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This forum is all about sharing your ideas and plans for celebrating IYC 2011. Ideas are just ideas! They might lead to nothing more or they might bloom into something exciting – up to you! You can just post simple suggestions, you can start a discussion and seek comments, or you can post a request for collaboration with other members of the IYC network. You can also just browse and search the forum to see what others are thinking about and add your comments.
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Pipeline Corrosion:Harmful impact on water
Suggestion
Rita Khare | added on Nov 24, 2011
The problem of corrosion of pipes and solders in water distribution system is alarming. Corrosion products make water unsafe for drinking. Proper public health surveillance and chemical analysis of water is required .If lead ,iron and copper are found to be present in water an alternative material for pipe should be used.
| Topic: | environment, water quality | Audience: | students, general public, teachers |
making a difference
Collaboration
Tebogo Sekgwelea | added on Nov 16, 2011
together as a processs laboratory team making a difference in high schools
| Topic: | hands-on activities | Audience: | high schools |
Handling of rejected material from Lab.
Discussion
Qixue Qin | added on Nov 14, 2011
The rejected material from Lab is becoming more and more serious, because of ingoring the harming to water and soil, we often see the discharging of rejected material without no handling. This is a problem to be solved urgently.
| Topic: | hands-on activities, workshops, environment, water quality | Audience: | students, high schools, researchers, global |
Nanotechnology-Storage Devices
Suggestion
Tejas Reddy | added on Nov 11, 2011
We can increase the memory storage capacity of a storage device like CDs, Floppys, Pen drives, and San Disks.
| Topic: | engaging the youth, experiments, hands-on activities | Audience: | professional chemists., researchers, students, teachers, scientists, international, global |
A solution for plastics
Collaboration
Yedhu Krishnan | added on Nov 10, 2011
All the problems and health hazards caused by plastics should be taken to the minds of people ,especially to the youngster in a manner that they could get inspire to solve this burning issue and save our earth.they should be aware of its dangers so that they can invent a solution...
