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Pollution Prevention (P2) Toolbox

• The P2 Toolbox (EPA-905-F-97-011) is a series of lesson plans on various pollution prevention concepts.
• Each fact sheet provides lesson plans, hands-on activities and information on how students and teachers can prevent pollution.
• For 6th - 8th grade.

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• Pollution Prevention (PDF) (5pp, 26K) August 1997
• Water Pollution Prevention and Conservation (PDF) (8pp, 41K) August 1997
• Pesticides Reduction (PDF) (9pp, 36K) August 1997
• Energy Conservation (PDF) (9pp, 36K) August 1997
• Household Hazardous Waste Reduction (PDF) (9pp, 34K) August 1997
• Pollution Prevention in Schools (PDF) (9pp, 35K) August 1997
• Sample academic standards & frameworks (PDF) (6pp, 24K) which the Toolbox meets

Pollution Prevention Education Resources

The following resources include P2 information sources that supplement the toolbox. (Updated September 2009)

Contacts | Energy Conservation | Household Hazardous Waste Reduction | Pesticides Reduction | Pollution Prevention | Water Pollution Prevention and Conservation

Literature | Energy Conservation | Household Hazardous Waste Reduction | Pesticides Reduction | Pollution Prevention | Pollution Prevention in Schools | Water Pollution Prevention and Conservation

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Literature

You can get the following literature sources at your local library.

Energy Conservation

• Enterprise for Education, Inc. 1987. "Energy Skill Builders, Sources of Electricity." Prepared by Bonnie and Herbert Brunkhorst.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). No date. "Save Energy and Save the Earth." Air Toxics and Radiation Branch, Region 5. Chicago, Illinois.

Household Hazardous Waste Reduction

• East Michigan Environmental Action Council. No date. "Awareness and Management of Household Hazardous Materials: Classroom and Home Activities."
• Household Hazardous Waste Project. 1989. "Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home." Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority, an Agency of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Pesticides Reduction

• Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources. 1988. "Legacy of a Pest." Illinois Natural History Survey Division. Prepared by Laurie J. Case, Michael R. Jeffords, and Janet L. Wissmann. Special Publication 9. Champaign, Illinois.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 1993. "Pest Control in the School Environment: Adopting Integrated Pest Management." Office of Pesticide Programs. August.
• EPA. 1995. "Citizen's Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety." Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances Branch. Washington, DC. September.
• EPA. 1997. "Beneficial Landscaping, Some Basic How's and Why's." Region 5. Chicago, Illinois. March.

Pollution Prevention (General)

• Anaheim Public Utilities Department. 1993. "The Surfer, the Garbage Man, and the Lady in the Sky." Prepared in cooperation with the California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic Substance Control. June 10.
• Toxic Substances Control Program. 1993. "The No Waste Anthology, A Teacher's Guide to Environmental Activities K-12." Department of Toxic Substance Control, Public Education and Information. Sacramento, California.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 1991. "Creative Approaches to Pollution Prevention Training." Draft. Office of Pollution Prevention. Washington, DC.

Pollution Prevention in Schools

• Indiana Department of Education. 1993. "Completing the Cycle - It's Up To You, Responsibility for the Environment (Grades 4-8), Phase 2." Center for School Improvement and Performance. Indianapolis, Indiana.
• Michigan State Board of Education. 1992. "Pollution Prevention in Schools, An Environmental Management Guide for Michigan School Districts." Michigan Department of Education. September.
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. 1996. "Oregon Green School Tools, Creating Healthy School Environments through Resource Efficiency, Version 1.0." Waste Management and Clean-Up Division, Solid Waste Policy and Programs Section.

Water Pollution Prevention and Conservation

• Air and Waste Management Association. 1992. "Environmental Resource Guide, Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention (Grades 6-8)." Tennessee Valley Authority, Environmental Education Section. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. June.
• American Water Works Association. 1006. "Spread the Word for Water." National Drinking Water Week Headquarters. Denver, Colorado.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 1990. "Great Minds Great Lakes!" Great Lakes National Program Office. Chicago, Illinois. June.
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. No date. "Save Wisconsin's Water"

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