PROCESS - Chief George Sweetwater

	Field Investigation Team
	Laboratory Investigation Team
	Meteorology Investigation Team
	Economic Investigation Team
	Solutions/Technology Investigation Team

    You will choose or be assigned to a team.  Each team will be responsible for:

Preparing written answers to the guiding questions for their team. The guiding questions are included in the “TEAM DESCRIPTION”.  

   The Field, Laboratory, and Meteorology Teams will meet with the Field, Laboratory, and Meteorology Teams from the company hired by Ann Pere-Watage to prepare and make a joint 30-minute presentation covering the following:

1. The types and causes of acid precipitation.

2. The trends over time for pH levels of surface-water and precipitation in Ramford County.

3. The point and non point-source contributors to acid precipitation for Ramford County.

4. The effects of acid precipitation on terrestrial ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, and inorganic materials (i.e. buildings, cars, etc.).

T he Economic and Solutions/Technology Teams will meet with the Field, Laboratory, and Meteorology Teams from your company to prepare and make a 15-minute presentation covering the following:

1. How much economic damage is being caused in Ramford.

2. The technology to remove acidic pollutants from the environment.

3. The technology to prevent acidic pollutants from entering the environment.

4. The policy(s) that should be implemented to alleviate the problem, including estimates of cost, and how much would be saved in damages.   

Ann Pere-Watage

George Sweetwater