User:Shrekinspector/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
 * Radioecology


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic as it concerns the use of nuclear resources and their effect on the environment. It's tone is neutral. There are a number of claims missing citations in this article, thus this needs improvement. The citations that are present are all from scientific journals so they are reliable. No equity gaps are covered.


 * Sources

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Environmental toxicology


 * Article Evaluation
 * Like the previous, this article is relevant. It is skewed heavily towards American sources however, and could benefit from more global information regarding polices and examples of environmental contamination. This article is missing a large number of citations, with some paragraphs being completely un-cited. The citations that are present are reliable.
 * Like the previous, this article is relevant. It is skewed heavily towards American sources however, and could benefit from more global information regarding polices and examples of environmental contamination. This article is missing a large number of citations, with some paragraphs being completely un-cited. The citations that are present are reliable.


 * Sources

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Ore


 * Article Evaluation
 * This is an extremely relevant article. Its content is neutral in tone. The article is listed as missing citations, and is listed as a start article. It is very short and small in scope for a topic of such importance. The section on ore deposit types merely lists examples of each, and though the linked articles go in depth to their respective geological background, a summary of the formation and geology behind each general deposit type would be very useful. As another example of its currently limited scope, there are no mentions of or links to information on the potential hazards associated with ores, any history of the subject, or the uses of claimed 'important ore minerals'. This section also seems limited. This article is seeming to be a top candidate for my project. There is much work to be done on it, it is very relevant, and I have experience in this topic both from school and from my previous work with the GSC at NRCan.


 * Sources
 * The Ore genesis article is related but not linked. Perhaps the two should be combined.

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Phosphate Mining


 * Article Evaluation
 * There is currently no article about phosphate mining. Phosphates are a large source of fertelizers which are crucial for supporting humanity as we know today. The article is requested by the Mining WikiProject.


 * Sources

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Geothermal energy


 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall this is a good source, and the most developed of all five on this list. As it relates to a sustainable source of energy it is relevant. It does however still require some work, such as additional citations and missing diagrams. There is also a lack of global information in the production section, mentioning only the USA and Philippines, when other countries such as Iceland are pioneers in this field of energy production.


 * Sources