~ Applied Chemistry Links ~

These sites were located during the process of developing the help page for the Year 12 Chemistry social relevance report 

A few Applied Chemistry sites before you go surfing'n'searching yourself:

High School Chemistry Resources on the Web (why reinvent the wheel - a huge list of many many possible topics + links) http://www.chemistrycoach.com/high2.htm#The%20Chemistry%20of 

Suite 101 articles - http://www.suite101.com/articles.cfm/9536 
Chemistry of: food, chemical weapons, buckyballs & nanotubes, ozone depletion etc

Materials of Construction
These articles and websites contain information about metals, alloys, polymers, technical ceramics, and their properties.

Chemistry of Building Materials  en.baustoffchemie.de 

Toxic substances: http://earthsystems.org/virtuallibrary/vltoxics.html 
This section of the Virtual Library covers many toxic substances such as pesticides, paint, chlorine, 

http://macedonia.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr/chemistry/

This is a useful index of chemistry resources on the web. Choose a general category e.g. Atmospheric chemistry then browse through sites listed for something more specific e.g. acid rain or air pollution

Acid rain

• Particles -- very small, but how deadly? 
  PM-2.5 originates mainly in burning fossil fuels. PM-2.5 typically contains a mixture of soot, sulfate (defined) and nitrate (defined) particles, and acid droplets. 
• http://earthsystems.org/virtuallibrary/vlacidrain.html 
• http://earthsystems.org/virtuallibrary/vlairquality.html 

Australian Institute of Petroleum  http://www.aip.com.au 
An education site providing facts, figures, and other interesting information about petroleum, natural gas and their products. 

Fertilisers

• Growing riches  http://www.chemsoc.org/chembytes/ezine/2003/odriscoll_feb03.htm  Fertilisers are increasing productivity not only on the farm, but also at offshore oil reservoirs

• http://www.fadinap.org/fertilizer_links.htm [FADINAP Fertilizer Links]

Pesticides/biocides

• Biocides: on target
  Big changes are afoot in the biocide industry, say Derek Knight and Mel Cooke
• http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/pips/ghindex.html [Pesticide Information Profiles (PIPs), EXtension TOXicology NETwork]

Plastics

• American Plastics Council Classroom 
  The American Plastics Council is dedicated to education. Because of this, APC websites, such as http://www.ameriplas.org, have dedicated sections to the advancement of education. The Classroom section of the Ameriplas website (http://www.ameriplas.org/apcorg/classroom/classroom.html) provides teachers with excellent resources. For instance, "Hands on Plastics" is an educational kit designed for classroom use. The kit is full of background materials, recycled plastic resins, lesson plans, and activities. The kit also gives students the opportunity to see the uses that exist for recycled plastic today. There is also a link for the National Plastics Center and Museum, an online quiz, and many more valuable resources.
• A PET subject
  Plastic bottles now come in all shapes and sizes, and Dave Birkett is betting that the market for PET will continue to grow.
• Degrade and deliver
  A fully biodegradable, low cost, plastic is still an environmental priority, contends Andrea BenBrahim

Pesticides, Metals, Chemical Contaminants & Natural Toxins 
Program area the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) with links to information about these toxins. http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/pestadd.html