant fate tracking, and site history analysis within environmental geology and economic geology contexts for upper-level undergraduate courses.