Tag: pollution

The Real Effects of NYC’s Plastic Bag Ban

As climate change grows of greater and greater concern to us, New York City has been taking initiatives to counteract environmental issues like pollution. One of these measures is reinstating the citywide ban on the use of plastic bags that was originally proposed, but halted. in 2017. Customers would either have to purchase a paper bag or bring a bag of their own.
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Correlation between asthma and urbanization

In this project, we observed the correlation between asthma and urbanization in 23 countries in North America and 50 states of US. Based on outside studies, we hypothesized that there would be higher rates of asthma in countries with higher rates of urbanization. However, we rejected our initial hypothesis because … the reason will shock you!
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Examining the Impact of Local Environmental Pollution on Urban Fishermen

In our own New York City community, we have noticed how fishermen interacted with our urban environment every day and have been thinking critically about how higher pollution levels would affect them. To explore the extent of pollution, we are determining the pH of the East River.
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