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Education Resources
Below are links to sites for educators or educational information for adults. This page includes sites that plainly describe
environmental concepts such as ozone or acid rain. See the Office of Water Kids' Page for learning opportunities for kids of all ages.
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Adult Education
- Water Quality Standards Handbook: Second Edition -- August 1994
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Watershed Training Modules
Distance learning modules on key watershed topics.
Teach yourself about watershed management by studying the modules and taking the tests
(where available).
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Inventory of Watershed Training Courses
The Inventory includes one-page summaries
of 180 watershed-related training courses, sponsored by federal and state agencies, as well as the
private sector.
Material for Educators
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Ground Water and Drinking Water
Kids' Page
Extensive education material available. Experiments for grades K - 12.
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Also, find out what Girl Scouts are doing to
help protect their local watersheds through a new Water Drop Patch Project.
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Environmental Education
Center
The EPA's Environmental Education Center contains information from across
the agency on areas such as Curriculum Resources and
Activities, Community Service
Projects and other subjects.
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Students and Teachers' Radiation Protection Pages
This page is designed to provide students and teachers with basic concepts of radiation and radiation protection.
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SunWise School Program
This EMPACT project site includes background information, program information and activities for teachers to use in their classes.
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Earth's 911
Provides environmental education and information at no cost to the public utilizing emerging technological capabilities.
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Water Environment Federation
Preserving and Enhancing the Global Water Environment.
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The Ultraviolet Index
Several flyers explain the UV Index and steps you can take to
minimize the risks from overexposure to the sun's rays. Each is available for reading online and
downloading.
Easy to Read Material to Inform Yourself about Environmental Issues
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What You Should Know about Refrigerants When Purchasing or Repairing a Residential A/C System or Heat Pump
Information about refrigerants and energy efficient products.
- Consumer Information
The Office of Mobile Sources has a collection of consumer fact sheets and other reference
information.
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What are Toxic Air Pollutants?
A brief summary adapted from Evaluating Exposures to Toxic Air Pollutants: A Citizen's
Guide, EPA 450/3-90-024. The page also leads to the Unified Air Toxics site.
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Ozone: Good Up High, Bad Nearby
Document that defines ozone and describes how it
is both a good and bad thing.
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Environmental Effects of Acid Rain
Short discussion of how acid rain is formed and
how acid rain influences the environment.
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What is a Pesticide?
Short description of what is and what is not a pesticide.
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Hazardous Products in the Home
Virtual House that focuses on the hazardous products
that can be found room by room. An interesting presentation of how we interact with hazardous
products.
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Global Warming
Comprehensive site about global warming that organizes information
by audience.
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The Ultraviolet Index
Several flyers explain the UV Index and steps you can take to
minimize the risks from overexposure to the sun's rays. Each is available for reading online and
downloading.
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