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Begin your research with an eco-refresher. Play one round of Errand Run! to quickly review some basic ideas about how people impact their environment. Don't get stuck here!
Choose from the links below to most accurately research your topic. If you have extra time, feel free to browse among the others.
Atmosphere, Climate and Environment - information on acid rain http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/kids/acidrain.html
Canada vs. the OECD: An Environmental Comparison - how Canada rates compared to other industrialized nations in progress on environmental issues http://www.environmentalindicators.com/htdocs/execsum.htm
A Community Health Profile of Windsor, Ontario, Canada - this one's scary! http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/2001/suppl-6/827-843gilbertson/abstract.html
The Connected Classroom - provides resources and opportunities to work with other students on Internet-based projects http://www.qesnrecit.qc.ca/cc/index.html
Ecology: Human Impact - many links about ways people affect their ecosystems http://www.discover.tased.edu.au/ec/pbl/Resources/Ecology/ecology.htm
Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment - many atmospheric topics including air pollution and acid rain http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/english.html
Environment Canada: Acid Rain and the Facts http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/acidfact.html
Environment Canada's Green Lane - how to contact the Canadian Minister of the Environment http://www.ec.gc.ca/minister/mineng.htm
Environment Canada's Green Lane - explains what you can do to help stop acid rain http://www.ec.gc.ca/acidrain/done-you.html
Environment Canada: Ontario and Clean Air - information about air pollution and acid rain and their impacts on personal health http://www.ec.gc.ca/air/fact_ontario_e.html
EPA Student Center - ecosystem information for kids including human health and environmental projects http://www.epa.gov/students/
Getting Green Field Trip - a look at ways to minimize negative human impact on our world http://www.tramline.com/tours/sci/green/_tourlaunch1.htm
How Ozone Pollution Works http://science.howstuffworks.com/ozone-pollution1.htm
Natural Resources Canada CO2 Calculator - see how much you can reduce air pollution http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/idling/calculator/co2_calculator.cfm
Natural Resources Canada - Why Vehicle Idling is a Problem http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/idling/issues_idling/idling_effects.cfm?PrintView=N&Text=N
Ontario Ministry of the Environment: Windsor West 2004 History - a list of past and present Air Quality Index readings for Windsor, Ontario http://www.airqualityontario.com/reports/aqisearch.cfm?stationid=12016&startmonth=all
Ontario Ministry of the Environment: Ground Level Ozone - what it is and what it does http://www.airqualityontario.com/science/pollutants/ozone.cfm
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency - an acid rain resource http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency: The Detroit River Area of Concern - what is happening in the Detroit River?! http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/detroit.html
Water Pollution in the Great Lakes - effects of water pollution on plant, animal and human health (contains graphic images) http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/pollution/water/water3.html
Windsor-Essex Health Gateway - interactive current health statistics for Windsor and surrounding areas http://wplgis.uwindsor.ca/website/healthgateway/viewer.htm?Title=Windsor-Essex%20Health%20Gateway
World Wildlife Fund: Get Involved - ways you can help your environment http://worldwildlife.org/involved/index.cfm
