Nitrate Contamination of Bottled Water: Description of a Project-based Learning Experience

Ana Julieta González; María Susana Fortunato; Sonia Edith Korol; Alfredo Gallego

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Nitrate Contamination of Bottled Water: Description of a Project-based Learning Experience

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Ana Julieta González ¹, María Susana Fortunato ¹, Sonia Edith Korol ¹, Alfredo Gallego ¹ ^*

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¹ Universidad de Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA^* Corresponding Author

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The objective of this work is to describe a project-based learning experience carried out with students of an assistant training course. Students had to design a project to establish nitrate contamination of bottled water, analyse the reasons why people consume bottled water and their perception about its quality. For this purpose, a survey and a sampling plan was planned and executed. The survey was answered by 364 people. A total of 200 samples were obtained from 20-liter containers. Results were discussed and presented in a scientific reunion. Strategies to employ the data obtained and the methodology used in undergraduate courses were proposed.

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project-based learning
bottled water
public health

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INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED, 2020, Volume 16, Issue 3, Article No: e2218

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González, A. J., Fortunato, M. S., Korol, S. E., & Gallego, A. (2020). Nitrate Contamination of Bottled Water: Description of a Project-based Learning Experience. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 16(3), e2218. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/8337

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González AJ, Fortunato MS, Korol SE, Gallego A. Nitrate Contamination of Bottled Water: Description of a Project-based Learning Experience. INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED. 2020;16(3):e2218. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/8337

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González AJ, Fortunato MS, Korol SE, Gallego A. Nitrate Contamination of Bottled Water: Description of a Project-based Learning Experience. INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED. 2020;16(3), e2218. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/8337

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González, Ana Julieta, María Susana Fortunato, Sonia Edith Korol, and Alfredo Gallego. "Nitrate Contamination of Bottled Water: Description of a Project-based Learning Experience". Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education 2020 16 no. 3 (2020): e2218. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/8337

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González, A. J., Fortunato, M. S., Korol, S. E., and Gallego, A. (2020). Nitrate Contamination of Bottled Water: Description of a Project-based Learning Experience. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 16(3), e2218. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/8337

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González, Ana Julieta et al. "Nitrate Contamination of Bottled Water: Description of a Project-based Learning Experience". Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, vol. 16, no. 3, 2020, e2218. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/8337