Science360
Environmental Engineer - Tamar Losleben
Tamar Losleben is an environmental engineer passionate about balancing urban grown with environmental protection and preservation. She works on a number of projects where she has the opportunity to work in the office and outdoors in the...
Science360
Cactus 'flesh' cleans up toxic water
University of South Florida engineering professor Norma Alcantar and her team are using the ""flesh"" from Prickly Pear cacti, called mucilage, to clean up oil and other toxins from water. With support from the National Science...
Science360
Off the water grid: Energy efficient and sustainable
This University of Miami residence hall may look typical, but students in one of the apartments are participating in research involving one of the planet's most precious commodities--water. With support from the National Science...
Curated Video
Methods of Estimating and Environmental Factors Affecting Transpiration in Plants
This video explains what transpiration is, how it can be estimated through experiments measuring the uptake of water by plants or the mass of water lost by the plants, and how changes in environmental conditions such as temperature,...
Science360
Off the water grid Energy efficient and sustainable
This University of Miami residence hall may look typical, but students in one of the apartments are participating in research involving one of the planet's most precious commodities--water. With support from the National Science...
Curated Video
The Haber Process & Its Environmental Implications
Learn the basics about the Haber Process and its environmental implications.
Curated Video
How Does Water Treatment Work
Learn the basics about water treatment, as a part of environmental chemistry. Human beings have added to the natural water cycle by taking water from rivers for use in our towns and cities. We are taking a huge amount of water from...
Curated Video
Water by Design: Exploring Desalination as a Solution for Water Resource Management
This video explores the use of desalination as a potential solution for managing water resources in Southern California and other coastal communities. It discusses the challenges of protecting marine ecosystems and the energy needed for...
Curated Video
Testing For Water
Learn the basics about how to test water? what methods and techniques are use to test water? and why is water tested? Find out more in this video!
FuseSchool
Environmental Impacts of Detergents
Learn the basics about the environmental impacts of detergents as part of the environmental chemistry topic.
Curated Video
BIOLOGY - Environment - Water Cycle
Learn the basics about the water cycle as part of the environmental chemistry topic. This also features in the Biology course too.
FuseSchool
Haber Process - environmental and social considerations
Haber Process - environmental and social considerations | Chemistry | FuseSchool
Mazz Media
Way Cool Science II: All About Matter
Friendly and fun host, Max Orbit, asks questions about the world and searches for answers. This DVD series is designed to engage students while introducing scientific principles and concepts in a fun and entertaining way. Host, Max...
EarthEcho International
How to Test Water Turbidity for Environmental Studies
This video provides a quick and easy way to test the turbidity of water. It explains how suspended debris can harm aquatic life and provides step-by-step instructions on how to use a simple tool to measure turbidity levels.
Bozeman Science
Ocean Acidification
In this video Paul Andersen shows how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is causing a decrease in the pH of the oceans. The carbon dioxide combines with the water to create carbonic acid which dissociates into bicarbonate and carbonate...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Do we really need pesticides? - Fernan Perez-Galvez
Annually, we shower over 5 billion pounds of pesticides across the Earth to control insects, unwanted weeds, funguses, rodents, and bacteria that may threaten our food supply. But is it worth it, knowing what we do about the associated...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Meet the tardigrade, the toughest animal on Earth - Thomas Boothby
Without water, a human can only survive for about 100 hours. But there's a creature so resilient that it can go without it for decades. This 1-millimeter animal can survive both the hottest and coldest environments on earth, and can even...
MinuteEarth
Where Does One Ocean End And Another Begin?
Earth's ocean water is continuous. How can we divide it into sections that are more useful?
MinuteEarth
The Freshwater Paradox
Even though less than 1% of Earth's water is freshwater, it's the home for 50% of fish species. This is the Freshwater Paradox.
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The life cycle of a t-shirt - Angel Chang
Consider the classic white t-shirt. Annually, we sell and buy 2 billion t-shirts globally, making it one of the most common garments in the world. But how and where is the average t-shirt made, and what's its environmental impact? Angel...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Can 100% renewable energy power the world? - Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei
Every year, the world uses 35 billion barrels of oil. This massive scale of fossil fuel dependence pollutes the earth, and it won't last forever. On the other hand, we have abundant sun, water and wind, which are all renewable energy...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why are fish fish-shaped? - Lauren Sallan
In tropical seas, flying fish leap out of the water, gliding for up to 200 meters, before dipping back into the sea. In the Indo-Pacific, a hunting sailfish swims up to 110 kilometers per hour. These feats are made possible by a fish's...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why do whales sing? - Stephanie Sardelis
Communicating underwater is challenging. Light and odors don't travel well, but sound moves about four times faster in water than in air - which means marine mammals often use sounds to communicate. The most famous of these underwater...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: What's so great about the Great Lakes? - Cheri Dobbs and Jennifer Gabrys
The North American Great Lakes - Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior - are so big that they border 8 states and contain 23 quadrillion liters of water. They span forest, grassland, and wetland habitats, supporting a region...