A STUDY ON THE AIR POLLUTION AWARENESS OF SLU STUDENTS IN THE CITY OF BAGUIO

Prepared by:
Miguel Laurenz S. Mateo BA POLIT SC 3

Submitted to:
Jopo Andaya Instructor

SOCIO 11 5:00-6:00 TThS

March 9, 2013

A STUDY ON THE AIR POLLUTION AWARENESS OF SLU STUDENTS IN THE CITY OF BAGUIO

Abstract:

The study focuses on the awareness of different Saint Louis University (SLU) students in the City of Baguio regarding air pollution. This study aims to measure their knowledge and attitude on the level of air pollution at the City of Pines. The researcher uses survey method to gather the different data from the different schools in SLU. The study attempts to show if age, gender, and school affects the awareness of the students regarding air pollution. This study tries to recommend remedies to help fight air pollution.

Introduction:

The study aims to measure the awareness of the different SLU students in the City of Baguio regarding air pollution. It will take into the account the gender, the age, and the school of the respondents as how they can affect on the knowledge and attitude towards air pollution.

The City of Baguios gradual urbanization has its own bad effects which include excessive exploitation of natural resources, land pollution, water pollution, air pollution and etc. Unbridled urbanization and uncontrolled migration obviously come with its concomitant problems such as congestion, traffic, pollution, garbage and unemployment among others that we are sadly familiar with. This study also addresses the rapid urbanization of Baguio if it is going to be a livable city. And this study is particularly concern about air pollution.

Air is the name given to the Earth's atmosphere used in breathing and photosynthesis. This is very vital for humans and other living things to survive. Air pollution is the introduction into the Atmosphere of chemicals, particulates, or biological materials that cause discomfort, disease, or death to humans, damage other living organisms such as food crops or damage the natural environment or built environment. Air pollution is caused by some major pollutants such as Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), Sulfur Oxide (Sox), Carbon Dioxide (CO), and Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) which is produce by the people in their day to day life.

Alarming facts show that Baguio City is considered to be the most polluted city in the Philippines due to air pollution as of 2012. The holidays such as Christmas and New Year, including the Panagbenga festival, are among the times when pollutants suspended in the air increase, the DENR said. According to Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), taxicabs and private vehicles cause most of the pollution. Kaingin, vehicles, and the exhaust from the central business district are the main cause of air pollution in Baguio City.

Methodology:

The data that has been obtained in this study came from 30 random SLU students who were surveyed by the researcher. The students were asked 20 questions to determine their awareness regarding air pollution, 10 questions to measure their knowledge and 10 questions to determine their attitude.

The researcher uses random survey method to eliminate the unnecessary bias while conducting the study. This will also assure that the data that will be utilized to the various SLU students will clearly reflect the level of knowledge and attitude that is needed in the study.

By gathering the different answer of the respondents, the researcher can formulate the necessary test to measure the awareness of the SLU student regarding the issue of air pollution in Baguio City.

First to consider is the type of test that will be use to assess the different factors that affect the awareness of the SLU students. The gender, the age, and the type of school require different type of test. The researcher uses T-test to measure the effect of gender both in the attitude and knowledge regarding the air pollution in Baguio City. Anova was used to measure the effect of age and type of school both in the knowledge and attitude regarding the issue.

Second, the researcher uses the SPSS program to perform the necessary test needed to determine the significance of the study. Every necessary variable were coded such as the gender, age, type of school of the students and their answers to the questions.

Random surveying of the SLU students give the researcher more room to eliminate the unnecessary biases and errors to the study. The true or false questions is done or desired primarily to measure the knowledge of the students while the Likert Scale is used to measure the attitude level of the students.

RESULTS:

MATEO!!!! SPSS TABLE NA YUNG MGA ILAGAY MO DITO.. TAPUS SABIHIN MO KUNG SIGNIFICANT BA YUNG LUMABAS NA RESULT. KUNG HINDI SIGNIFICANT EH SABIHIN MO NA HINDI SIGNIFICANT AT WALANG RELATIONSHIP ANG GENDER AT KNOWLEDGE TOWARDS AIR POLLUTION!!!

GETS

MADALI NA LANG YUN KASI ALAM MO NA YUN

BASTA MAILAGAY MO YUNG MGA RESULTS NG SPSS AT MASABI MO LANG KUNG SIGNIFICANT AT NOT SIGNIFICANT SILA!!!!!!!!!!!

NOT SIGNIFICANT NAMAN ATA YUNG LUMABAS NA MGA RESULT DUN STUDY MO KAYA MADALI LANG

Discussion:

The results showed that the gender, age, and type of school do not affect the awareness of the SLU student regarding air pollution in Baguio City. These imply that whether the respondents are male or female, their genders do not affect their outlook about air pollution. It is also true that the number of age and the type of school do not affect the awareness of students regarding air pollution in Baguio City.

Air pollution is a serious issue that every one of us should be mindful with. This calls not only a government effort but also an individual initiative to address and solve.

Recommendation:

1) The government must be tight about handling these issue through implementing laws and regulations. 2) Conduct educational programs for the enhancement of the awareness of the people in the city. (E.g. School Seminars) 3) Participating in community services that would lessen or decrease air pollution.

Sources:

KUNG MERON KA MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Appendix:

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