Historical Air Emissions Information

• This state-specific database gives access to air emissions data, interactive maps, and general information for air pollution in Wisconsin.
• There are separate tabs for each pollutant, statewide data, and annual summaries included.
  
• Students can learn about statewide emissions from 2012 to 2021, annual emissions produced by specific facilities within Wisconsin, and the breathing issues that nitrogen dioxide can cause.

Positives

• The tabs make it easy to navigate and the abbreviations are clearly defined.
• The instructions for using the interactive map are easy to follow.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• When you click "Go" on the Air Management Program permit search tool, be patient because results take a while to load.
• When using the Air Management Data Viewer, make sure to read the User Tips and Terms of Use.

Differentiation

• This webpage could enhance a lesson about fossil fuel emissions and how they impact Earth's climate.
• This webpage could supplement a lesson about the carbon cycle and how carbon dioxide emissions impact this cycle.
• This webpage could augment a classroom discussion on environmental inequality and the groups that are most likely to deal with air pollution.
• This webpage could support a lesson about particulate matter and how it can impact personal health.
• Chemistry classes could use this resource to support a lesson or unit about combustion, chemical reactions, exergonic reactions, or the properties of atoms and molecules.