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| How does air pollution correlate with distance from the road. |
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| Air pollution emitted from cars. This may affect people or ecosystems close to the road. |
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*Record particulate matter levels using digit meters.
*Record levels every 20m from road up to 500m
*Measure over three transects, each 50m apart. |
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| Justify Your Sampling Strategy |
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*Three repeats for reliability
*Every 10m provides high resolution while being time efficient.
*Recording up to 500m is far enough to show patterns. |
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| *Particulate matter level will decrease as distance from road increases. |
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*Traffic
*Cuts/Scratches as sample area is forest |
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| As distance from the road increases air pollution level decreases. |
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| Homes should not be built within 500m of busy roads. |
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*Repeats reliable
*Large distance (500m)
*Precise equipment used |
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*Short stretch of road
*Traffic level not considered
*Time of day not considered
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| Evaluation - Limintations |
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*May not be true for all roads/locations
*Results may vary in other times of the day. |
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*Record throughout the day/week
*Sample multiple roads. |
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