Format
· Papers are to be formatted in a modified Modern Language Association (MLA) format as follows. Additional guidance can be found at https://mlaformat.org/the-format-of-the-research-paper/
· Paper is to be standard 81/2’ by 11”; 20 pound bond
· Fonts will be 12 point Arial
· Margins will be one inch on top, bottom and sides
· Use block format and double spacing
· Use parenthetical citation format (Author’s Last Name, Page #, Citation #) when directly quoting material or paraphrasing someone else’s idea, place the author’s name and the page number(s) in which you obtained the information from in parentheses. For Example: (Casey, pg. 27, # 5)
· Pages are to be numbered and include the student’s name preceding the page number
· Paper must have a cover page with student’s name, Professor’s name, due date and course number
Contents
· Topic must be one from the approved list or one of your choosing and approved by the Professor
· See Professor at the end of Lecture Two, to register your topic
· Students must register their topic with the Professor by 17 January 2019
· Must be at least eight (8) typewritten pages of prose but no longer than ten (10) pages of prose
· Graphs, tables, illustrations and pictures are encouraged to be used to assure content is clear to the reader
· Graphs, tables, illustrations, and pictures do not count as part of the eight (8) page minimum. Note however that they may be very useful in the 3-5 minute presentation at the Environmental Forum
· Must have a Reference List containing at least seven references. If a website is referenced, provide the complete page address. For example:
www.epa.gov/dioxin is appropriate for a reference regarding dioxin; www.epa.gov is not an acceptable reference
· Must contain a Literature Cited Table if direct quotes or close paraphrasing of another’s work is incorporated
Plagiarism steals not only from others but mostly from you!
Environmental Science
EVR1009
Research Paper Topics
Sustainability
· Compare the Corporate Social Responsibility Plans and Sustainability Initiatives of two Corporations traded on a major a stock exchange (London, Tokyo, NY etc.)
· Sustainable Agriculture
· Conflict Minerals
· Sustainable Silviculture
· Sustainable City Plan
· EMERGY (See Center for Environmental Policy)
Pollution Problems
· Plastic Ocean
· Ocean Acidification
· Emerging Pollutants of Concern (Sources, effects, solutions)
· Acid Mine Drainage (causes, effects, solutions)
Human Health
· Endocrine Disrupters and Developed Countries
· Indoor Air Quality
· Air Quality, Monitoring & Control in ________________ (Major City)
Ecology
· Extinctions in the developing world (Causes, Effects, Solutions)
· Deforestation in the developing world (Causes, Effects, Solutions)
· Wetland System & their Biology
· Biodiversity decline
Eco Business & Regulation
· Carbon Taxes (Concepts/Markets/Efficacy)
· Alternative Power Systems (Technology/Costs/Regulatory issues)
· Ecotourism
· Electronics Recycling
· Alternative Materials as Feedstock
· Solid Waste Recycling
Pollution Abatement Technologies
· Municipal Water Treatment
· Municipal Wastewater Treatment
· Industrial Air Pollution Control
· Petroleum Contaminated Land Reclamation and Clean up
Specific Pollutants in Atmosphere Sources, Sinks & Effects
· Ozone
· Sulfur Oxides
· Nitrogen Oxides
· Mercury
· Particulate Matter
· Methane
· Hydrogen Sulfide and Related compounds
Solid & Hazardous Waste Management
· Recycling
· Heavy Organics Collection
· Composting
· SUPERFUND
Environmental Disasters Case Studies
· Flint, Michigan Water Supply
· Deepwater Horizon
· Love Canal
· Bhopal
· TVA’s Kingston Fossil Plant
· Donora Smog 1948 & Great London Smog 1952