Solving Environmental Problems through Engineering

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 20.04.11

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale/ Demographics
  3. The Unit
  4. Content
  5. Teaching Strategies and Activities-
  6. Conclusions
  7. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  8. Bibliography

Mask On: Clearing the Air: the Challenges of Indoor Air Pollution on Urban Health and Academic Performance

Virginia Simone Redwine Johnson

Published September 2020

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Bibliography

7 Million Premature Deaths Annually Linked to Air Pollution. WHO. Accessed June 20, 2020.

Pilat, Collins, M. A. K., McFarland, Walicvek, A. T. M., & Snelgrove, Zajicek, A. ,. J. (2012, October). The effects of tree cover and vegetation on incidence of childhood asthma in metropolitan statistical areas of Texas. American Society for Horticultural Science , 22(5), 631-637 .

Martin, W. J., Glass, R. I., & Araj, H. (2013, June). Household Air Pollution in low and middle- income countries; health risk and research priorities . PLoS Medicine, 10(6).

Brunekreef, B., & Holgate, S. T. (2002, October). Air Pollution and Health . The Lancet , 360(9341), 1233-1242.

2019. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. June. Accessed 07 11, 2020. https://www.aafa.org/asthma-facts/.

(U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health 2017)

2017. EPA.GOV. January 19. Accessed July 13, 2020. https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/introduction-indoor-air-quality#health.

Nero Jr, Anthony V. 1988. "Controlling Indoor Air Pollution." Scientific American, Vol 258, No. 5 42-49.

Newsela Staff. 2016. Researchers Focus on Amish Children to Learn more about asthma. Los Angeles, August 10.

2019. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. June. Accessed 07 11, 2020. https://www.aafa.org/asthma-facts/.

2017. U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health . Accessed 07 11, 2020. https://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=4&lvlid=15.

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