A new resource designed to allow primary children to investigate atmospheric pollution using Defra's Air Quality Archive

By Tim G. Harrison, Alison J. Trew, Anwar H. Khan, Rayne Holland, Dudley E. Shallcross

Issue 19 | Page 25 | Published Jul 2020

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How older primary children can engage with the enormous UK Air Quality Data Archive and learn about atmospheric pollution in their local area through data mining.

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