Air pollution – contaminants or substances in the air that interfere with human health or produce other harmful environmental effects. Read our “What is Air Pollution?” article for further information. Alternative energy – usually environmentally friendly‚ this is energy from uncommon sources such as wind power or solar energy‚ not fossil fuels. Alternative fuels – similar to above. Not petrol or diesel but different transportation fuels like natural gas‚ methanol‚ bio fuels and electricity. B
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Effects of Air Pollution in the Environment Air pollution is the unwanted change in quality of the earth’satmosphere caused by the emission of gases and of particulates‚ which are small particles‚ which are small particles of solid matter or droplets of liquid. Polluted air adversely affects the health of human beings‚ animals‚ and plants; it soils damages building and other property; and its reduces visibility endangering travel by air and on the ground. Air pollutants
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Air Pollution CFish Mr. Nollen Biology 2B 8 May‚ 1996 The Problem Contamination of the atmosphere by gaseous‚ liquid‚ or solid wastes or by-products that can endanger human health and the health and welfare of plants and animals‚ or can attack materials‚ reduce visibility‚ or produce undesirable odors. Among air pollutants emitted by natural sources‚ only the radioactive gas radon is recognized as a major health threat. A byproduct of the radioactive decay of uranium minerals in certain kinds
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H A B I T A T INTL. Vol. 19‚ No. 3‚ pp. 279-292‚ 1995 Pergamon Elsevier Science Ltd Printed in Great Britain 0197-3975/95 $9.50 + 0.00 0197-3975(94)00071-9 Sustainable Development and the Construction Industry* ROBIN SPENCE and HELEN MULLIGANt Cambridge University‚ UK and tCambridge Architectural Research Limited‚ UK ABSTRACT The construction industry‚ together with the materials industries which support it‚ is one of the major global exploiters of natural resources‚ both physical
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AIR POLLUTION Air Pollution is another major problem that is yet to be solved. The air is 99.9% nitrogen‚ oxygen‚ water vapor‚ and inert gases. We as humans depend on the air around us to live‚ without it we would die. Although we rely on this as an essential source for living‚ it is still littered and polluted with chemicals. Pollution of the atmosphere and the air around us is air pollution‚ and this is becoming more "popular" everyday. There are several main types of air pollution that include
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Ltd. Mongla on 05-010-13. We all assembled at the university at 8 a.m. and left the university in a bus. We reached the Bashunddhara Cement Industries Ltd. Mongla at 10 o’clock. Charge of production received us at the entrance and gave a brief introduction about their Companies. The visit came to an end at 2.00p.m. We left the premises at 2.30p.m. It was an informative‚ interesting and a successful visit. As students of Chemistry‚ We learned about the process & production of cement. We express
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INTRODUCTION Pollution is the introduction of a contaminant into a natural environment‚ usually by humans. While most people think of pollution as chemical waste dumped into rivers‚ or factories spewing toxins into the air‚ it can also include light pollution or sound pollution. These are example of pollutions such as air pollution‚ water pollution and land pollution. Firstly‚ the air pollution is the accumulation in the atmosphere of substances that‚ in sufficient concentrations‚ endanger
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US dollar from broadcasting copywrite every year and a big avenue from sponsors and advertising. That prove the attration of football. To me‚ I like football because it’s a useful‚ healthful‚ collective but competitive sport. I like overenthusiastic air on stadium on each match. Anyways football always is the most favorite sport of mine. Please help me correct‚ many thanks.muihech05-12-2008‚ 06:02 PMMy favorite sport is football. In America people called it Soccer it is called Soccer . But I like to
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fuel * Corresponding author Tel.: +90 332 223 33 39; fax: +90 332 241 21 79. E-mail address: huseyin@selcuk.edu.tr (H. Köse). M.Ciniviz‚ H.Köse/International Journal of Automotive Engineering and Technologies 1 (2012) 1‚ 1 – 15 1. INTRODUCTION For more than a century‚ hydrocarbon fuels have played a leading role in propulsion and power generation. However‚ increase in stringent environment regulations on exhaust emissions and anticipation of the future depletion of worldwide
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When comparing the similarities and differences between virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology we find that they all deal with how one judge’s morality and ethics. These theories all include judging in different aspects‚ whether it is in the moment‚ what happens after‚ or over a lifetime. The ethics and morality behind these theories all deal with what is right‚ or what is best for the present‚ then separate paths as the theories work toward the future. With virtue ethics a person strives
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