Student Research Reports
The Effects of Forest fires on Air Quality
Organization(s):Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Country:United States of America
Student(s):Leila Carey, Faith Garcia, Abigail Ryan
Grade Level:Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)
GLOBE Educator(s):Angela Rizzi
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Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
Protocols:Aerosols
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Date Submitted:04/09/2019
The question we explored was “Do fires have a detrimental effect on air quality?”. Our
hypothesis was that they do have a detrimental effect on air quality. We decided this by creating
graphs that allowed us to analyze the data more clearly. We found that the spikes in the data
occurred during the high points of the fire. These spikes reached way past the accepted PM 2.5 and
AOT, meaning that the air quality was very dangerous for humans, animals, and plants in the area.
The PM 2.5 rose to over 300 micrograms, with the accepted amount being 35. These things led us
to believe that the effect of these fires and other fires are definitely detrimental and can even be life
threatening.