Printed
Information on Ozone Depletion
Here
I have listed some sources of printed information and phone numbers
of valuable contacts. My phonelist is a bit geocentric (is there
really any other place worth living in besides California?) so for
national organizations, such as the EPA, there are probably other
numbers more convinient for other regions of the USA. You can also
look at my summarized Ozone overview
or my collection of Internet resources.
None of these documents are completely comprehensive; if you come
accross an additional resource on Ozone depletion, please contact
me at...
-
A
most-excellent textbook on Atmospheric Chemistry
- T.E.Graedel
and P.J.Crutzen
- _Atmospheric
Change: an Earth System Perspective_2nd ed._
- Freeman,
New York (1993) Paperback version is avaiable for $30
*I
have by no means extensively searched through all available texts.
I heard from a well-read reseacher that for a clear presentation of
the basics, this book is top-notch. I have read it cover to cover
and it is clear, concise and a very reader-friendly text for a layman
with only a general science background.
Phone
contacts
1.
Enviromental Protection Agency Ida Toliver@(415)744-1581 or Matt
Gaffney@(415)744-1582 - an especially good source of basic info and
teaching materials on Chlorofuorocarbons.
2.
Food and Drug Administration Janet McDonald@(510)769-3010 -a
good source of information on sunscreens for skin and current knowledge
on the damaging effects of ultraviolet light to skin.
3.
Dupont Chemical Sharon Gidumal@(302)774-2920 Dupont is the inventor
an producer of the worlds Chloroflurocarbons; their information
is well-written and quickly sent to those who ask for it.
4.
Chevron Tom Parkins@(415)894-0254 Chevron is in the midst of
producing a series of lesson-plans and vidios on enviromental topics;
their unit on 'Ozone depletion' should be done by fall of 1994.
5.
Lawrence Hall of Science Susan Aberg@(510)643-6594 is the keeper
of teacher-generated lesson-plans, I know of at least two IISME
lesson-plans on ozone depletion. Kerry Snyder@(510)642-0552 is a
paid LHS staffer who is working up a unit on ozone depletion; these
units cost a small fee to obtain but are usually quite well done.
6.
NASA Research centers NASA has been moving quickly to get
information on the net. NASA
gopher list is still under construction. See Internet
resources for more info.
7.
NASA Teacher education centers
NASA supports a number of summer programs for teachers; often the
teachers write up lesson plans of their work which NASA then files
in Teacher Resource Centers. I have not yet found one unified archive
for these plans, instead each center must be contacted individually.
I have listed contacts that I have found below:
- NASA-Ames
education center. San Jose, CA. (415)604-3574 FAX:(415)604-3445
- Jet
Propulsion Laboratory education center. Pasadena CA (818)354-6916
- NASA-Ames
Dryden Flight Research Education center. Edwards CA (805)258-3456
- University
of Arizona Education Center. Tucson AZ (602)621-6939
- Barbers
Point Elementry School Ewa Beach HI (808)682-0622
- Western
Montana College Teachers Resource Center Dillon MT (406)683-7541
- University
of Washington Education Center Seattle WA (206)543-1943
- University
of Wyoming Teacher Resource Center Laramie WY (307)766-2527
- Utah
State University Education Resource Center Logan UT (801)750-3377
- Webber
State University Ogden UT (801)626-6279 or 6273
- University
of Idoho Teachers Resource Center Moscow ID (208)885-6030 Fredrick
Stoss has compiled a
list of goverment sources of information on enviromental concerns
to which you could write.
- Johnson
Space Center has no Ed. center but Ed Stanton (713)244-8049 has
worked with educators
-
Goddard Space Flight Teacher Resource Lab (301)286-8570 or
7205. Goddard has done much of the visual processing of satellite-generated
ozone data, and so is a good source of posters and other printed
visuals.
- NASA
CORE Audiovisual Resource center Oberlin OH (216)774-1051 ext.
293 or 294
8. AppleComputer claims to have put out a "Macintosh & Curriculum
handbook for secondary science"(1992) which is supposed to include
a unit on Ozone depletion. I have not yet seen it. For more info
you can write: APPLE Computers,Inc. 20525 Mariani Ave. Cupertino
CA 95014 9. Matry Yerg is a teacher-friendly resource at the WMO,
World Meterologic Organization, New York office: (212)315-2881.
They've put together a very readable document called "WMO and the
ozone shield". Their mail address is 30 Rockerfeller Center, Mezzaine
level Room 9, New York,NY 10112
10. Canada has a "World Ozone Data Center" which provides mostly
raw and some processed data on UV and Ozone levels around the world.
Their contact -scientist is Jim Kerr 416-739-4626. Educational net-working
dealing with ozone depletion is coordinated by "Atmospheric Environment
Canada"; their contact person is Ann O'Toole at 416-739-4543. One
nifty idea they're doing is selling(?) hand-held ozone-meters for
$100( canadian) to schools and linking them into a data-network.
The meters are manufactured by Vital Technologies of Bolton,Ontario.
11. TERC, Technical Education Research Center, of Cambidge MA is
headed by Bob Tinker at 617-547-0430. The current head of their
global lab project is Paul Wagner (617)547-0430. TERC has gathered
some internet information (to see it, click here on HUB Information
Network ) . In 1992 TERC used a NSF grant to try and start a network
of worldwide schools doing ozone monitoring with a TERC designed
meter. The price of the meter is currently(summer 94) about $400
US dollars for schools and $600 dollars for reseach facilities,
and is touted as being easy to run and highly accurate. Some of
the data from their project is on their HUB Information Network.
Author: Brien Sparling
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