1. What are the negative effects that air pollution may have to New York city’s residents and which areas in New York have the greatest air pollution?

2. How has the lack of sanitation and cleanliness in certain parts of New York city affected the spread, rate and variety of diseases and infections?

3. Which areas in New York city have the best and worst quality of tap water and what factors in those areas contributes to that quality?

1. How closely is obesity related to poverty and neighborhood conditions?

2. Is the number of pests increasing in New York City subway stations? What are the effects of   such pests?

3. Are there any recent invasive species in New York City? What are the impacts?

1. How effective has New York been in preventing smoking adults and the effects of secondhand smoke?

2. What other methods of pest control can the city use besides pesticides?

3. How can we avoid the potential health effects of smoke and air pollutants?

1.  How has the use of pesticides effected wildlife in NYC?

2. How does the water quality differ in each borough and what is the cause of any difference?

3. If the state starts to use geo-fracking, what are the potential consequences to health of plants and animals in the area?

1. Investigate the quality of NYC drinking water

2. The relationship between living conditions and birth defects

3. The relationship between living conditions and cancer rates.

1. How effective are NYC’s nicotine patch & gum program?
2. How has PlaNYC changed the amount of parks and public space? What environmental, health, and quality of life effects has this had?
3. What are the health implications of NYC’s failure to meet federal air quality standards?

1. How has air pollution in NYC affected the health of its residents?

2. How/has NYC drinking water affected its residents? What health issues have resulted from this?

3. How has the NYC rodent population affected the biodiversity of this city?

Which NY areas have the most amount of air pollution?

Which NY areas produce the most amount of waste, and what types of waste?

How has the increasing rodent population in NY altered the biodiversity in the state?

What effects do emissions and pollution have on the biodiversity and life of plants and flora in an urban environment?

Do pests such as cockroaches and mice have any positive effects on the urban ecosystem?

Does the New York City environment have any effects on cancer?

1. Has pollution in the surrounding NYC rivers changed in the past years? and if so how has it affected the marine life?

2. Will future Shale Fracking affect NYC drinking water?

3. Has the new restaurant grading system really helped prevent foodborne illnesses in NYC?

1. How does the environment affect birth defects? How large of a role does the environment play on birth defects?

2. How do pests(i.e. rodents, bed bugs) affect the environment and humans? Where are they found most in the city/New York? How are they dealt with and are the methods used affecting the environment negatively?

3.  How do pets affect human health and the environment?

1. Is proximity to parks related to healthy behavior? If so, what healthy behaviors have such a relationship and what are the relationships?

2. How is housing quality related to the prevalence of pests and health issues?

3. Is there a relationship between biodiversity and prevalence of pests and, if so, what is the relationship?

1.  What are some of the effects of CO₂ emissions on biodiversity in urban parks throughout NYC?

2. How safe is NYC tap water (drinking water quality)?

3. What are the different types of rodents present in the NYC subway system and how have these species adapted to this urban environment?

1. What ecological factors contribute to birth defects and complications in NYC?

2. How are ecosystems affected by the quality of drinking water?

3. How does species diversity differ amongst the 5 boroughs?

How diverse are the different parks of New York?

How does air pollution correlate to disease in the city?

Does higher rodent populations correlate with certain diseases?

1. How are the biodiversity in New York City? Is there a specific species that only dwell in one particular region of a borough? Why?

2. Is there any change of pollinators in New York City? Was there any extinct species? How does current species carry out pollinating in New York City?

3. How does pollution in New York City affect species and people?

1. Does the quality of New York City’s drinking water vary across boroughs? If yes: how so, why, and what problems does this create?
2. How do rodents and pests factor into the city’s ecosystems? What would happen if we were to eradicate them (assuming that such a thing is possible)?
3. Is there an area in New York City that is considered to be the “healthiest” in regards to people and/or nature? If yes, what are the reasons behind its success and the relative failure of other areas?

1. What kind of environmental factors affect the number of children born with Down Syndrome to mothers under the age of 35?

2. How do holes and cracks in buildings affect the types of pests that live in the city?

3. What effects do exterminators have on the ecosystems that exist in the city?

1. What kind of environmental factors contribute most to different birth outcomes? Are differences across neighborhoods related to differences in environmental quality?

2. What indicators of housing quality are most related to poorer health among residents? Is it the architectural structure, maintenance deficiencies, cracks and holes, or etc. ?

3. How are the presence of parks in neighborhoods related, if at all, to pests in and air quality of the area?

1. How do the levels of nitrate in the drinking water affect young children in various areas of New York?

2. How does the rate at which pesticides are used decrease the amount of insects in an area of New York and how does it affect human health?

3. In what ways does housing quality affect the health of people?

1. Do varying flora diversity levels have an effect on air quality in the different regions of NYC?

2. Do gas emissions affect the biodiversity of NYC?

3. Are there differences in the levels of skin cancer between NYC and suburban NY?

1) How do pesticides effect biodiversity/ species diversity in NYC?

2)  How do different urban living conditions affect human development/health?

3) How do pest infestations affect human populations and their health?

1. How does deteriorating buildings and houses affect the health of individuals living in a neighborhood?

2. How does poor living conditions (exposure to toxic chemicals, lead hazards) contribute to birth defects for babies born in New York City?

3. How does the amount of parks and the accessibility of parks affect the health of residents throughout New York City?

1. How is New York City’s environment affected by the use of pesticides to kill insects?

2. Does the pollution present in New York City’s atmosphere have any detrimental affects on children?

3. How do bed bugs affect New York City and how do they represent the cleanliness of the area?

1. Where are bed bugs most common and what causes them to more common in some areas and not others? How do they affect human health? About two years ago, there were bed bugs reported in many place in New York. Had the number of bed bugs been increasing up to that point? Is the number increasing or decreasing now?

2. Where in the city is pesticide use the greatest? How does the use of pesticides differ in various parts of the city? What is the effect of pesticide use on human health?

3. How do birth outcomes differ geographically? What role does the environment play in birth outcomes?

1.  How did bed bugs contaminate NYC and what are its effects on the NYC public?
2.  What effect does the NYC environment play on children’s birth defects?
3. How does the use of pesticide affect the NYC environment?

How are smoking rates different from city and suburban area?

Compare different species in Central Park and Highline Park (for example growth, and diversity)

Which New York City area has the greatest air pollution, and how does it affect people’s health?

1. How polluted are the rivers in the tri-state area? How are their ecosystems different or similar?

2. Is there a difference in the quality of drinking water throughout the five boroughs? If so, what health issues have risen?

3. How can species in different regions of New York City (parks in different boroughs) be compared? What are some of the reasons for similarities and differences among these regions?

1. Does proximity to biodiversity have an effect on cancer rates or birth defects?

2. Does the high concentration of gas emissions in New York have an effect on the type of plants that thrive in New York City? Do some plants build up resistance to emissions?

3. Is there a correlation between population density in New York City and the level of biodiversity in the area? What differences in health factors are most prevalent between the areas with a lot of biodiversity and not as much?

1. What is the effect of variations in flora diversity levels on air quality in different regions of New York City?

2. What are the differences in skin cancer rates in NYC vs. suburbs due to high rises in urban areas?

3. What are the effects of gas emissions on biodiversity in urban areas?

How polluted are the rivers in New York City and how have they affected the marine population?

How much biodiversity do New York City parks have and how has it been affected by invasive species?

Does New York City have a lot of air pollution?

1. How doe the quality of NYC drinking water affect urban ecosystems in NYC?

2. Which environmental factors contribute to heart attacks in NYC? How?

3. How does urban ecology and human behaviors impact the amount of birth defects in NYC?

1) How is land conserved in New York City? What are the factors that conservationists and ecologists take into consideration when deciding what plots of land to conserve? Is it based largely on the biodiversity of the land? What species are more likely to be protected?

2) With the recent sightings of coyotes in New York City, why are coyotes settling in certain areas in NYC and not others. Is the probability of coyotes migrating to other densely populated parts of NYC high or low? How long will it take for coyotes to become an integral part of its new ecosystem ?

3) What types of diseases do invasive species bring with them? Or do the species get diseases after coming into a new ecosystem? Do these diseases pose a threat to animals, humans or both?

1. Is there any trend that indicates that New York City’s energy is getting cleaner? If so, how is New York City getting cleaner energy? If not, what steps should New York City take to get cleaner energy?

2. Why are pests, such as cockroaches and mice, more common in certain areas of New York City? Is the overall number of pests increasing or decreasing in New York City?

3. What are some recent invasive species in New York City?  How have these species affected humans or other species in the area?

1. In the tri-state area, what are some of the effects on the plant species based on the progression of the pollinator species? Have they grown or declined?

2. What is the ecological progression among the species between Westchester, New York City, Long Island, and New Jersey? What are some of the triggers for this?

3. What are some of the trends among the bodies of water around the tri-state area that can be observed within species, climate, and soil?

1. What are the similarities and differences between the Hudson River and the East River? How are they connected?

2. Is there a change in the population of pollinators in New York City over time? If so, what caused it?

3. How do the number and types of species differ between the five boroughs? What caused this difference?

1. How does the rate of lung cancer differ in the different neighborhoods of New York City? What are the possible causes for these rates to differ? What are some environmental factors that cause lung cancer?

2. How do the concentrations of cockroaches differ around NYC? Why is there a greater presence of cockroaches in certain areas? How do cockroaches have an effect on human health?

3. How does the quality of drinking water differ in the neighborhoods of NYC? What are the reasons behind these differences in water quality? How do certain water contaminants affect human health?

Poster Questions:

What is the trend in the prevalence of different cancers in various geographic locations? What possible environmental factors could have led to this?

How does drinking water quality differ in various parts of NYC and what factors contribute to this? What health issues have resulted?

How does the use of pesticides differ geographically and what health effects can result from exposure to pesticides?