A Pollutant’s Tale: An Interactive Talk on the Chemistry of the Earth’s Climate and Its Response to Pollutants

• Timothy G. Harrison ^[1] ; Michael T. Davies-Coleman ^[2] ; Alison C. Rivett ^[1] ; M. Anwar H. Khan ^[1] ; Joyce D. Sewry ^[3] ; Magdalena Wajrak ^[4] ; Nicholas M. Barker ^[5] ; Jonny Furze ^[1] ; Sophie D. Franklin ^[7] ; Linda Sellou ^[6] ; Naomi K. R. Shallcross ^[8] ; Dudley E. Shallcross ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Bristol

     University of Bristol

     Reino Unido

     
  2. [2] University of the Western Cape

     University of the Western Cape

     City of Cape Town, Sudáfrica

     
  3. [3] Rhodes University

     Rhodes University

     Makana, Sudáfrica

     
  4. [4] Edith Cowan University

     Edith Cowan University

     Australia

     
  5. [5] University of Warwick

     University of Warwick

     Reino Unido

     
  6. [6] National University of Singapore

     National University of Singapore

     Singapur

     
  7. [7] Primary Science Teaching Trust, United Kingdom
  8. [8] Becket Primary School, United Kingdom

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• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 102, Nº 5, 2025, págs. 2235-2242
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A Pollutant’s Tale and its primary school version, Gases in the Air, are two talks that have been developed and modified over the last ca. 18 years, that provide audiences from approximately 4–90 years old with the background to the composition of the Earth’s lower atmosphere, the Earth’s climate, and the impact of air pollution. In this article, we describe the content of the talks and provide videos of each experiment individually as well as a recorded performance of both talks to an empty auditorium. In this article, we discuss ways that the talk can be further developed and its impact on audiences