Air Quality for Teachers

DEP and the Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education are gearing up to mail more than 6, 000 Earth Day packets to students, educators, libraries and other organizations. All packets will contain an Earth Day message from Gov. Tom Ridge and the 1997 Earth Day poster, bookmark and magnet. PCEE members -- DCNR, the department of Education, the State system of Higher Education, the Pennsylvania Alliance for Environmental Education, the Fish & Boat and Game commissions and the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts -- are contributing materials about trees, acid rain, water pollution and information on building nesting boxes.

For a sneak preview of the showpiece of this year's student and educator packages -- a new compilation of air quality activities prepared specifically for Earth Day 97 by DEP Director of Environmental Education Helen Olena -- read on.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Air Naturally
  3. Air and Us
  4. Air Pollution Introduction
  5. Regulatory Overview
  6. PA Monitoring Overview
  7. Pollutants
    1. Carbon Dioxide
    2. Carbon Monoxide
    3. Lead
    4. Methane
    5. Nitrogen Compounds
    6. Ozone
    7. Particulates
    8. Sulfur Compounds
  8. Air Care…What You Can Do!
  9. Charts/Graphs/Statistics
  10. What’s Up Where In The Local Air?
    1. Teacher Pages and Student Questions
      1. Teacher Pages (only available in paper copy)
      2. Student Questions - Philadelphia (only available in paper copy)
      3. Student Questions - Allegheny (only available in paper copy)
      4. Student Questions - Commonwealth (only available in paper copy)
    2. PA Air Monitoring Sites
  11. Bibliographies/Thanks

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources maintain an Environmental Education and Information Center in their central office. This office is located in the Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA. Stop by to look over its resources, or call (717) 772-1828, for help with your specific environmental education needs. Related information is available electronically via the Internet. Access the DEP Web Site at http://www.dep.state.pa.us (Choose Earth Day)