2. Morning
Problem Solution
• Waking up and roughly • Some possible solutions to
making the bed and trying minimizing SPM’s in this
on multiple outfits tell the situations are more
right one is chosen. carefully make the bed, or
– The harsh flapping of the wash the sheets often. Also
covers while making the bed carefully choose outfits or
and rummaging of clothes be content and not frantic
creates the abundance of
SPM’s in the air which can
about finding perfection in
create respiratory problems an outfit.
and allergy symptoms.
3. Morning
Problem Solution
• After getting dressed for the • Making sure the gas stove
day, you want to make eggs top is well ventilated so that
and bacon on a gas stove nitrogen dioxide is not
top for breakfast enclosed.
– Using a gas stove top can • Also choosing an alternative
release high levels of nitrogen breakfast such as a banana
dioxide in the air that can
lead to asthma attacks and or cereal.
other respiratory problems
4. Morning
Problem Solution
• Driving to school in a new • The Earth is starting to turn
red Hummer. to “greenier” solutions and
– This creates an excess more options for
amount of Carbon dioxide environmentally friendly
into the air. The carbon cars. Cars such as hybrids or
dioxide emissions is shown to
increase the Earth’s tempt.
electric cars do not emit as
And then the oceans absorb much Carbon Dioxide, and
the pollutant which can lead use less gas in that they get
to acidification. more miles to the gallon.
5. Mid-Day
Problem Solution
• Having to take a mid-day • Smoking is a terrible habit
smoke a cigarette like Camel to form, and they have
lights to release stress solutions to help quit such
– The tobacco smoke gives off as Nicotine gum and the
many pollutants which patch. Any reduction in
include Carbon monoxide. smoking will reduce the
Smoke can lead to cancer, and
respiratory problems.
pollutants. Also finding
Smoking also leads to 2nd another habit, such as
hand smoke poison and affect eating sunflower seeds is an
others around you option.
6. Mid-Day
Problem Solution
• Going to the Lamar’s • A solution could include
cafeteria to eat lunch from packing a lunch and reusing
Styrofoam plates. the bags you use to package
– When heating Styrofoam or the food. This can reduce
having hot food on it can the production of Styrofoam
release small amounts of and the recycling of the
Carbon monoxide which can
cause fainting and nausea.
used lunch baggies can limit
Also when Styrofoam is made the production of those as
pentane is released in the air well.
and in connected to smog.
Lastly Styrofoam is burned to
be disposed of which leads to
toxic ash released in the air.
7. Night
Problem Solution
• Going home and cleaning • Diluting the cleaning agents
the house with Shazamm so they are not a polluted
carpet cleaner, and washing • Use correct safety measures
clothes with Dawn. as gloves.
– These cleaning agents incude
• Keep the house well
harmful pollutants such as
benzene and ventilated so the chemicals
Trichloroethylene which are are not enclosed as long
also called VOC’s. Side effects
can include anything from
nausea, to dizziness and
vomiting.
8. Night
Problem Solution
• Washing the clothes in the • Updating the appliances so
washer and dryer in a 20 they do not have to work as
year old appliance hard.
– The older appliances are not • Sometimes hand washing
up-to-date which concludes and drying to reduce the
that they are working harder
then the updated ones, using amount of energy used.
more electricity. Nitrogen
dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and
radon from the water can be
produced when using the
machines.
9. Night
Problem Solution
• Driving home in a hurry in • Obtaining a more earth
the Hummer friendly car such as a Prius
– This leads to the emissions of • Become more time
nitrogen oxides, conscience and not rushing
hydrocarbons, and carbon
monoxide. presence of home, which uses more gas
sunlight, nitrogen oxides when revving the engine
combine with hydrocarbons and pollutes the earth
to form a secondary class of faster.
pollutants as smog which
leads to global warming.
