Pollution
Most air pollution comes from this source.
What are Fossil Fuels?
This is how much solid waste the average person generates per day.
What is 4.9 pounds?
This is the name of the large mass of plastic floating in the ocean between California and Hawaii
What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
As people and companies transition away from the use of fossil fuels, this is what they are using instead.
What is Renewable Energy?
This is the year Alonso was founded.
What is 2001?
The name of the hazy, black cloud that covers many large cities.
What is Smog?
This is the estimated number of years it takes for glass to break down in the environment.
What is More than 1 Million Years?
This is the name of the small plastic pieces that are found in nearly every human-made item and are accidentally consumed by humans daily.
What are Microplastics?
This is the process of managing the decomposition of biological materials.
What is Composting?
This is the name of the person our school is named after.
Who is Dr. Braulio Alonso?
When these two farming chemicals seep into bodies of water, they contribute to water pollution.
What are pesticides and herbicides?
This is the category of items that goes into landfills the most, according to the EPA.
What is Food Waste?
This is the name of the movement that occurred on social media, which surrounded the reduction of plastic straws and other materials in the environment.
What is #SaveTheTurtles/#VSCOGirls
This is an artificial network used to apply, transport, and distribute water to soil.
What are Irrigation Systems?
This is the name of the trail that passes by Alonso and extends throughout the Westchase area.
What is the Upper Tampa Bay Trail?
This is the most common form of land pollution, which contributes to landfills.
This is how much plastic waste the world produces each year.
What is 400 million tons?
This is the process of growing a series of different plants in a certain area across a sequence of growing seasons.
What is Crop Rotation?
This is the name of Alonso's first principal.
This is one action governments are taking to reduce the amount of toxic chemicals put into our environments.
What is Passing a Law?
This is the record high recycling rate of cardboard in the United States, as of 2019.
What is 97%?
99% of all plastics are made from this substance, which is derived from fossil fuels.
What are Petrochemicals?
This is a school-aged learner who is dedicated to advocating for environmental protection, sustainability, and ecological conservation. (AKA You!)
What is a Student Environmentalist?
This is the name of the natural area that surrounds Alonso's campus.
What is the Town n Country Nature Preserve?