Air Pollution Hotlist

Air Pollution Hotlist
An Internet Hotlist on Air Pollution

created by Jane Orbuch
San Lorenzo Valley High School

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Air Pollution, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.f

The Internet Resources

Air Pollution

A Snapshot of Particles in Air--12/10 - This map shows the global distribution of aerosols in August 2010, and the proportion of those aerosols that are large or small.
Air Now--Quality of Air, Means Quality of life - Great maps: ozone, particulates etc
Air Pollution Prevention and Control -
Air Pollution topics - Health effects, pollutants, regulations, control technology.
Air Pollution--What's the Solution - ozone, pm lessons
Air Quality Conditions--Map of ozone/PM 2.5 -
American Lung Association--Air Quality -
California Air Quality maps - Ozone, particulates
Catalytic Converter Quiz -
Central Coast Reporter--Monthly Local Air Pollution Reports -
Clean Air Act -
Clean Streets and Intact Road Surfaces Help to Keep Air Clean - Science Daily 2/1/11
Coalition for Clean Air -
EPA' Fine Particle Designations -
EPA's Proposed Changes to PM Standard 10/06 -
EPA: Air and Radiation - The Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) develops national programs, policies, and regulations for controlling air pollution and radiation exposure. OAR is concerned with pollution prevention and energy efficiency, indoor and outdoor air quality, industrial air pollution, pollution from vehicles and engines, radon, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, climate change, and radiation protection. OAR is responsible for administering the Clean Air Act, the Atomic Energy Act, the Waste Isolation Pil
EPA: Indoor Air Pollutants -
Educational Resources for Understanding the Indoor Environment -
Global Economic Effects on crops, pasture and forests due to climate change and ozone - 2005
Green Book--Nonattainment Areas for Criteria Pollutants - Good maps
Ground Level Ozone Map -
How Catalytic Converters Work -
Indoor and Outdoor Pollution -
Keeping an Eye on Ozone--groundlevel -
Links for Atmospheric Chemistry -
Mapping Industrial Pollutants - Google earth layer
McCrone Atlas of Microscopic Particles - an online reference for analytical microscopists needing to identify an unknown, or who simply want to learn more about a particular substance.
Medline: Air Pollution -
NRDC: Air Pollution -
Overseas Air Pollution Hitting US--video - Science Daily 7/1/08
Ozone Effects on Plants: USDA Air Quality Program -
Ozone Learning Module--Penn State -
Ozone's Harsh Harvest - Living on Earth 3/14/08
Particles (PM 2.5) maps -
Particles(PM2.5) National Map -
Smog Death in 1948 Led to Clean Air Laws - NPR 4/22/09
Smog Might Trigger Cell death in Heart - Science Daily 7/22/10
Spare Air--Bay Area Air Quality - sources, criteria, meterology, visibility, advisories--movies
Toxic Air and America's Schools--USA today -
US EPA--Visibility -
US EPA: Ground Level Ozone Regulatory Actions -
USEPA: PM standards -
Whats in Our Air - Science Daily Video 5/1/07

Toxics

11th Report on Carcinogens: National Toxicology Program - use the search box
ATSDR Substances Map - Select a substance and a state from drop down menus to view a map of communities where selected substance has been found.
ATSDR: toxicology profile information sheet - scroll down or search--toxicology profiles
Air Pollutants: US EPA - Links to Info about specific pollutants
Chemfinder - Search function--lots of clickable links
Chemical Structures - Search for your toxins structure
Dartmouth Toxic Metal Research Program - Questions and Answers on toxic metals: arsenic, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, mercury,nickel, silver
EPA: Health Effects of Toxic Air Pollutants - Scroll down huge list of factsheets. GREAT
Environmental Toxins Hotlist -
Extoxnet - UC Davis--great search function--lots of info
Indoor Air Pollutants: American Lung Association - Asbestos, biologicals, CO, formaldehyde, lead, radon, second-hand smoke
Minimal Risk Levels for Hazardous Substances - scroll down for entrance route, duration, mrl (minimum risk level)
National Safety Council Factsheets - Scroll down to in the environment--asbestos,carbon monoxide, lead, radon, formaldehyde
ScoreCard--Chemical Profiles - Info on more than 1100 chemicals. Nice search function
ToxNet: Toxicology Data Network--US National Library of Medicine - Lots of databases to search
Toxicity Profiles: Risk Assessment Information System -

Clean Air Act

CRS Reports--Air Quality Acts/Issues -
Clean Air Act Information Network -
Clean Air Trust -
Clean Air: Sierra Club -
EPA: Plain English Guide to Clean Air Act-Cars, trucks, buses -
Fed Law: Clean Air - Federal Clean Air laws and regulations
History of the Clean Air Act -
Legislation: US Air Pollution Laws and Amendments -
Plain English Guide to Clean Air act -
Six Common Air Pollutants -

Lichens

Ozone Badges

Simulations

Clean Air Challenge - Designed for science students in grades 7 through 12, the hands-on, “theme-based” program helps science teachers meet California science standards while enabling students to conduct scientific research on an environmental problem that impacts their health.
Smog City 1 - Smog City is an interactive air pollution simulator that shows how your choices, environmental factors, and land use contribute to air pollution. In Smog City you're in control so your visit can be a healthy or unhealthy experience depending on the decisions you make.
Smog City 2 Simulation -

Content by Jane Orbuch, jorbuch@slvusd.org
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listairpollja.html
Last revised Thu Jul 28 15:20:00 US/Pacific 2011