Pollution+Research


 * LOOK BELOW THE LINKS FOR HELP IF YOU ARE STUCK!**

Some links for Air Quality http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqibasics.aqi **START HERE! All of the sites below talk about the AIR QUALITY INDEX and this explains it.** http://aqicn.org/map/world/ http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/global_warming/climate-and-ozone-pollution-tech-appendix.pdf

In the US only... http://www.stateoftheair.org/ http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.main http://airquality.weather.gov/ http://www.epa.gov/airdata/

In Europe... http://www.airqualityengland.co.uk/ http://www.airqualitynow.eu/ http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/air-quality

In Asia... http://cleanairasia.org/hairynose/map


 * If you are having trouble coming up with problems and solutions, look here:**

The major contributors to particulate matter producers are vehicle traffic, industry, and coal-burning power plants. The one thing these all have in common is the pollution comes in the form of combustion, so make sure you can explain that in your paper.
 * For cities with particulate matter pollution...**
 * When looking for Information on **power plants**, do a google search for coal burning power plants in the state or country your city is in. This will get you an idea of how much there is and some specifics so you can talk about your area more intimately. As well, many power companies have begun to outline on their websites the plan to reduce emissions. Use this as a starting point to find ideas for solutions.
 * For **traffic**, you want data on your specific city. be able to answer questions regarding how long people sit in traffic and the average emissions per car in the city. Texas A&M has an excellent website for American cities at this website:http://mobility.tamu.edu/ums/congestion-data/ . Find your city on this page to open up a PDF with a TON of data. You will want to look at the highlighted numbers to get an idea of the traffic in your city, ask me if you have any questions about it. Also, compare your city to some others in America that you know are either high or low-polluters. **TRAFFIC IS ALSO THE #1 SOURCE OF GROUND LEVEL OZONE POLLUTIONS**.
 * For industry, You will want to look at what your city produces. If there are a lot of materials or big building industries (ex. cars in detroit) you can connect that to a good amount of particulate matter pollution. This link here is excellent for talking about developing countries and their industrial pollution, use this as a starter source if you are doing a city in India or China:http://www.ilo.org/oshenc/part-vii/environmental-health-hazards/item/497-industrial-pollution-in-developing-countries