Geology and chemistry of acid rain effects. Lots of building and monument pictures showing acid rain damage. Be sure to follow the "next" link at bottom of each page.

Howard L. Rosenberg writes this article about the area known as "The Devil's Triangle" or "The Bermuda Triangle." Besides discussing famous lost ships and airplanes, Rosenberg gives detailed information about the geography of the sea...

Lots of graphs and maps along with a complete explanation of acid rain and its threat to our environment. A long list of environmental links.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The causes and effects of acid rain.

Each year EPA tracks the levels of pollutants in the air and how much of each pollutant (or the pollutants that form them) is emitted from various pollution sources. The Agency looks at these numbers year after year to see how the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What an acid is and its properties and uses. How to detect and measure the strength of acids.

Learn about the six main types of human-made air pollutants and their sources.

Read a passage about the elasticity and kinetics of vulcanized rubber and answer the follow-up questions.

Life on Earth is possible because energy flows one way through ecosystems, while matter cycles endlessly. Water and elements, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur are examples of matter that cycles through ecosystems.

Statistics and general information about the volcanic moon of Jupiter. Good comparison, with graphics, of Io's volcanoes and Earthly geysers.

Every segment of society uses minerals and mineral resources everyday. The roads we ride or drive on and the buildings we live learn and work in all contain minerals. Below is a selected list of commonly used metallic and nonmetallic...

This resource provides photographs of and information about various minerals.

Site provides the first 18 elements found in the Periodic Table. Click on an element to discover where it is found and what it's characteristics are.

Describes the chemical and physical properties of the chalcogen group of elements, also known as the oxygen group.

Windows to the Universe offers a description of Venus' atmosphere, including what it is made of and why it is so hot and thick.

The Australian sulphur-crested cockatoo is described and illustrated.

This site may focus on fun, rather than facts, but it will become a favorite of any Chemistry student. Here you will find scanned images of panels and/or pages of comic books, with references to the element you seek.

This was the earliest settlement in Middle Tennessee, and remains today as a group of six log buildings at a sulfur spring. The 1828 main house was a stagecoach inn and residence.

The uses of each of the five chalcogens, i.e., the oxygen family of elements, are described.

Charles Goodyear made improvements in India-rubber fabrics which eventually lead to the formation of tires. The National Inventors Hall of Fame website contains a short biography about this inventor.

Plants need certain nutrients to grow well. Use this site to find out what plants need, how to care for them, how to read a fertilizer label, and do the fun activities, like a quiz, a puzzle and a coloring book.

An informative article from the Wikipedia encyclopedia about Group 16 from the Periodic Table (also known as the Chalcogens). It gives information about their compounds and on the oxidation numbers of the elements.

This is a very large list of minerals complete with image and physical descriptions, chemical descriptions, and classification.