Pollution
Including air, water, noise and oil pollution
Schools and teachers are taking the teaching of pollution lessons very seriously. Lessons on air pollution are taught to pupils in schools and colleges across the UK. Water and noise pollution concern many in education.And there are other forms of pollution students should consider at primary and secondary levels. These include:
- noise pollution
- oil pollution
- car pollution
- land pollution
as well as river and ocean pollution...
The teaching of pollution in UK schools
The job of teaching pollution and other environmental issues is made easier with the teaching resources provided by E4S.org.uk. You will find ideas that will assist you teaching the language of environmental studies.
- E4S Waste Management
- E4S Textiles
- E4S Water
- Greening Britain's schools
- E4S Timber Supply
The effect of carbon dioxide pollution on the atmosphere
Carbon dioxide pollution has been increasing in the atmosphere for the last 10,000 years. This increase has been especially rapid in the last 150 years because of the industrial revolution and the conversion of land to agricultural uses. However, the rate of increase has been slowed because some of the carbon has been stored in organic matter in the soil moderating increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide. Increased carbon dioxide tends to make plants more productive, but their productivity begins to create problems in the soil.
These are important implications. In the past, greenhouse gasses have not accumulated in the atmosphere as fast as they were produced because natural systems were absorbing the extra carbon dioxide. However, if the ability of soils to absorb carbon dioxide is limited, we may soon begin to see rapid increases of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. There are indications that the interaction between plants and soils could also limit the ability of forests and croplands to absorb the excess carbon as well.
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