C1 Air quality
- www.met-office.gov.uk/education/secondary/teachers/atmosphere.html
The education section of this site provides information on the atmosphere and its evolution. - www.airquality.co.uk/archive/index.php
This is the UK National Air Quality Information Archive. In addition to providing data on pollution levels throughout the UK it provides factual information about the causes and effects of air pollutants. - www.air-quality.org.uk
This has information sheets on a range of topics associated with air pollution. - www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/resources.html
The Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment section of this site has a number of information sheets on topics associated with air pollution that have been designed specifically for secondary-level students. - www.nsca.org.uk
The National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection site provides, in addition to information about the work of the organization, factual information on a range of air quality topics. - www.york.ac.uk/inst/sei/dust/mines1.html
The Stockholm Environment Institute site provides details of the monitoring of dustfall in the vicinity of coal-fired power stations and coal mines in North Yorkshire. - www.carbonfootprint.com/dimming.html
www.actionearth.org/global-dimming.php
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/horizon/dimming_prog_summary.shtml
Three sites providing articles that discuss the role of particulates in global dimming. - www.bbc.co.uk/weather/pollen/index.shtml
This provides the pollen index each day for different regions throughout the UK. - www.pollenuk.co.uk/Next.htm
The National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit site provides lots of basic information on pollen, pollen count, and the pollen calendar. - www.asthma.org.uk/asthma_movie.html
This includes an educational film on asthma that could be used to provide basic background knowledge. - http://www.tfl.gov.uk/buses/fuel-cell-buses.asp#work
This describes the testing of hydrogen fuel cell buses in London.