MEASURING TROPOSPHERIC OZONE

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Materials for monitoring Tropospheric Ozone were developed in two TERC projects, The Global Laboratory Project, supported by the National Science Foundation, and Smog Watch, supported by the Environmental Protection Agency. The following are examples of materials developed for these projects. Appropriate use of the materials is described below.

• About Tropospheric Ozone
  • General Background
  • Ozone Chemistry
  • Standards, Trends and Units
• Instrumentation: Four methods of Measuring Tropospheric Ozone
  • Rubber-Thread Ozonometer
  • ECO Badges
  • Gas Sampling Tubes
  • Tobacco Plants as Bioindicators
• Global Laboratory's Activities for the Classroom
  • Local, Regional and Global
  • Teacher's Guide: 3 Ways of Measuring Tropospheric Ozone
  • Teachers Guide to Growing Tobacco Plants as Bioindicators
• Smog Watch's Activities for Outside the Classroom
  • Welcome to Smogwatch
  • Getting Ready
  • Session One: What is Air Pollution
  • Session Two: How Can We Measure Ozone?
  • Session Three: What Can We Do About the Smog Problem?
• Ordering Materials
  • Materials

  
  ©TERC These materials are available at no charge for educational use, but any use must include attribution to TERC

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