09 Nov REAL TIME AIR QUALITY PROJECT
Real Time Air Quality Project
Objective: Explorereal time air quality around the world and learn more about air pollutants.
Start: Go to
Answer the Following Questions:(use full sentences for #3, 5, and 6e)
1. What is the date and time you are looking at themap?
2. Take a screenshot of the map and paste it below.
3. Where in the world is air quality particularlybad?
a. Explainwhy air quality in that area might be so bad.
4. Zoom in on an air quality sensor in anywhere inthe world where the air quality is showing very unhealthy or higher. CLICK onthe sensor and more information should pop up on a new page.
a. Take a screenshot of the data for that stationand paste it below.
b. Name of location:
c. What is the AQI #?
d. List the air pollutants that are being picked upby the station and for each one useyour textbook to name a source of that pollutant and describe a health or environmental problem associated with thepollutant.
5. Look at the US. Are there any stationsregistering as unhealthy for sensitive groups or higher? If yes, where?
a. Does this surprise you? Explain your answer.
6. Zoom in on the Baltimore, MD region. Click on astation near Baltimore.
a. Take a screenshot of the of the station data.
b. Name of the location:
c. What is the AQI #?
d. List the air pollutants that are being picked upby the station.
e. Does the air quality at this location surpriseyou? Explain.
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8. Cite the chapter in the textbook you used toanswer question 4d.
