Water and Air Pollution Analysis When doing the research for this project I was actually very surprised just at how much air pollution that there actually is in Bourbon County. I have always heard things like "we live in a bad community" or similar remarks because there are two big factories that put out harmful pollutants in the air. Those factories are CMC/CLA and Mallinckrodt. After reading the report that was put out by scorecard.com I realize that my community may be in more danger.
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Air pollution concentrations have been rapidly increasing in the major urban areas of Brazil caused mainly by the increasing use of vehicles. Policies to control car emissions in Brazil have relied basically on mandatory emission standards and subsidies for specific cleaner technology resulting in substantial decrease of car emission rates. Nevertheless‚ taxes on car sales‚ differentiated by vehicles’ size and fuel‚ have also influenced car emission patterns. This paper analyses the compliance
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Causes and Effects of Air Pollution. Earth is everybody’s home and nobody likes to live in a dirty home. Of all the changes swirling among us‚ those that affect the natural environment seems to hold the most serious implication for human life. From a long period of time‚ people have been polluting the earth surface‚ but because of earth’s own ability to absorb and purify minor quantities of pollutants‚ the problem has been minimal. It is significant
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Air pollution Name: Sean Lim Class: 1E HAZE IN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR — The haze situation in Malaysia has improved significantly as air pollutant index (API) levels drop in Port Klang and in other areas in Selangor as well as in Perak. The highest API for the 7am reading today (June 26) is 148 at Nilai in Negeri Sembilan. Port Klang’s API dropped from the hazardous levels of 487 yesterday to 140 this morning. Meanwhile‚ Kuala Lumpur’s API reading stands at 100
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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL IN INDIA Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals‚ particulate matter‚ or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms‚ or cause damage to the natural environment or built environment‚ into the atmosphere. The first law against air pollution was passed in 1873. Air pollution can be classified broadly in two types: 1) Urban * Industrialization * Vehicles The increasing number of vehicles and industries constitute
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Actions against Air Pollution Air pollution has become a major topic of interest over the past years. The amount of air pollution plays a key element in many health problems we are faced with on a daily basis. Not only does pollution have an effect on the people‚ but it affects all of humanity. Some believe that we cannot erase the damage pollution has already done to the Earth‚ but there are many ways we can change our lifestyles to ensure a better future for our planet. Over the last decade
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situation is caused by garbage from industrial zones‚ car exhaust and large population. The purpose of this essay is to analyze these three main causes of pollution in HCM city. The first and immediate cause of pollution in HCM city is the waste from industrial zones. There’re so much industrial zones that make the water dirty‚ make the air polluted with foul odor. For example‚ almost rivers in HCM city are being polluted‚ a black covers all these rivers. Although the Government has some solutions
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severely high level of air pollution. This pollution is caused by emissions from road traffic‚ industries‚ and the energy sector. In 2005‚ over 200 cities in Ukraine exceeded the levels established by the World Bank health standards for annual concentrations of at least one pollutant. Nineteen cities exceeded health standards for three or more pollutants by at least a factor of 10. In comparison‚ the air pollution levels in the Los Angeles area‚ which has the worst overall air quality in the United
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The effect of air pollution on the Taj Mahal As said by Mark Twain‚ ‘’ The world is split into two parts‚ those that have seen the Taj Mahal and those who have not’’. The Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the Seven Wonders of the World for reasons more than just looking magnificent. It’s the history of the Taj Mahal that adds a soul to its magnificence. It depicts a clear example of how deeply a man loved his wife‚ that even after she remained but a memory‚ he made sure that this memory would never fade
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intro Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems in urban areas around the world. The rapid process of urbanization and extensive energy utilization mostly due to rapid economic expansion and population growth over the past few decades has made urban air pollution a growing problem. The air contains varying levels of pollutants originating from motor vehicles‚ industry‚ housing‚ and commercial sources. In most megacities‚ such as Mexico City and Los Angeles‚ cars
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