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    Air pollutants such as vehicle emissions, industrial byproducts, and landfills produce greenhouse gases. Scientists use particle counters to classify and count the pollutants in the air. In this experiment we will examine air pollution in our own environment by trapping the airborne particles and examining them under a microscope.

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    Air pollutants such as vehicle emissions, industrial byproducts, and landfills produce greenhouse gases. Scientists use particle counters to classify and count the pollutants in the air. In this experiment we will examine air pollution in our own environment by trapping the airborne particles and examining them under a microscope.

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    Air pollutants such as vehicle emissions, industrial byproducts, and landfills produce greenhouse gases. Scientists use particle counters to classify and count the pollutants in the air. In this experiment we will examine air pollution in our own environment by trapping the airborne particles and examining them under a microscope.

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    AirPollution

    FieldWork

    Name:__________________

    Airpollutionissomethingoftenexperienced,ratherthanseen.Inthemost
    extremecasesthepresenceofsmogcanoverwhelmallthesenses.Airpollutantssuch
    asvehicleemissions,industrialbyproducts,andlandfillsproducegreenhousegases.
    Thesegasesabsorbenergyfromthesuntherebyheatingtheearth,globalwarming.
    Thistemperatureincreaseispredictedtoleadtorisesinsealevel,changesinseasonal
    timing,andadecreaseinbiodiversity.Scientistsuseparticlecounterstoclassifyand
    countthepollutantsintheair.Inthisexperiment,wewillexamineairpollutioninour
    ownenvironmentbytrappingtheairborneparticlesandexaminingthemundera
    microscope.

    Problem:
    Howdoesairpollutiondifferindifferentenvironments?

    Materials:
    Microscopeslides
    Petroleumjelly
    Microscope(atleast10xmagnification)
    Shoebox(transportation)

    Procedure:
    1.Takeaglassmicroscopeslideandsmearathinlayerofpetroleumjellyontothetop
    surfaceensuringtheentiresurfaceiscoated.
    2.Placetheslideintheareasthroughoutthecity:

    Slide1

    Slide2

    Slide3

    Slide4

    Slide5

    3.Labelyourslidesaccordingtoitslocationabove.
    4.Placetheslidesinanopenarea,wheretheairflowsfreely.
    5.Wait72hoursandcollectyourslides.
    6.Usingamicroscopeexaminetheparticlesthatweretrappedbythepetroleumjelly.
    Canyouclassifytheparticles?Whatpercentageoftheslideiscovered?
    7.Compareslides.
    8.Organizeyourdatainachart.

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