Videotaping Experiments in an Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Course at Pace University

Instructional videos for laboratory experiments performed in an analytical chemistry course were developed to show undergraduate students enrolled in the course how to conduct experiments. Students watched the videos before coming to the laboratory class. The effectiveness of using these videos was evaluated via a postlaboratory survey. The overall response to these videos was positive, with students reporting that the videos helped them to prepare beforehand and to understand the concepts covered in the experiment. The shortened discussion time at the beginning of class resulted in more laboratory time for the students to focus on performing the experiment and for the instructors to supervise, answer questions, make corrections to laboratory techniques, and ensure that the experiment is conducted in a safe manner

United States Geological Survey Reports

Report discussing a geological investigation of the age of Colorado Plateau uranium ores using the lead-uranium methods. The objective of the study was to determine whether the uranium deposits in the Shinarump conglomerate are late Triassic and that those in the Morrison formation are late Jurassic, or whether all deposits are late Cretaceous to early Tertiary

United States Geological Survey Reports

Abstract: Some modifications of current techniques for preparing nuclear plates for mineralogical studies are described. A method of mounting nuclear-track stripping film on thin sections is given. Illustrations are presented of the application of these techniques to the study of the radioactivity of powdered rocks, minerals, or thin sections

United States Geological Survey Reports

Report discussing the lead-uranium age of 21 black uranium ores from the Colorado Plateau, which were selected from a group of 80 samples from the same area because they were considered to be most reliable for age determinations

United States Geological Survey Reports

Report discussing a study in which ten samples of carnotite and metatyuyamunite ore that contain more than 0.1 percent lead area analyzed for uranium, radium, and lead

United States Geological Survey Reports

Report discussing the use of an air concentrator on uraniferous sandstones for producing concentrates with over ten times the amount of uranium as original sandstone. A description of the concentrator, information regarding its operation, results of the concentration, information on the concentrator's applications, and a general summary are included

United States Geological Survey Reports

From Abstract: "Four methods of dating Colorado Plateau carnotite have been examined and evaluated: mineralogic methods, radioactive-equilibrium methods, lead-uranium-ratio methods, and lead-isotope methods. The data on 12 high-grade samples, from a suite of 50 representative carnotite ores, are presented.

Containment and surveillance devices

The growing acceptance of containment and surveillance as a means to increase safeguards effectiveness has provided impetus to the development of improved surveillance and containment devices. Five recently developed devices are described. The devices include one photographic and two television surveillance systems and two high security seals that can be verified while installed