The document discusses sources of pollution throughout a typical day and provides solutions to reduce pollution. In the morning, cooking breakfast and driving released carbon dioxide and other pollutants. Using a non-stick pan and carpooling are suggested to reduce pollution. Taking notes on paper and using an electric pencil sharpener contributed to water and air pollution, while keeping digital notes and using mechanical pencils are better options. Driving, having a bonfire, and leaving electronics on at night increased air pollution, and carpooling, choosing other activities, and turning devices off can help solve this.

1. Everyday Pollution
By Ben Mayo

2. Morning Pollution
• Used cooking spray to make breakfast.
▫ Aerosol can releases the pollutant carbon dioxide.
• Drove a Toyota Highlander to school.
▫ Car emits particulate matter, hydrocarbons, nitrogen
oxides, carbon dioxides, and many other pollutants.
• Made coffee with a Keurig Brewer
▫ Uses electricity, which requires the burning of fossil
fuels.
 Combustion of fossil fuels releases nitrogen
oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, and other
pollutants into the atmosphere.

3. Morning Solutions
• Use a non-stick pan to cook breakfast rather
than spraying a normal pan.
• Begin a carpool group with friends.
• Drink a recyclable canned coffee drink, such as a
Starbucks Doubleshot.

4. Midday Pollution
• Took notes on a piece of notebook paper.
▫ Chlorinated organic compounds used to produce
paper are dumped into the water system.
 Nearby aquatic environments are polluted by the
compounds.
• Used an electric pencil sharpener.
▫ Uses electricity, which requires the burning of fossil
fuels.
 Combustion of fossil fuels releases nitrogen
oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, and other
pollutants into the atmosphere.

5. Midday Solutions
• Keep notes on a Macintosh instead.
• Use mechanical pencils, which do not require
sharpening.

6. Evening Pollution
• Drove a Toyota Highlander to my house from
school.
▫ Car emits particulate matter, hydrocarbons, nitrogen
oxides, carbon dioxides, and many other pollutants.
• Roasted marshmallows in a fire outside.
▫ Fires emit hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and
nitrogen oxides, which pollute the atmosphere.
• Left my PC on all night.
▫ Increases amount of electricity used, which requires
the combustion of more fossil fuels.
 Combustion of fossil fuels releases nitrogen
oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, and other
pollutants into the atmosphere.

7. Evening Solutions
• Begin a carpool group with friends.
• Eat an alternative desert, such as a bowl of ice
cream.
• Turn of the PC every night before going to bed.