Identify major pollutants or contaminants that are abundant in your environment.
For this week’s newspaper article, you decided to analyze the role of environmental health in your community. From your readings, your region’s air quality reports, and independent research, write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:
Assignment Expectations
In order to earn full credit:
Please write your paper in your own words. That is the only way I can evaluate your level of understanding. Quotes are rarely needed; if necessary, they should comprise less than 10% of a paper and must be properly cited.
Even though the papers must be written in your own words, you are required to cite sources for any statement of fact or idea that is not common knowledge. You are required to cite the sources within the body of the paper and include a reference list at the end of the paper.
Note: Wikipedia is not an acceptable source of information. Use credible, professional, and scholarly sources such as journal articles from ProQuest or EBSCO, and government, university, or nonprofit organizations’ websites.
You must clearly show that you have read the module homepage and the required background materials. You are welcome to do research in addition to—but not instead of—the required readings.
Your papers will be evaluated on the following factors: