Air Pollution: Types, Sources, and Measurement Techniques

This educator workshop focuses on exploring Dr. Jahandar Lashaki’s research involving controlling air pollution, preventing harmful algal blooms through nutrient reduction in surface waters, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, and producing renewable energy from agricultural and food waste. Held during Cox Science Center & Aquarium’s STEM Teacher Open House

Objective, part 1: Providing the educators with a broad overview of air pollution types and sources and their significance for our environmental and socioeconomic well-being.

Objective, part 2: Engaging the educators in relevant hands-on activities to measure and analyze gaseous and particulate air pollutants from cars and other sources."