Learning+from+a+Disaster

**What can a chemist do to help with the Haitian disaster or preventing another one like it..**
1) Look through the photojournal from CNN that documents the destruction from the Haitian Earthquake. While you are viewing the photographs think about how a chemist can help

2) Now look through the various Careers in Chemistry..


 * Four Wiki pages have been created for you to edit. Choose one of the topics (wiki pages) devoted to the basic needs of daily life.**
 * **WATER**
 * **FOOD**
 * **SHELTER**
 * **ENERGY**


 * Research what a chemist can do either now or in the immediate future to help Haitians recover from the devastation or prevent such a tragedy from happening again. Think about the needs of the community, the state of the infrastructure, and reacting to the reality of the crisis. Post a way a chemist could possibly help either now or in the future. Your post must include the following:**


 * 1) Your initials in parentheses
 * 2) Identify the chemist career associated with the problem/challenge or issue.
 * 3) A brief explanation of how the chemist could play a vital role to address the issue
 * 4) At least two external links that support your posting.


 * EXAMPLE:

(N. M.) Pulp and Paper Chemistry ** A novel idea in Haiti prevents deforestation and gives the community access to a cheap fuel supply. Haitians used recycled paper to make briquettes to use to burn as a fuel supply for cooking. How do the dyes and additives to the paper affect its burn quality and release of toxic materials. A pulp and paper chemist could explore how to make recycled paper products safer for combustion. Watch video about the World Challenge that describes this innovative project. Also read about how critics call the paper as potentially toxic and ineffective.