Group 1 L.N.S

We went on our field trip to find out the impact of environmental pollution on Bradford and its surrounding area and evaluate it’s contribution towards Global Warming.

To do this we made up 3 hypothesis which were:

• The levels of Carbon Monoxide will decrease with distance from the CBD.

• Noise pollution will decrease with distance from the CBD.

• General environmental quality will improve with distance from the CBD

Conclusion

In our first location which was the CLC with a figure of 0.9 ppm. We found that the Carbon Monoxide level was high. This was because students and staff are coming in and out causing traffic congestion which leads to noise pollution which causes Carbon Monoxide. The environmental survey result for the CLC was 26/50 .This was because there was rubbish thrown on the ground and there’s lots of traffic from teachers and students from the school.

In our second location which was the Media Museum we found that the Carbon Monoxide was the highest reading with a figure of 1.3 ppm. This was because there was more traffic because people work and shop in the CBD. This explains why the noise pollution would also be highest. The environmental quality result was also lower with a mark of 24/50 because there is lots of traffic and litter from citizens who work and shop.

In our third location which was Lister Mills we found that the Carbon Monoxide was slightly lower this was because there was less pollution because Lister Mills is being renovated. This explains why the noise pollution result would also be slightly lower. The environmental quality result was higher with a mark out of 30/50 because Lister Mills has been renovated.

In our fourth location which was Cottingley we found that the Carbon Monoxide was lower with a figure of 0.5 ppm this was because there was more open space so less cars and traffic because there was less traffic. This explains why the Noise Pollution result would also be lower with a result of 70db.The environmental quality result was higher with a result of 48/50 also because there’s more open space which means less traffic, less people so less litter and Carbon Monoxide.

In our last location which was Ilkley Moor we found that the Carbon Monoxide was the lowest with a figure of 0.2 ppm this was because there was lots of open space which means less cars and traffic. This explains why the noise pollution result would also be very low with a result 62db. The Environmental Quality result was higher with a mark 45/50 because there was more open space and less people and cars polluting the area.

Overall the two most pleasant environmental locations we found were Ilkley Moor and Cottingley with an environmental survey result of 45 marks out of 50.

The two most unpleasant environmental locations we found were the CLC and the CBD with a result of 26 and 24 marks out of 50.

We have decided that where you live might affect your quality of life because of the environmental quality. Furthermore if there are large amounts of litter or carbon monoxide then we believe that this could affect your quality of life. 

We believe that the people most at risk from the effects of global warming in Bradford are people that live nearby a river like Cottingley or Ilkley moor.

We believe that parts of Bradford are at less risk of flooding because there are no rivers nearby.

Check out the following link below and see if you’re area where you live is in danger of flooding. 
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/826674/829803/858477/?lang=_e

Effects of global warming in England = flooding from rivers

If this happens in Bradford Ilkley Moor and Cottingley will be more at risk because the river is nearby.

We have seen all the damage that the recent flooding has caused in parts of Yorkshire by watching the YouTube video clips on the internet.
We believe that although some people don’t live near a river and are not effected by them they still add to global warming and put other people’s lives at risk.  YouTube - Sheffield flood June 2007 heavy rain storm Monday 25th June