Atmospheric Particulates: Global and Regional Challenges
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K-12 Educational Standards

Standards for Grade(s): 9-12

Biology/Life Sciences

Ecology

Chemistry

Acids and bases

Chemistry

Gases and Their Properties

Earth Sciences

Structure and Composition of the Atmosphere

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First Aired: 9/29/2008
56 minutes

As climate change increases the likelihood of wildfires in California, megacities in developing countries burn more fossil fuels and coastal cities striving to meet air quality standards deal with rising amounts of particulate emissions from ships, what does the future hold for the air we breathe? Three prominent atmospheric chemistry experts at UC San Diego discuss their latest research on atmospheric aerosols and explain how these microscopic particles in the atmosphere affect our health, environment and global climate change. (#14856)