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Published September 16, 2011, 12:00 AM

Photo gallery: Pollution Prevention Day 2011

The city of Farmington hosted the 15th annual Pollution Prevention Day at Rambling River Park this week. More than 550 Farmington fourth grade students participated in the event.


Fourth grade students from Meadowview Elementary filtered water by hand at one of the Mad Science labs.

  • Fourth grade students from Meadowview Elementary filtered water by hand at one of the Mad Science labs.
  • Three fourth grade students from Meadowview Elementary School looked looked at slides of water samples during the 15th annual Pollution Prevention Day at Rambling River Park.
  • A representative from the Minnesota Zoo brought several birds, animals and snakes to show off to students.
  • Fourth grade students from Farmington Elementary School learned about the habits of skunks at the Minnesota Zoo station.
  • Students from Meadoview Elementary School learned just how easy it is to contaminate ground water through a hands-on demonstration conducted by Farmingotn natural resource specialist Jen Dullum. Dullum used pollutant-free materials to simulate actual water pollutants, but kids didn't learn the truth until after the experiment was complete.