ACTIVITY NO.

4
AIR POLLUTION

Air pollution refers to the release of pollutants into the air that are detrimental to
human health and the planet as a whole

Air pollution remains at dangerously high levels in many parts of the world. New
data reveals that 9 out of 10 people breathe air containing high levels of
pollutants, like black carbon which penetrate deep into the lungs and
cardiovascular system. WHO estimates that around 7 million people die every
year from exposure to fine particles in the polluted air that lead to diseases such
as stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases
and respiratory infections, including pneumonia.

Air pollution is an invisible killer that lurks all around us, preying on the young and
old. It slips unnoticed past our body’s defenses causing deaths from heart attack,
strokes, lung disease and cancer.

OBJECTIVE:

1. To determine the air quality and particulates of air pollution.

MATERIALS:

 Filter paper
 Magnifying glass
 Vaseline
 Ruler
 Ballpen/Marker
 String

PROCEDURE:
1. Draw four squares with a size of 2inches x 2inches in the filter paper.
2. Spread Vaseline into the surface of the gridded filter paper. Label the grid
1-4. See figure below.

3. Make 3 of them.
4. Attach a string to each filter paper.
 5. Hang the filter papers in 3 different locations, where the air flows freely.
6. Leave the filter papers for a day.
7. After 24 hours, retrieve the filter papers.
8. Observe the particulate pollutants trapped on the cards using a magnifying
glass.
9. Approximately count the number of particulates in each square of the
graph paper.
10. After all particulates have been counted, calculate the average number of
particulates per square.

ACTIVITY NO. 4
AIR POLLUTION

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Date Performed:

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DATA AND RESULTS:

NUMBER OF PARTICULATES
LOCATION
BOX 1 BOX 2 BOX 3 BOX 4 AVERAGE

QUESTIONS:

Briefly answer the following questions:

1. Which areas had the highest pollution? Why do you think so?
2. Does the pollution outdoors look different than the pollution indoors? Why/
why not?

3. What are some similarities between the indoor and outdoor filter papers?
How?

4. What are the ways to prevent air pollution?