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Investigation into particulate pollution
Summary of the investigation
In this investigation, pupils use simple equipment to take rapid measurements of particulate pollution along a belt transect to assess the extent to which vehicle emissions are dispersed with distance from the main road. The pupils sample the trees for particulates using sticky tape. Random sampling techniques are used in the laboratory for analysis.
These resources have been developed by the staff at Mile End Ecology Park in association with the London Outdoor Science project.
Need more information on techniques? Read about measuring air pollution.
Resources for download
You can EITHER download all the teacher resources as a single pdf document and all the student resources as a single pdf document OR download individual resources as editable text documents
Whole investigation
Individual files
(a) Teacher support materials
- Mile End Ecology Park site background (Word 132 kb)
- Mile End Ecology Park site map (pdf 92 kb)
(b) Fieldwork
