What caused a massive fish kill at Mirror Lake? Vernier chemistry experts Nüs Hisim and Melissa Hill, PhD demonstrate a real-world environmental forensic chemistry investigation using Vernier pH sensors. Explore how high school students can safely generate and analyze non-metal oxide gases to explore acid formation in natural waters—and connect chemical reactions to ecological impacts in a hands-on, memorable way. 

You will

• Learn practical techniques for safely generating and testing CO₂, SO₂, and NO₂ gases using the microscale approach from our Forensic Chemistry Experiments lab book
• Get strategies for helping students connect chemical equations to relevant, real-world environmental scenarios 
• Explore effective methods for guiding students from basic observations to quantitative analysis of acid concentrations using the Go Direct^® pH sensor
• Find out how to incorporate real-world environmental forensics into your chemistry curriculum while reinforcing core concepts in acid-base chemistry