NASA
NASA Models the Complex Chemistry of Earth's Atmosphere
Air pollution can appear as a gray or orange haze enveloping a city. What the naked eye can’t see are the hundreds of chemical reactions taking place to produce that pollution. NASA science can reveal a more complete picture of...
NASA
Air Quality: A Tale of Three Cities
Dr. Bryan N. Duncan is a deputy project scientist for the Aura Mission at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. He recently presented the story of air quality in three cities: Beijing, Los Angeles and Atlanta....
NASA
NASA | Discover-AQ
NASA's launching a new mission this summer designed to better understand air pollution and gather data that could allow pollutants to be monitored more exactly from space. The field study coined, "Discover-AQ", will take place over the...
NASA
NASA Satellites Aid in Chesapeake Bay Recovery
From the distant reaches of the Universe, to black holes, and the Martian surface, NASA explores some of the most far out parts of space. But NASA also does research much closer to home. In fact, NASA Earth Science satellites are taking...
Mediacorp
Saving Indonesia's Citarum River: Challenges and Solutions in Protecting Freshwater Resources
This video discusses the global water crisis and the efforts being made to protect the Citarum River in Indonesia from industrial pollution. It highlights the ambitious goal set by President Joko Widodo to make the river safe for...
Visual Learning Systems
People and the Environment: Air Pollution
Students will explore the notion of resource conservation, and identify the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources. Some of the ways our environment may be harmed via pollution, deforestation, species extinction, and...
Let's Tute
Understanding Air Pollution: Causes, Effects, and Prevention
This video discusses the causes and effects of air pollution, including both natural and man-made sources. It highlights the various forms of air pollutants and their impact on human health and the environment, while also emphasizing the...
Healthcare Triage
How Accurate is EPA Pollution Reporting?
While we’re all probably aware that we’re sometimes exposed to air pollution in one way or another, we generally assume that some official (you know, like from the EPA) is keeping tabs on it to make sure it isn’t excessive. However, a...
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Water Pollution
It explains the sources of water pollution, its effects and the ways to prevent and control water pollution.
The Business Professor
Understanding the Clean Water Act
This video explains the Clean Water Act and its various amendments, which aim to control the discharge of pollutants into navigable waterways. It explores the distinction between point source and nonpoint source polluters and how the Act...
Mediacorp
Saving Indonesia's Citarum River: Ensuring Clean Water and Sustainable Energy
This video highlights the ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Citarum River in West Java, despite challenges like COVID-19. Saving Indonesia's Citarum River part 7/9
Journey to the Microcosmos
Microorganisms Are Cleaning the Water You Drink
Microbes are used for everything from baking to brewing, but wastewater treatment is where they do some of their most important work.
FuseSchool
Effect of Air Pollutants on Health
Learn the basics about the effect of air pollutants on health within environmental chemistry.
Mazz Media
Coal
This live-action video program is about coal The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and...
Ancient Lights Media
External Effects on Gene Expression
Genetic Expression Set: 7. This clip shows how external factors such as light and temperature can affect gene expression.
Visual Learning Systems
Examples of Environmental Problems
In this educational video, we delve into the pressing environmental issues of pollution, global warming, and extinction. We explore the concept of pollution, its various forms, and how it contaminates our air, water, and land. Discover...
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Energy: Converting Energy
Upon viewing the Exploring Energy video series, students will be able to do the following: Define energy as the ability to do work. Cite everyday examples of how energy is used to do work. Understand that kinetic energy is sometimes...
Curated Video
Low water levels in the St. Lawrence River affecting safety, the environment and even the economy
New ReviewThe river level is 60 centimetres below average — the lowest it’s been in four years. That’s impacting drinking water and even business at the Port of Montreal.
Curated Video
Why This Heat Wave Is Particularly Dangerous
A massive heat wave has engulfed the east coast of the United States and has even made its way far to the west. Andrew Freedman, science editor at Axios, discusses why air quality is so dangerous and whether there's any relief in sight.
Curated Video
Cleaning up our cities’ air, or avoiding smog hotspots
In London a number of tech startups are developing technology to keep residents informed and in some cases protected from air pollution. Startup Airlabs is demonstrating what it calls a Clean Air Bench. It might not look like much, but...
Curated Video
Record wildfires plunge Canada's air quality below the U.S. for first time
A new report says heavy wildfire smoke made Canada’s 2023 air quality worse than the U.S. for the first time, and scientists warn it could happen again this year.
Curated Video
What's in the air and how to protect yourself from smoke
Air quality expert Linsey Marr and respirologist and lung transplant specialist Dr. Chung-Wai Chow explain what’s in the smoke floating over skies in Canada and the U.S. and share how best to protect our health.
Curated Video
Wildfire smoke threatening Canadians’ health
Hundreds of wildfires have left much of the country blanketed in smoke and smog that brings real health risks — especially for vulnerable children and seniors, pregnant people, and those with asthma and heart or lung disease.
Curated Video
Wildfire smoke blankets much of Canada, raising health risks
Hundreds of wildfires have left much of the country blanketed in smoke and smog that brings real health risks — especially for vulnerable children and seniors, pregnant people, and those with asthma and heart or lung disease.