User:Mattwells5/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 Palladium
 * Proposed Topic: Environmental impact of Palladium
 * Article Evaluation

'''Is it written neutrally? The tone of this article is written neutrally. The article does a very good job of explaining what Palladium is, the characteristics of the element, the history, where it's found and how it's used all in a very neutral tone. There weren't any lopsided views in the article, it was more of a description of what this element is and how its relevant in daily applications.'''

'''Does each claim have a citation? Yes, each claim has a citation, with most of the claims having multiple. Each article topic is well covered with citations.'''

'''Are the citations reliable? The citations are reliable and they represent a wide range of information that was used in the topics throughout the article. The citations include up to date and current sources to make sure that the information is accurate.'''

'''Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too. The talk page includes topics about cold fushion, popualr culture, more information about the origin of the name, as well fixing some sourcing.'''


 * Sources
 * Saurat, Mathieu. (10/2008). Platinum Group Metal Flows of Europe, Part 1 Global Supply, Use in Industry, and Shifting of Environmental Impacts. Journal of industrial ecology. (12)5-6. p.754 - 767.
 * Ek, Kristine H. (12/2004). Environmental routes for platinum group elements to biological materials--a review.. The Science of the total environment. (334-335). p.21 - 38.

Option 2

 * Article title Platinum group
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes, the article has a neutral tone throughout the writing. It describes the elements that make up the platinum group, some of the applications for the elements, as well as a brief history while providing a neutral tone. There were no one sided comments or anything written in that nature.
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes, each claim has a link, however usually there is just one citation for each claim.
 * Are the citations reliable? The citations are not that reliable. They are outdated, with only a handful being written in the last decade. Some citations also lead to dead links.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too. The talk page discusses that this is a good topic, however this article needs some work to clean up the article, and expand on the information given. The talk page also discusses the extraterrestrial mining for these elements as a viable topic to include.
 * Sources
 * 1.Moldovan, M. (12/2001). Bioaccumulation of palladium, platinum and rhodium from urban particulates and sediments by the freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus.. Water research (Oxford). (35)17. p.4175 - 4183.
 * 2. Mudd, Gavin M.. (05/2018). Global platinum group element resources, reserves and mining – A critical assessment. The Science of the total environment. (622-623). p.614 - 625.
 * 3. Almécija, Clara. (05/2017). Platinum group elements in stream sediments of mining zones: The Hex River (Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa). Journal of African earth sciences (1994). (129). p.934 - 943.
 * 4. Dubiella-Jackowska, Aleksandra. (10/2009). Environmental Fate of Traffic-Derived Platinum Group Metals. Critical reviews in analytical chemistry. (39)4. p.251 - 271.
 * 4. Dubiella-Jackowska, Aleksandra. (10/2009). Environmental Fate of Traffic-Derived Platinum Group Metals. Critical reviews in analytical chemistry. (39)4. p.251 - 271.

Option 3

 * Article title Platinum
 * Proposed Topic: Environmental Impact of Platinum
 * Article Evaluation
 * Is it written neutrally? Yes, this article is neutrally written. It does well to explain the chemical and physical characteristics, as well as the platinum compounds in a neutral tone. The author also discusses the history and applications of platinum giving a neutral account of the relevance of platinum and its past. The author also discusses the topic of health problems associated with platinum in a neutral told, where does not show any one sided views associated with the topic.
 * Does each claim have a citation? Yes, each claim has multiple citations. Every topic has a citation to follow through with the information provided by the claim. There is also a diverse use of citations for each topic.
 * Are the citations reliable? Yes, the citations are reliable. There is a wide diversity of citations which covers the topics presented throughout the article. The dates of the citations are pretty far apart, but there is a mix of old sources as well as sources written in the last 5 years. The links work for the sources.
 * Check out the article's Talk page to see what other Wikipedians are already contributing. Consider posting some of your ideas to the article's Talk page, too. The talk page talks about the cleaning up of some sections, modifying links, and other formatting options for the article.
 * Sources
 * Glaister, Bonnie & Mudd, Gavin. (2010). The environmental costs of platinum–PGM mining and sustainability: Is the glass half-full or half-empty?. Minerals Engineering. 23. 438-450. 10.1016
 * Haus, N. (01/2007). Occurrence of platinum and additional traffic related heavy metals in sediments and biota.. Chemosphere (Oxford). (66)4. p.619 - 629.
 * Rauch, Sebastien. (01/2013). Anthropogenic Platinum Enrichment in the Vicinity of Mines in the Bushveld Igneous Complex, South Africa. Water, air, and soil pollution. (224)1. p..

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