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Lab Report Questions
1. What does the term PSI represent?
2. What are some of the health effects seen when carbon monoxide levels become elevated? What populations are the most vulnerable?
3. Legislation has been enacted to improve carbon monoxide levels during the winter months in New Jersey. Have the carbon monoxide levels improved over the past couple of years?
4. Are there advantages to the public having access to real time data on carbon monoxide and other pollutants? Are there disadvantages?
5. In reference to graphs a and b, is there any relationship between current carbon monoxide levels and the date ? Is there any relationship between maximum carbon monoxide levels and the date? Be specific with your answers. Discuss the increases or decreases and what date or time of year they are occurring.
6. In reference to graphs c and d, is there any relationship between the maximum carbon monoxide leves and the time of day? Is there any relationship between the minimum carbon monoxide levels and the time of day?. Be specific.
7. In reference to graphs e and f, is there any relationship between the current carbon monoxide level and the temperature? Is there any relationship between the maximum carbon monoxide level and the temperature? Be specific.
8. During your data collection period was there a period of time when the temperature was very low? If there was, what were the carbon monoxide levels like at this time? Make sure to look at both current and maximum levels. During this cold spell were the carbon monoxide levels higher during a particular time of day?
9. During your data collection period was there a period of time when the temperature was very high? If there was, what were the carbon monoxide levels like at this time? Make sure to look at both current and maximum levels. During this warm spell were the carbon monoxide levels lower during a particular time of day?
10. Compare carbon monoxide levels( max or current) from early October to the middle of January? Are the levels higher or lower during a particular month? Are they getting higher or lower as mid winter approaches? What do think is causing these changes?
11. What are the major sources of carbon monoxide pollution, during the winter months in New Jersey?
12. What demographic data, in regards to your particular site, do you think contributes
to your high, low or moderate carbon monoxide levels? Be specific about population,
industry, weather etc.