Environment Detective Investigates: Making Air Cleaner

by Green, Jen

• ISBN13: 9780750294300
• ISBN10: 0750294302
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2016-12-06
• Publisher: Wayland

Summary

Why is clean air important? How do people cause air pollution? How is air pollution affecting Earth's climate?


Find out what causes air pollution, what is being done to tackle air pollution and how we can help make the air cleaner. This title shows children at KS2 how to:
· Test for air pollution in their area
· Find out how much pollution is produced by different countries
· Carry out a survey to investigate the effects of air pollution

Author Biography

Jen Green has written more than 100 books for children on natural history, geography and the environment.

Table of Contents

• 1: Why is clean air important?
• 2: How is the air kept clean naturally?
• 3: How do people cause air pollution?
• 4: How does transport cause air pollution?
• 5: What countries produce air pollution?
• 6: What makes air acidic?
• 7: What new chemicals cause air pollution?
• 8: What causes indoor pollution?
• 9: How is air pollution affecting Earth’s climate?
• 10: How will climate change affect the planet?
• 11: What can be done to tackle air pollution?
• 12: How can I help to make the air cleaner?
• 13: Your project
• 14: Glossary
• 15: Answers
• 16: Further information
• 17: Index