Pollution Unit

Goals

VI. A.  Pollution Types

1. Air pollution (Sources — primary and secondary; major air pollutants; measurement units; smog; acid deposition — causes and effects; heat islands and temperature inversions; indoor air pollution; remediation and reduction strategies; Clean Air Act and other relevant laws)

2. Noise pollution (Sources; effects; control measures)

3. Water pollution (Types; sources, causes, and effects; cultural eutrophication; groundwater pollution; maintaining water quality; water purification; sewage treatment/septic systems; Clean Water Act and other relevant laws)

4. Solid waste (Types; disposal; reduction)

VI. B. Impacts on the Environment and Human Health

1. Hazards to human health (Environmental risk analysis; acute and chronic effects; dose-response relationships; air pollutants; smoking and other risks)

2. Hazardous chemicals in the environment (Types of hazardous waste; treatment/disposal of hazardous waste; cleanup of contaminated sites; biomagnification; relevant laws)

VII. A. Stratospheric Ozone (Formation of stratospheric ozone; ultraviolet radiation; causes of ozone depletion; effects of ozone depletion; strategies for reducing ozone depletion; relevant laws and treaties)

Dates:
Reading Guides due:
Ch 19 I Friday 3/17
Ch 19 II Tues 3/21
Ch 20 Thurs 3/23
Ch 18 I Mon 4/3
Ch 18 II Wed 4/5
Ch 21 Fri 4/7
Ch 22 I Mon 4/10
Ch 22 II Wed 4/12

Daphnia Lab
3/17 - 3/24 Due TBD

Vocab Quiz Wed 4/5

Presentation Prep 4/5-4/7
Presentations 4/14

Review 4/18
Unit Test 4/20
AP Test 5/1