Detection and Analysis of Air and Water Pollutants

I n this age of wholesale resource contamination and pollution, science students ought to be aware of the problems facing them regarding potential loss of natural resources. As one noted ecologist so aptly put it, "Man is one of the few organisms who continually soils his nest and does nothing about it." The high school biology student is still at an impressionable age and the teacher can present these problems in a manner which will at least stimulate some thought. It is the purpose of this paper to present several workable techniques which will allow students to become better aware and hopefully more concerned about contamination of resources in their own back yards. The techniques outlined here are not necessarily new or different. The approach is one of simplicity with as much emphasis on work the students can do and little need for teacher domination.