CHED 842 |
| Lindsey S. Cassel, Zackery A. Parsia, William E. Holmes, and Kevin L. Armbrust. |
| This project was designed to act as an applied learning tool for students coming from disciplines outside the realm of chemistry in general, and analytical chemistry in particular, using application based teaching to open doors for interdisciplinary learning. In this case an individual student was encouraged to consider how modern analytical chemistry tools could benefit her understanding of topics within her direct field of interior design. Simple analytical tools and methods were used to analyze paint samples from different manufacturers of differing environmental rating with particular attention paid to the quantity of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. VOC associates of indoor paints have been linked to health hazards as well as environmental toxicity concerns held by industry as well as consumers. Analysis of paint VOC emissions has helped this student gain a more acute understanding of paint differentiation which can translate to better decision making as a professional in a traditionally non-chemistry oriented field. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Environmental Chemistry
2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, 27 March 2006 Georgia World Congress Center -- Ex. Hall B4, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |