Friday, June 29, 2012

How to Protect the Environment? Air Pollution


Air Pollution




Air pollution has become much of concern to the industrial countries as well as those countries who struggle with the population growth.  Air pollution is caused by many factors in the world in which we live. All human beings have the right to get benefit of the clean weather which is crucial to their health and well-being. Air pollution is caused by different factors in which we will provide information below.

This website provides essential information on the importance of air quality and its effects on our environment.

 

Causes of air pollution

Sources of Air Pollution: http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/AQBasics/sources.cfm


This website has good information on the sources of air pollution and the types of pollution in the parks. It also discusses several core topics related to the air pollution.


Effects of Air Pollution on environment: http://www.mass.gov/dep/air/aq/env_effects.htm

This is the official website of the Massachusetts Department of Environment Protection (MassDep) which provides accurate information on diverse issues related to the air pollution. The above link specifically guides students to understand about the different environmental effects of the air pollution that can be very helpful to the students to understand about the possible threats of air pollution in their surrounding environment.


The above link not only discusses the causes and effects of the water pollution, but it also provides valuable ideas on how to prevent air pollution.


http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/peg/reduce.html

The above webpage is a series of recommendations which is offered on the reduction of air pollution by the United States Environment Protection Agency (EPA) official webpage.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/air_pdf/cleanair10.pdf

This pdf document from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation provides 10 easy steps of clean air which helps students to gain an understanding of how they can contribute to the clean air by following these steps.

 

 Effective methods of air pollution control: http://www.enviro-news.com/article/which_air_pollution_control_method_is_most_effective.html

This website offers the day to day effective air pollution control methods that can help students to understand which methods are effective to minimize the risk of air pollution by the big industries.



Activity 1-2

Activity 1

In this activity, students will undertake an experiment in which they will investigate the exhaust emissions, class car use, and air pollution.

Guide to the teacher:

The link below will explain in detail all required steps regarding that the instructor needs on guiding students to conduct the experiment.


Activity 2

In the second activity, students will be discussing the possible placement of a factory in their community or in their nearby areas and will discuss its effects on the air quality.

Directions: This activity is based on a 5e model in which the instructor can make required changes to make it more effective for the students.

http://www.uni.edu/storm/downloads/middleschool/Factories%20-%20Friends%20or%20Foes.pdf


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