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A Pollutant’s Tale: An Interactive Talk on the Chemistry of the Earth’s Climate and Its Response to Pollutants

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A Pollutant's Tale and its primary school version, Gases in the Air, are two talks that have been developed and modified over the last ca. 18 years, that provide audiences from approximately 4-90 years old with the background to the composition of the Earth's lower atmosphere, the Earth's climate, and the impact of air pollution. In this article, we describe the content of the talks and provide videos of each experiment individually as well as a recorded performance of both talks to an empty auditorium. In this article, we discuss ways that the talk can be further developed and its impact on audiences.

Source: Journal of Chemical Education

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00532

Authors: Timothy G. Harrison, Michael T. Davies-Coleman, Alison C. Rivett, M. Anwar H. Khan, Joyce D. Sewry, Magdalena Wajrak, Nicholas M. Barker, Jonny Furze, Sophie D. Franklin, Linda Sellou, Naomi K. R. Shallcross, Dudley E. Shallcross

Institutions: University of Bristol, University of the Western Cape, Rhodes University, Edith Cowan University, University of Warwick, Primary Science Teaching Trust, National University of Singapore

Language: English

Topic: Various Chemistry Research Topics

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,500

Funders: Sight Research UK, Royal Society of Chemistry, European Commission, Rhodes University, National University of Singapore, Directorate for Biological Sciences, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, EDF Energy, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council

Awards: G1192135328, G1306696223, G1385257888, G1589325670, G1810057637, G1858628256, G2134709410, Laboratory and modelling studies of the reactions of peroxy radicals with XO (where X = Cl, Br or I)., G2601589264, G3203789304, Using the UK Air quality archive in Primary Schools, G3726461688, Laboratory studies of Criegee radical reactions, G411756297, G4321386713, G4379174201, G4382094506, The tropospheric photochemistry of formaldehyde, Isoprene oxidation and OH recycling, Kinetic Studies of Reactive Intermediates from the Oxidation of Atmospheric Alkenes, ASSURE: Across-Scale processeS in URban Environments, Urban oxidising capacity measurements using inert and reactive tracers, G507360751, G560654022, G5624960299, G563169533, G5926274961, Gas phase studies of the kinetics of Criegee Intermediates, G735781532, G7364453303, G7409094411, G8426845682, EXTREME EVENTS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DETECTION AND ATTRIBUTION

OpenAlex ID: W4409118394

FWCI: 1.319

Cites: 28

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10