In week 11 we met Stelios, who lives in a

retirement village in regional Victoria. He moved to Australia from his

native Cyprus when he was in his 20s, and worked as a welder for most of

his life. He is a keen birder, and is always on the lookout for new

species to tick off his list. He loves to learn more about different

birds in Australia, particularly while he's out walking and observing

nature.

You've been asked to produce some content to communicate the air pollution information we've been considering to people like Stelios.

Here is an abstract from a study we have previously seen.

"Ambient (outdoor) air pollution is a key risk factor for health for

which effective policy plays an important preventative role. Australian

federal and related state air quality standards have historically relied

on international evidence for guidance, which may not accurately

reflect the Australian context. However, there has been a large increase

in Australian epidemiological studies over recent years. The aim of

this study is to provide an updated systematic literature review of

peer-reviewed epidemiological studies that examined the health impacts

of outdoor air pollution in Australia, including short- and long-term

exposure. Following PRISMA guidelines, we conducted a systematic

literature review. Broad search terms were applied to two databases

(PubMed and Web of Science) and Google Scholar. Quality assessment and

risk of bias were assessed using standard metrics. Included studies were

summarised by tabulating key study characteristics, grouped by health

outcomes. In total, 72 studies were included in the review. Sixty-four

(89%) studies used daily or hourly pollutant concentrations to examine

short-term exposure impacts, of which 59 (92%) revealed significant

associations with one or more health outcomes, including

cardio-respiratory, all-cause mortality or morbidity and birth outcomes.

Eight (11%) studies used annual average pollutant concentrations to

investigate the long-term exposure finding significant associations with

asthma, reduced lung function, atopy and cardio-respiratory mortality

across five studies. The remaining three studies found no significant

association with asthma, mortality and a range of self-reported

diseases, respectively. Ambient air pollution has substantial health

impacts in Australia. The body of domestic evidence has increased

markedly since national air quality standards were first set in the

1990s, which could be drawn on by policy-makers when revising the

existing standards, or considering new standards."

>> Link to original source.

What changes need to be made to this information to make it more accessible to interested non-specialist audiences? (Choose all that apply).

What audience and purpose is this article meant for, and why?

Which reference for this article is correctly formatted in ACS style?

You can also access the full article here:

Link to online article

Here are four different articles and publications about air quality in Australia. Determine what description best describes each type of article.

You're being interviewed by a journalist for the local newspaper about your SDG research. Your recent work has involved analysing satellite data using computer packages on your laptop.

The journalist wants to meet you on campus. They are bringing a photographer. When they arrive they ask if you can borrow your friend's glasses and lab coat 'so you look more like a scientist' and they want you to find a picture of lots of big green numbers to put on the computer screen so 'it looks maths'.

You should go along with their suggestion because they are experts and know what will look best for the audience.

Is this true or false?

Below are some tips for answering questions in different formats of interviews. Match each tip with the most relevant format.

You've been invited to moderate a panel discussion about food security for university students at a large sustainability conference. Panelists include researchers, NGO (charity) representatives, and students from university across the Asia-Pacific region.

For each of the suggestions below, identify if these are appropriate or inappropriate actions for you to take as the panel moderator.

In this week's content we encountered teenager Anja who is considering becoming a forensic anthropologist. 

Which aspects of 'The Secret of the Skull' vodcast might cause her to disengage from the topic?

(Select all that apply).

We learned about bird-watcher Stelios this week. 

What aspects of the Birds of the Bush podcast are likely to engage him further with the topic?

(Select all that apply).