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    Smog Facts The word "smog" is a combination of the words "smoke" and "fog." It originally referred strictly to a combination of exactly those two things. Nowadays‚ however‚ the word "smog" refers more loosely to any mixture of air pollutants‚ including gas and fine particles that congregate in the air‚ usually around populated areas. Smog can cause health problems and is a serious environmental issue. Causes Traditionally smog came from the smoke produced by burning coal in factories

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    The Smog Tragedy of Donora‚ PA October‚ 27th - 28th 1948 On Wednesday October 27th 1948 through Thursday the 28th an environmental tragedy occurred in Donora‚ PA. By Friday there was a notable increase in illness and the first death occurred early on Saturday‚ and by late that night 17 persons were dead. Two more died on Sunday and another a week later. Rain came on the Sunday afternoon‚ and cleared away the smog‚ but hundreds of people were still ill. 20 people died and thousands became ill.

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    Smog Can Make People Sick‚ Even Indoors By: David Biello Air pollution an incredibly important topic‚ however‚ it is often ignored. Air is vital to human survival; when it is affected by different pollutants‚ it can be harmful to humans and cause numerous ailments. This topic is rarely given the attention that it deserves. One component of air pollution that is largely unaddressed is smog. Many people do not realize that smog has detrimental side effects In

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    Photochemical Smog

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    Photochemical Smog Gifted Chemistry IB Alternative Assessment 1997 March 19 Historically‚ the term smog referred to a mixture of smoke and fog‚ hence the name smog. The industrial revolution has been the central cause for the increase in pollutants in the atmosphere over the last three centuries. Before 1950‚ the majority of this pollution was created from the burning of coal for energy generation‚ space heating‚ cooking‚ and transportation. Under the right conditions‚ the smoke and sulfur dioxide

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    Smog as Air Pollution

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    are many kinds of air pollution‚ one of them is smog. Smog can come from many areas‚ particularly factories and transportation systems‚ but there are some differences between developed and developing countries. In developed countries‚ highly developed industry is the main reason that smog is serious‚ they mostly use fossil fuels. However‚ developing countries started to industrialize‚ so increasing number of factories is the most important cause of smog and they always use the coal or wood burning.

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    Racial Smog Analysis

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    Anthropology 101 Week 2 Discussion (Race and Identity) Instructor K. Burke In my opinion “racial smog” is a term used to describe society’s prejudgment of an individual or group of people by how they look‚ without knowing or gaining actual facts of their character. For instance‚ any type of hate group would be surrounded in racial smog; meaning that they allow their beliefs and perspectives of hate to guide them in how they treat or believe another group of people should be treated. Racial

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    Photochemical Smog

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    Photochemical Smog Lecturer’s Name : Ms. Usha Nanthini Table of Content No. | Content | page | 1. | Paper Chromatography | | | 1.1 Definition | | | 1.2 Background | | | 1.3 Rf Values | | | 1.4 Principles of Paper Chromatography | | | 1.5 Procedure of Paper Chromatography | | | 1.6 Uses of Paper Chromatography | | | 1.7 Application of Paper Chromatography | | 2. | Photochemical Smog | | | 2.1 Definition | | | 2.2 Causes of Photochemical Smog Formation

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    DjkdkdkdddjdddkDkkddkdkdkdkdkdkdkdkdkdkdkdkdkxkxkxkxkAfter viewing the video clip‚ Social Implications of Race‚ what do you think is meant by the term racial smog? Racial smog in my terms is a artificial labeler. This also refers to peoples perception of a race and also the catergorizing. Racial smog in my case has been accepted as a form of racism. It has also played a strategic part in determining a person job role‚ housing‚ an even laws based on racial perceptions. Racial catergorizing can

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    RESPOND TO AIR POLLUTION? Lesson Objectives : Students will be able to: 1. explain how air is polluted 2. state the causes of air pollution 3. describe consequences of air pollution 4. define haze and smog 5. explain causes of haze and smog 6. describe effects of haze and smog 7. suggest some control measures for various types of air pollution Phase 1-Sparking Curiosity What Colour is My Air? Can Air Be coloured? What makes our air coloured? Instruction: In this activity‚ you

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    China and Smog Problem

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    China And Its Smog Problem. Problems involving the environment are occurring everyday‚ all over the world. Things like Acid Rain‚ Air Pollution‚ Global Warming‚ Hazardous Waste‚ Ozone Depletion‚ Smog‚ Water Pollution‚ Overpopulation‚ and Rain Forest Destruction‚ are some of the many problems faced by our planet today. China‚ (People’s Republic of China)‚ is situated in eastern Asia‚ bounded by the Pacific in the east. The capital‚ Beijing‚ currently has nearly 15 million inhabitants. There

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