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Assessment Preparation Checklist:

To prepare for this assessment:

• Read Chapters 8, 9, and 16 from your textbook, Visualizing Environmental Science. These chapters focus on the various pollutants and contaminants that pollute the environment.
• Go through the lesson of this module, which discusses the impacts of harmful contaminants on the environment.

Title: Sources and Impacts of Contaminants

Analyzethe sources of contaminants, such as airborne contaminants and petroleumspills, in the area where you live. Based on your analysis, explain the twobiggest sources of these contaminants and their impact on the localenvironment.

Submission Requirements:

Submit your response in a MS Word document ofthe following specifications:

• Font:Arial; Point 12
• Spacing:Double
• Include an APA title page.Refer to the sample APA title page.
• Cite all sources used in APA format, including at least onein-text citation from each source and a Reference page.
• Pagelength: 1 page, excluding the APA title page and Reference page.

Evaluation Criteria:

This assessment will be evaluated using the Researchrubric in addition to thefollowing parameters:

• Did you analyze the sources ofcontaminants in the area where you live?
• Did you explainthe two biggest sources of these contaminants and their impact on the localenvironment?