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The aim of this research is to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine the attitudes of teachers candidates towards environmental pollution. The study’s work group consists of 236 teachers candidates identified by easy-to-accessed situation sampling. In relation to the validity of the measurement tool, substance-comprehensive test correlations, deductive factor analysis (AFA) and verifying factor analysis have been performed. In terms of reliability, the Cronbach alpha internal consistency ratio and the test re-test reliability ratio are calculated. When the findings of the study were examined, the AFA found that the measurement instrument consisted of 15 substances, two subfactors and revealed 45% of the total variance. The results of the verifying factor analysis (DFA) indicate the good level of conformity of the measurement tool. The total test correlation of the material is above the value of 0.30 for all the materials of the measuring tool. The Cronbach alpha internal consistency ratio for the whole measurement instrument was 0.854; for the first subfactor 0.812 and for the second subfactor 0.786. The test re-test reliability ratio was 0.854 and 0.856. Having these findings taken into account, it can be said that the scale of attitude towards environmental pollution is valid and reliable for teachers candidates.