What's In The Air?

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What's In The Air?

Problem: What's In The Air? How much are we putting into the air? Where exactly is air pollution coming from?

We can find out a lot about the material entering the air we breathe from statistics available on the internet. The goal of this task is to locate information resources that help people in Connecticut know how many kilograms or kilotons of material is in our air.

Below are some general links to information sources. You may also use general search sites to locate information.

TASK: You may use a word processing program if you wish.
1. Record the amounts of, and other important facts on, the specific substances being put in our air in the list that follows.
2. Record the proper bibliographic information to cite these sources.
3. Record a comment on how reliable you think the numbers are.

Research:

EPA Emission Distribution Maps

CT Annual Carbon Dioxide Report

EPA Emission Summary Maps

EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards

AIRSData gives you access to air pollution data for the entire United States.

EnviroMapper, a dynamic way to view and query environmental information

databases and tools that apply to specific environmental media (e.g. water, air, land, pesticides)

CT DEP Air Management Bureau

Inspection and Maintanace Program and Air Quality Matt Ranelli. "OLR Research Report". Inspection and Maintanace Program and Air Quality. Febuary 1, 1999. 11/15/00. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/ps99/rpt/olr/htm/ 99-r-0211.htm

http://www.c-f-c.com/gaslink/charts/warmingchart.htm

Citation for Web Pages: Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Webpage." Date webpage was last updated. Name of website or hosting organization. Date site was accessed. <URL>.
Example: Markoff, John. "The Voice on the Phone Is Not Human, but It's Helpful." 21 June 1998. New York Times on the Web 25 June 1998. < http:// www.nytimes.com/ library/ tech/ 98/ 06/ biztech/ articles/ 21voice.html>.

DATA

Pollutant	Amount per year	Source(s)	Reliability
1. NOx ( nitrogen oxides )	.	.	.
2. CO ( carbon monoxide )	.	.	.
3. SO2 ( sulfer dioxide )	.	.	.
4. CO2 ( carbon dioxide )	.	.	.
5. Particulate and Aerosol emissions	.	.	.
6. CFCs ( chlorofluorocarbon )	.	.	.
7. CH4 ( methane )	.	.	.
8. VOC ( volatile hydrocarbons )	.	.	.
9. Toxics	.	.	.
10. Other	.	.	.

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