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State your topic in the form of a question; that way it's easier to identify the main concepts. Main concepts are the keywords or search terms you will use in your research.

Research Question Main Concepts
What health effects are associated with polluted drinking water?
  • Water
  • Health Effects
  • Pollution

For example, all these words are potential search terms.

Water
  • rivers
  • lakes
  • oceans
  • bays
  • estuaries
  • harbors
  • marine
Pollution
  • pollutants
  • waste
  • sewage
  • runnoff
  • contamination
  • solid waste
  • oil spills
  • acid rain
Risk Factors
  • disease
  • reaction

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