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COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC – QATAR

COMM3010
WORKSHEET for Locating Sources
Use this worksheet to help you locate information sources.

1. What is your topic (or area of focus)?


Selection and Analysis of the most suitable Waste recycling methods for plastics.

2. Write out your complete thesis statement:


Annually, Qatar produces more than 2.5 million tons of waste. Out of 1.8kg per person,
about 40% of the waste generated consists of plastic and other polymers. With the rise in
population and the current FIFA World cup, analysts predict the total waste output to
further increase. To combat this paper aims to compare three types of plastic recycling
methods such as feedstock recycling, pyrolysis, and bioremediation based on
effectiveness, cost, sustainability to determine the most suitable methods for properly
recylcing plastics in Qatar.

3. Highlight or underline the most important words or phrases used in your thesis
statement above. (Remember you are creating a concept or idea search; you do not
need to use minor words.)

PART 1: Generate possible synonyms to be used in conceptual searches.

4. In the table below, place the words or phrases you identified in #3.
Keywor
ds/ communicati self-
technology impacted relationships
phrase on care
s→
Feedstock Plastics and
Qatar Analysis
recycling environment
State of Waste production
pyrolysis Selection
Synonyms

Qatar and Qatar


Recommendat
bioremediation Khaleej
ion
Chemical
The world
recycling
devolatilization Population

5. Using words/ phrases from each of the columns above, and in any order, write other
ways of saying the same thing you have expressed in your thesis statement). You
may need to change word forms.
COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC – QATAR

a. In the State of Qatar, almost half of the total waste produced each year
comprises of plastics. The host of FIFA world cup is expected to experience more
plastic pollution due to the rise of the population. Therefore, to increase
sustainability in the region, three recycling technology will be analyzed in this
paper based on cost, effectiveness, and sustainability to determine the most
suitable method of recycling.
b. Plastic pollution is one of the major concerns in the world, especially in the gulf
region, where the per capita consumption of plastics ranks amongst the highest
in the world. In countries such as Qatar, the total waste has risen from 1.5 million
tons to 2.5 million tons per year. Out of the total waste, approximately 40% is
plastic. Therefore, to combat environmental pollution and health hazards, three
plastic recycling technologies, chemical recycling, bioremediation, and
devolatilization to recommend the most suitable plastic recycling method.
c. One of the leading contributions to environmental pollution is improper waste
disposal and lack of recycling. In Qatar, out of 2.5 million tons of waste, about 1
million waste is plastic. The accumulation of plastic in landfills cause an
additional issue since plastic can take about 1000 years to degrade. Therefore,
to improve the life cycle of a plastic, three recycling technologies, chemical
recycling, pyrolysis, and bioremediation will be compared to determine the most
sustainable and effective method.
COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC – QATAR

PART 2: Use Boolean operators in your searches (be sure to use capitals)

OR – Gives more results; one or both terms will be included


AND – Gives fewer results; keeps ideas together
NOT – Useful if you want to keep ideas out of the search; excludes the second term

6. Decide which Boolean operators will be most useful to you and rewrite your
concept searches (#5) in the space below.

The most effective Boolean operators is the NOT operators.


a. Plastic recycling OR disposal
b. Waste OR plastic produced by Qatar
c. Qatar waste OR plastic production
d. Health hazards OR effects on health due to plastic
e. pyrolysis AND bioremediation comparison
f. chemical recycling AND pyrolysis recycling

7. Next, consider two other search strategies (below) and add them to the search
terms in #6, as needed:
 asterisk (*) for words that could have different endings
 quotation marks (“ “) for words that need to be kept together (i.e., phrases)
(Review Online Research: Tips for Effective Search Strategies if you need help)

Part 3: Access discipline-specific library databases

8. Access our CNA-Q Library databases


<http://cna-qatar.libguides.com/electronic_journals_databases> and choose a
database in your program area.
a. Place ONE concept search (#6) into the search bar.
b. How many results did you get? _____15_____________
c. Use the narrowing features (left side bar) to reduce your results to 10 or less.
d. Choose a source that best supports the thesis statement. (Remember: Abstracts
can help.)
e. Complete the following:

1) What is the title of source?


Plastic and Microplastic: a reference Handbook

2) Paste the URL link here:


https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/cna-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6660607

3) What type of source is this? (book, newspaper article, trade journal, etc.)
e-book

4) Use the cite feature. Paste, in APA format, both the reference and in-text citations
below:
Newton, D. E. (2021). Plastics and microplastics: A reference handbook. ABC-CLIO, LLC.

In text citation: (Newton, 2021)


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COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC – QATAR

Part 4: Effectively use the Internet as a research tool

9. Access Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/>


a. Place ONE concept search (#6) into the search bar.
b. How many results did you get? ___14,800_______________
c. Use the narrowing features (left margin) to reduce your results.
d. Choose an article that best supports the thesis statement. (Remember:
Abstracts can help.)
e. Is this an open access source? _____yes_____________ (Can you get the full text?)
f. Is the source available at CNA-Q? __yes________________
g. Complete the following:

1) What is the title of source?


pyrolysis AND bioremediation comparison

2) What type of source is this? (book, newspaper article, trade journal, etc.)
Journal article

3) Use the cite feature. Paste, in APA format, both the reference and in-text citations
below:

Shao, J., Yuan, X., Leng, L., Huang, H., Jiang, L., Wang, H., Chen, X., & Zeng, G. (2015). The
comparison of
the migration and transformation behavior of heavy metals during pyrolysis and
liquefaction of municipal sewage sludge, paper mill sludge, and slaughterhouse
sludge. Bioresource Technology, 198, 16–22.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.08.147

In text citation: (Shao et al., 2015)

10.Access Google <https://www.google.com/webhp> or another search engine.


a. Place ONE concept search (#6) into the search bar.
b. How many results did you get? ____202,000______________
c. Use the narrowing features (left margin) to reduce your results.
d. Choose an article that best supports the thesis statement. (Remember:
Abstracts can help.)
e. Is this an open access source? ______yes____________ (Can you get the full text?)
f. Is the source available at CNA-Q? _____no_____________
g. Complete the following:

1) What is the title of source?

Comparison of pyrolysis process, various fractions, and potential soil applications between
sewage sludge-based biochars and lignocellulose-based biochars

2) What type of source is this? (Book, newspaper article, trade journal, etc.)
Journal article

3) Use one of the citation generators (below) to create both the APA reference and in-
text citation for the

source you found.


COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC – QATAR

 Citation Machine: http://www.citationmachine.net/apa


 EasyBib: http://www.easybib.com/reference/guide/apa/database
 MS Word’s Manage Sources feature in the REFERENCES tab

Xing, J., Xu, G., & Li, G. (2021). Comparison of pyrolysis process, various fractions and potential
soil applications between sewage sludge-based biochars and lignocellulose-based
biochars. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 208, 111756.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111756

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