Air+Pollution

In this unit of study, we will explore air pollution and try to get answers to the following questions: What is air pollution? Contamination of the atmosphere by high concentrated substances that can harm humans, animals and vegetation Types: What are its components? Carbon Monoxide, Lead, Nitrogen Oxide, Ozone, Particle Matter, Sulphur Dioxide What are the causes? How do human activities contribute to it? What is the effect of geography, weather, and climate? Where is air pollution a problem? How does it affect people, plants, and ecosystems? How might we make changes to reduce the impact of air pollution? Air Pollution Sampling
 * Release of particles
 * Release of noxious gases

How will we study air pollution?
 * "Living in the Environment" Miller: Sections 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 20.6, 20.7
 * New York Times series [|"China: Choking on Growth"]
 * Global Pollution Data

[|Air sample collection] [|UK Air Quality Band (scroll down to bottom!)] [|Idaho (US) way of API-ing.] [|UK Standards] [|How we sample AQI] [|More Info]

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