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Internet Searches

Name: Nicole Stata

Does the freezing or heating of a plastic bottle cause dangerous chemicals to be released in the contents of
the bottle?
Which search engines did
you use in your research?
(minimum of 2)

Google and Bing

Did one search engine

provide more quality
results than another? If
so, which one(s)?

Google

Identify any Boolean

search strings you tried
(minimum of 2)

freezing AND heating of plastic bottles

Is it safe OR dangerous to heat plastic bottles

List at least 5 credible

resources you found in
your research, and
identify each of the
resources as either
primary or secondary
sources. (see explanation
on document called
Primary & secondary
sources)

Primary Resources and Secondary Resources:

http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerinfo/healthyliving/cancercontroversies/Plasticbottles/ (SECONDARY)
http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/medicine/division
s/digestive-health/clinical-care/nutrition-support-team/nutritionarticles/LeisingArticle.pdf (SECONDARY)
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/plasticbottles.asp (SECONDARY)
http://www.smart-publications.com/articles/the-truth-about-plasticwater-bottles (SECONDARY)
http://plasticsinfo.org/Functional-Nav/FAQs/Beverage-Bottles
(SECONDARY)

Citations of credible
resources:

Primary Resources and Secondary Resources

Student Success Handouts Lesson 9

2011 Pearson Learning Solutions

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Student Success Handouts Lesson 9

2011 Pearson Learning Solutions

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4/16/2015