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Geology and Everyday Life

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​These materials are only for the personal use of SCANS members registered in "Geology and Everyday Life" and are not for distribution otherwise.  By downloading these files, you agree to accept these terms and conditions.  If you do not so agree, please do not download the files.  All Rights Reserved by Marcos Zentilli.

Week 6

Water
  • https://www.worldwaterday.org/
  • https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/water-cycle-adults-and-advanced-students?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltwater_intrusion
  • https://youtu.be/8zxZUSVjg10
​Quanats in Persia (Iran)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qanat
  • https://youtu.be/oyfj6sZVZEA
  • https://ordinarywonder.com/desert-qanats/
  • Video in Persian language
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHN0fRiKdNo
​ARAL SEA DISASTER
http://www.columbia.edu/~tmt2120/introduction.htm
GLACIERS
  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/12/1112-melting-glaciers-mean-double-trouble-for-water-supplies
  • ​https://esemag.com/water/effects-melting-glaciers-drinking-water/
Thawing Permafrost
  • https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/the-zombie-diseases-of-climate-change/544274
  • ​https://www.npr.org/2017/12/16/571300619/cemeteries-turn-to-swamps-as-alaskas-permafrost-melts
Lecture Notes (Class 6)
  • Geology of water

Week 5

Mercury
  • The Romanoff and Mercury
    • https://www.quirkyscience.com/what-drove-ivan-the-terrible-mad/
  • Nova Scotia Loons and Mercury
    • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/kejimkujik-national-park-mercury-source-still-a-mystery-1.2742331
    • https://www.bsc-eoc.org/download/NSLoons.pdf
  • Technical Nova Scotia
    • https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/nova-scotia-wetlands-a-mercury-hotspot-study-1.636673
    • https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environmental-workplace-health/reports-publications/environmental-contaminants/mercury-your-health-environment-resource-tool.html
  • Mercury in Tuna
    • https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/pollution-ecology/mercury-levels-tuna-18022015/
Granite
  • Macchu Pichu, Peru
    • https://www.annees-de-pelerinage.com/machu-picchu-architecture-explained/
  • Purcell’s Cove Quarries
    •  A guided walk through the historic Purcell’s Cove Quarries.
Radon
  • https://takeactiononradon.ca/
  • https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/pubs/14re01/14re01_OReilly.pdf
  • https://fletcher.novascotia.ca/DNRViewer/?viewer=Radon
Limestone
  • In Praise of Limestone (Auden)
    • https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b04k9mzl
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Limestone
  • Corals
    • https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=coral+reefs+videos&view=detail&mid=193EBEB19E5258C4A848193EBEB19E5258C4A848&FORM=VIRE
    • https://youtu.be/nMAzchVWTis
    • https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/coral-reef-stop-global-warming-1.4027497
  • CAVES
    • https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/geologyOfBritain/limestoneLandscapes/undergroundFeatures/Caves.html
  • SINKHOLE
    • https://www.usgs.gov/special-topic/water-science-school/science/sinkholes?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
    • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole
    • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/oxford-sinkhole-growing-lions-club-park-1.480569
    • ​https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/07/14/massive-growing-sinkhole-swallows-two-homes-one-boat-in-florida.html
lecture notes (class 5)
  • Mercury / Geology and Cities

Week 4

video on fracking
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tudal_4x4F0&feature=youtu.be
​Fracking Side Effects
  • https://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/another-problem-fracking-increased-sexually-transmitted-infections.html
​Trace element Scarcity
​Iodine
  • https://811.novascotia.ca/health_topics/hyperthyroidism-2/
 Zinc
  • https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-zinc/art-20366112
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc_deficiency
Zinc and eating dirt (Geophagia)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geophagia
​Trace element Excess
​Manganese
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manganese
  • https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20190513002
 Arsenic
  • G. W. Kennedy and J. Drage (2016) Informative Report Arsenic in Nova Scotia Well Water (PDF takes a while to download): https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/pubs/16ofr06/ofr_me_2016-006.pdf
  • Very detailed (technical) doctoral thesis by Nathalie Saint-Jacques (Dalhousie U, 2016); click on “PDF” and you can view or download to your computer: https://dalspace.library.dal.ca/handle/10222/72066
  • Arsenic in abandoned Gold Giant Mine, NWT: https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100027413/1100100027417
Well water testing in Nova Scotia
  • https://novascotia.ca/well-water-testing/

Week 3

Links and articles
Links and articles:
  • https://museumofindustry.novascotia.ca/
  • https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/mineral-resources/mining.asp
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/gold-mining-nova-scotia-explainer-1.5330714
  • https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/news/provincial/digby-loses-radio-service-after-thieves-steal-copper-and-equipment-from-transmitter-site-416644/
Iceland and geothermal heat (with Zentilli meddling)
Iceland and geothermal heat (with Zentilli meddling)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dalhousie-iceland-drilling-project-1.4897685
Book (recommended by Fern Jordan)
Book (recommended by Fern Jordan)
  • The Wake, by Linden MacIntyre, 2019. The Deadly Legacy of A Newfoundland Tsunami; Available at HRM Library
  • https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/burin-peninsula-tsunami-90th-anniversary-1.5363401
Videos on Crystallization and minerals
Videos on Crystallization and minerals
  • https://youtu.be/cdi6K6QvF3I
  • https://youtu.be/8a7p1NFn64s
  • https://youtu.be/CCVavAY5phw
  • https://youtu.be/97UMvgZCaYY
Evaporation of seaWAter to extract salt in Turkey
Evaporation of seawater to extract salt in Turkey (3.2 min):
https://youtu.be/vvFR5V-VfgU
Plate tectonic evolution of NA last 200 million years
Plate tectonic evolution of NA last 200 million years (5 minutes) keep an eye on Nova Scotia.
https://youtu.be/2yKNhbY3Nbk
Extracting Gold from discarded cellphones
Extracting Gold from discarded cellphones:
  • https://youtu.be/_aH9eSKF7uw
  • https://youtu.be/ZvopaMJ7dzw
Gold mining in the Yukon, panning
Gold mining in the Yukon, panning, etc. 19 minutes
https://youtu.be/f-IQRufehRI
Acid Mine Drainage
Acid Mine Drainage (video 15 minutes, very technical)
  • https://youtu.be/qd9WkTY4Joc
Technical PDFs to download:
  • https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/ageo/1997-v33-n2-ageo_33_2/

Week 1, Week 2

Geologic time
Geologic time
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=899407636858162
The Beach, a river of sand
The Beach, a river of sand (very old and long video, but very clear)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqT1g2riQ30
About humans messing with a mighty river: The Mississippi
About humans messing with a mighty river: The Mississippi:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1987/02/23/atchafalaya
Plate tectonics
Plate tectonics
  • https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=plate+tectonics+videos+national+geographic&view=detail&mid=5AF4B913244B3257B3225AF4B913244B3257B322&FORM=VIRE
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sd6vQA3yws
The Nile Delta's Sinking Future
The Nile Delta's Sinking Future
https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-fast-is-the-nile-delta-sinking
Tsunamis
Tsunamis
  • https://globalnews.ca/news/3981536/tsunami-earthquake-canada-the-big-one/
  • https://youtu.be/4W2iUl0VB8c
  • https://www.getprepared.gc.ca/index-eng.aspx
Liquefaction
Liquefaction
https://youtu.be/j-hyOwsl_NY
​Volcanoes
​Volcanoes
  • www.volcanodiscovery.com
  • https://youtu.be/Ce3y7sT1tXk

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