Local+Pollution-Group+B

 Project: Local Pollution(Group B)

 [|iCitizen Local Pollution Group] Sakina Abedi Michelle Cui Myra Qureshi

Research:


 * ​ the buses release carbon minoxcide into the air, and this makes it go into the classrooms, since the school's ventalation system lets in air from the outside
 * this can lead to more absances and an increased chance of lung cancer in our students
 * since Dauphin county currently has an "F" in air quality, leaving the buses on will make it worse
 * The lack of ventilation in homes is a major cause of air pollution.
 * Cut back on your use of cleaning products, to reduce air pollution.
 * When a business uses fewer resources, it has a smaller environmental impact. Using fewer resources can also lower costs. Then, if companies use less packaging material, it not only saves on the cost of the packaging, but the company can fit more packages into a truck. Eco-friendly companies save more money.

> Ozone Grade: F > Orange Ozone Days: 35 > Red Ozone Days: 0 > Purple Ozone Days: 0 > PARTICLE POLLUTION - 24 Hour [|Learn More] > Grade: F > Weighted Average: 9.7 > Orange Particle Days: 29 > Red Particle Days: 0 > Purple Particle Days: 0 > PARTICLE POLLUTION - Annual > Grade: Pass > Design Value 14.6 > GROUPS AT RISK [|Learn More] > Pediatric Asthma: 5,481 > Adult Asthma: 18,170 > Chronic Bronchitis: 6,873 > Emphysema: 3,552 > Cardiovascular Disease: 74,395 > Diabetes: 16,182 > Total Population: 255,710 > Population Under 18: 60,287 > Population 65 & Over: 34,950
 * HIGH OZONE DAYS [|Learn More]
 * Weighted Average: 11.7
 * Air pollution is the cause of lung cancer and many respitory diseases, especially in children.
 * Air pollution in buildings is caused by bad ventilation 50% of the time, but it is also caused by smoking, paint, carpet, building materials, linoleum, electric machines, etc.
 * Radon is a radioactive gas that is very harmful to people who breathe the air, it is only second to the cause of lung cancer, smoking being the first.
 * Carbon Dioxide is a major factor in polluting the air.

ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS:

1.) Buy new air filters for the school to increase the quality of the air **Pros-** good air flow, cleaner air, less harmful chemicals in the air, and it is also at a smaller level, just school, so we can just talk to Mrs. King about this.
 * Cons -** costs a lot of money, has to be changed every 1-2 years.

2.).Change all ligh tbulbs to the squiggly light bulbs (floureciant) ** Pros- ** uses less energy, saves money on buying new bulbs **  Cons- ** may take a long time (3 years about) to change all the light bulbs in the school. Also can cost a lot of money because the school is quite large. The people of the school will have to change the lighting types because the lights are powered differently than the squiggly light bulbs. The light bulb also uses a small amount of mercury in the light bulb. Also, without a proper disposal method, the light bulbs can be hazardous to any area.  3.) Use greener cleaning products.
 * Pros** - Clorox makes environmentally friendly cleaning products, which are all natural and it would cause less air pollution within the school. It will also make more children attend, since there is a new study in Texas concluding that when air pollution(carbon dioxide) is high, attendance is down.
 * Cons** - Costs a little bit more, but more product comes in the package.

4.) We could plant trees in the courtyard to reduce carbon dioxide in the environment. **Pros**- This idea will reduce carbon dioxide in the environment and provide more oxygen for us.  **Cons**- This will cost money and we would need permission in order to plant tress, and we would have to plant the trees and it would be very time consuming.

5.) We could get the bus's too try to turn on later, to reduce the carbon monoxide emissions in the school area. **Pros** - It would create a better learning environment for the students, and would reduce air pollution around the school. It also wouldn't cost any more money.  **Cons-** The bus's might have to turn on at a certain time, and their might not be anything that we can do about it.

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Proposal : Our proposal is to try to convince Dave Yarian, the Derry Township School District Director of Transportation and try to have him change the way the buses line up at school, for instance maybe have the buses in the back not even turn on until they are about to leave.Hopefully, he will respond, and change the way that the buses line up at school, reducing the unnecessary carbon dioxide in the air, so we will create a better learning environment for all of us.

