Air
EPA Resources
Air pollution
A Citizens Guide
to Radon
The complete guide to taking action to lower the radon level in your home.
It offers strategies for radon testing and discussions of the steps to take
after you have tested. You'll learn about the risk of radon, as well as radon
myths.
www.epa.gov/radon/pubs/citguide.html
AIRNOW
Get up-to-the-minute information about air pollution in your community.
Includes maps, forecasts, and information about the health effects of air
pollution.
www.epa.gov/airnow
Air
Pollution, What's the Solution
This site offers a comprehensive Web-based curriculum unit on air quality,
ozone and particle pollution. Intermediate grade students explore EPA's Web
sites on air quality as they discover the scientific and health related concerns.
Your students will also gain Web browsing skills as they complete this interactive
and fun program. Grades 6-12.
www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/
Easy Breathers
Pollution emissions from transportation are a major ingredient in global
warming, stratospheric ozone depletion, asthma, ground-level ozone (a.k.a.,
smog) formation and other problems. We're responsible for these emissions.
The way we choose to get around today impacts our world tomorrow - the land,
the water, and the air. A group of high school students, teachers, and a
professional video crew got together to produce this site. So check it out,
already!
www.easybreathers.org/
FT Exploring Science and Technology
www.ftexploring.com
Learn what energy is, how it's created, and how it's used. Explore how
energy, as food, moves through Earth's ecosystems. Find out how energy
makes life possible and how we can use energy better.
Nature Net
(National Park Service) Detailed materials about air pollution and other
environmental issues.
www.nature.nps.gov
Indoor
and Outdoor Air Pollution
This basic primer on air pollution covers the types, causes and effects
of pollution in our atmosphere.
http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/pollution-main.html
The Inside Story
Questions about indoor air quality? This page provides basic facts about
pollutants found inside our buildings and homes.
www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html
Your Car and
Clean Air (PDF) (3pp, 69K About
PDF )
A fact sheet that answers some common questions about reducing emissions
from private vehicles--cars are a major source of air pollution in the United
States. (EPA 420-F-93-002)
www.epa.gov/otaq/consumer/18-youdo.pdf
Zip Code Search
Get specific environmental information about your neighborhood by entering
your zip code on this site.
www.epa.gov/epahome/comm.htm
The atmosphere
Acid Rain Educational Resources
epa.gov/acidrain/education
Experiments and activities,
basic acid rain concepts, and things you can do about acid rain.
Air
Pollution, What's the Solution
Air quality, ozone and particle pollution, scientific and health concerns.
www.k12science.org/curriculum/airproj/
Effects
of Acid Rain
Fact sheets that define acid rain, its causes and effects on our planet.
www.epa.gov/acidrain/effects/
El Niño and La
Niña
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) General information on
El Niño and La Niña, forecasts, their differences and impacts.
www.elnino.noaa.gov , www.elnino.noaa.gov/lanina.html
FT Exploring Science and
Technology
Learn what energy is, how it's created, and how it's used. Explore how
energy, as food, moves through Earth's ecosystems. Find out how energy
makes life possible and how we can use energy better.
www.ftexploring.com
Global
Warming Facts and Our Future
Explore the latest scientific information on global warming. Discover how
a warmer climate might affect your life and what could be done to minimize
the potentially harmful effects of climate change.
www.koshlandscience.org/exhibitgcc/
Climate Change
All about climate change-- what it is, what it can do, and what's being
done about it.
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
NOAA Education Web Site
Explore this site to find the information you need about weather, climate
change, and oceans. You'll find activities, background information, and
much more!
www.education.noaa.gov
Ozone Depletion
This page has links to overview discussions and detailed answers to many
questions about specific aspects of ozone depletion.
www.epa.gov/ozone/science/
Ozone: Good Up High,
Bad Nearby
Ozone acts as a protective layer high above the Earth, but it can be harmful
to breathe. This publication provides basic information about ground-level
and high-altitude ozone.
www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/gooduphigh
RadTown USA
RadTown USA is a virtual community that aims to educate students about
the sources of radiation in our daily lives.
Sunwise
Do you know how to protect yourself from the sun? Here's what to do and
why it's important.
epa.gov/sunwise
Smog City
Visit Smog City, an interactive air pollution simulator, where your choices,
environmental factors, and land use contribute to air pollution. You're
in control so your visit can be a healthy or unhealthy experience depending
on the decisions you make.
www.smogcity.com/welcome.htm
The Ultraviolet Index
Several publications explaining the Ultraviolet 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.
www.epa.gov/sunwise/uvindex.html
Resources
Air Graphics Zip Code Locator
The AirData Web site gives you access to air pollution data for the entire
United States. Want to know the highest ozone level measured in your
state last year? Ever wonder where air pollution monitoring sites are
located? Are there sources of air pollution in your town? You can find
out here! AirData produces reports and maps of air pollution data based
on criteria that you specify.
epa.gov/air/data
AIRNOW
Get up-to-the-minute information about air pollution in your community.
Includes maps, forecasts, and information about the health effects of
air pollution.
www.epa.gov/airnow
Clean Air Act
This site provides the full text of the Clean Air Act, the comprehensive
Federal law that regulates air emmissions from area, stationary and mobile
sources.
epa.gov/regulations/laws/index.html#caa
Dr. E's Energy Lab
Come learn about different types of Energy at the Department of Energy's
e-lab.
www.eere.energy.gov/kids/
FT Exploring Science and
Technology
www.ftexploring.com
Learn what energy is, how it's created, and how it's used. Explore how
energy, as food, moves through Earth's ecosystems. Find out how energy
makes life possible and how we can use energy better.
Nature Net
Provides detailed materials about a variety of environmental issues related
to the National Park Service.
www.nature.nps.gov
The Plain English Guide
to the Clean Air Act
A clearly written guide to the Federal law that helps protect the air we
breathe.
earth1.epa.gov/air/caa/peg/
Zip Code Search
Get specific environmental information about your neighborhood by entering
your zip code on this site.
www.epa.gov/epahome/comm.htm