Learn the basics about the incineration of waste and electricity as part of the recycling chapter within environmental chemistry.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It explains the sources of water pollution, its effects and the ways to prevent and control water pollution.

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...

This video highlights the ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the Citarum River in West Java, despite challenges like COVID-19. <br/>
Saving Indonesia's Citarum River part 7/9

Microbes are used for everything from baking to brewing, but wastewater treatment is where they do some of their most important work.

Learn the basics about the effect of air pollutants on health within environmental chemistry.

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...

Genetic Expression Set: 7. This clip shows how external factors such as light and temperature can affect gene expression.

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...

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...