Air Pollution Alicia Goodman Environmental Science – EVS1001 June 18‚ 2011 Instructor: Angie Edwards AIR POLLUTION Air pollution is the biggest problem we as government face today. The problem arose during the industrial revolution and has just gotten worse since then. However‚ the industrial revolution brought many great changes to the world; better transportation‚ cheaper merchandise‚ and has made our life better. In the beginning of the industrial revolution‚ the problem of pollution
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Name: He‚Shuyao Date: Feb‚ 14th Course: Problem solution Final Draft Air Pollution There is no need to recount the litany of how serious the environmental problem. Just think of the gloomy sky and the bad air‚ and you will know how urgent it is to protect our environment. However‚ few people will react to it in actions. For instance‚ many people know that the increasing car use has generated various air pollution problems‚ but they prefer buying their own cars. Because they think cars are convenient
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conflicts in the South Durban Basin: Integrating residents’ perceptions and concerns resulting from air pollution Jyoti Jaggernath* Abstract With a complex mix of large scale industries and major transport networks‚ the South Durban Basin (SDB) residential area has been subjected to a considerable amount of environmental impacts and conflicts. A major concern in the area is the effects of air pollution on human health and ecology that are caused by the emissions of unacceptable levels of toxins
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officer Environmental Protection Department 33/F-34/F Revenue Tower 5 Gloucester Road Wan Chai Dear Sir/Madam‚ I am writing to inform you of my dissatisfactory with the poor air quality long existing in Hong Kong. Fuelled by the pollutants from power plants and vehicles‚ and made worse by the regional pollution‚ Hong Kong in most of the days seems wrapped in a grey shroud to a point that‚ you cannot make out from the Central waterfront the buildings on the other side. Urban area is routinely
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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. The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has long been recognized as a threat to human health as well as to the Earth’s ecosystems
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Air pollution in India is a serious issue with the major sources being fuelwood and biomass burning‚ fuel adulteration‚ vehicle emission and traffic congestion.[1][2] India has a low per capita emissions of greenhouse gases but the country as a whole is the third largest after China and the United States.[3] A 2013 study on non-smokers has found that Indians have 30% lower lung function compared to Europeans.[4] The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in 1981 to regulate air
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Essay 1 Air Pollution: Causes and Effects It keeps us alive but at the same time‚ it can also be harmful. We breathe air everyday. Air provides us with oxygen that is essential for living. Nitrogen‚ water vapor‚ and inert gases comprise air along with oxygen. Emission of substances that contaminate air results to pollution. Causes Air pollution is both natural and human-based. Natural air pollution is caused by phenomenon such as volcanic eruption‚ wind erosion‚ decomposition and radioactive
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Air Pollution Are you doing everything you can do to live a long and healthy life‚ eating healthy‚ exercising? Well that might not be enough‚ everyday the air you breathe can reduce life expectancy by 2 to 3 years; and an estimated total number of 6.3 million deaths caused by air pollution (Air Pollution kills). Air pollution has been going on for years and takes many forms‚ it is harming our environment and killing us slowly; in order to solve this problem the people of the world need to start
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20014 Air pollution effect on humans There’s nothing quite like opening the door and breathing fresh‚ clean‚ air—but how clean is the air you’re breathing right now? Unless you’re a scientist with a chemistry lab at your fingertips‚ there’s no real way of knowing. The gases you’re sucking up through your nose could be slowly killing you: according to the World Health Organization‚ around two million people die prematurely from the effects of polluted air every single year. Air pollution has both
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causes air pollution and why is it bad? Well‚ many things can cause air pollution‚ but most air pollution comes from motor vehicles like cars; burning wastes; industry and power plants; and heating buildings. Natural disasters‚ like forest fires and volcano eruptions‚ can cause air pollution‚ too. Whenever fossil fuels are burned‚ like when gasoline burns inside a car engine‚ pollutants like dust‚ soot‚ carbon dioxide‚ and sulfur oxide can fill up the surrounding air. Exposure to air pollution can
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