User:Mari2132/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

Article Title & Link : Waste

Article Evaluation

- Good selection of of definitions to provide the context of waste needed

- Sections include Organizations such as United Nations to provide credible source that deals with the world waste issue

- Loved the Cost portion because it tackled social, economic, and environmental cost, however they they were very broad and should have went more in depth

- Waste management and how it differs from country to country + ideas of Resources Recovery

Sources

- - TO discuss more about the effects on people

- Edmond, Charlotte. “This Is What the World's Waste Does to People in Poorer Countries.” World Economic Forum, 16 May 2019, www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/05/this-is-what-the-world-s-waste-does-to-people-in-poorer-countries/.

-    “Trade Waste.” Trade Waste – South Gippsland Water, 2014, www.sgwater.com.au/business/trade-waste/.

- McElhanney, Kevin. “Agbogbloshie: the World's Largest e-Waste Dump – in Pictures.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 27 Feb. 2014, www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/feb/27/agbogbloshie-worlds-largest-e-waste-dump-in-pictures.

Option 2

 Article title/link : Water pollution

Article Evaluation

- Includes multiple parts of bodies of water

- Great detailed information on contaminants and how it happened and where(country wise), as well as how everything is measured.

- How it is being controlled and legislation

Sources

-   EPA, Wastewater. “The Sources and Solutions: Wastewater.” EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, 4 Feb. 2019, www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/sources-and-solutions-wastewater.

-  -   Marshall, Kimberly. “How Much Does an Industrial Water Treatment System Cost?” Samco Tech, Samco Tech - Separation From The Ordinary, 22 Sept. 2017, www.samcotech.com/how-much-does-an-industrial-water-treatment-system-cost/#:~:text=Wastewater%20treatment%20systems,equipment%2C%20installation%2C%20and%20startup.

Option 3

 Article title/link : Species reintroduction

Article Evaluation

- Great intro of examples of how and why species are being introduced to new areas.

- Strategies used for reintroducing species ex: biological make-up to help them survive or introducing them to safe habitats

- Programs around the world

- Love how it adds a portion of successful reintroduction and failures as well. - Gives good perspective for both sides.

Sources

- https://www.usgs.gov/ecosystems/invasive-species-program/science/species-reintroduction?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

- https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/reintroduction

Option 4

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Article Evaluation

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