Air Pollution There are three main types of pollution: air‚ water‚ and noise. My Speech will be focusing mainly on air pollution. Generally any substance that people introduce into the atmosphere that has damaging effects on living things and the environment is considered air pollution. Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health. By reducing air pollution levels‚ we can help countries reduce the global problem of disease from breathing infections‚ heart disease‚ and lung cancer
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The depletion of the ozone layer is a major concern today. The ozone layer protects us from the harmful rays of the sun; therefore it is imperative that we preserve it. Since more pollutants are produced today than ever before (because of the major increase in the population)‚ there is a major concern that we create less pollutants to help conserve the ozone layer. In this research paper I will give vital information on how pollution affects the ozone layer and methods instituted to help the ozone
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acidic components in rain‚ snow‚ dew‚ or dry particles. • more accurate term is "acid precipitation." • defined as any type of precipitation with a pH that is unusually low The Causes: • occurs when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are emitted into the atmosphere‚ undergo chemical transformations and are absorbed by water droplets in clouds • then fall to earth as rain‚ snow‚ mist‚ dry dust‚ hail‚ or sleet. • Dissolved carbon dioxide dissociates to form weak carbonic acid giving a pH of approximately
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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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Air is the name given to atmosphere used in breathing and photosynthesis. Air supplies us with oxygen which is essential for our bodies. Air contains a variable amount of water vapor‚ on average around 1%‚ while air content and atmospheric pressure varies at different layers‚ air suitable for the survival of terrestrial plants and terrestrial animals is currently only known to be found in Earth’s troposphere and artificial atmospheres. Air is made up of 99% nitrogen‚ oxygen‚ water vapor‚ and inert
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ACID RAIN Cantarelli‚ Ilaria García Díaz‚ Bianca Gressier‚ Emilie Martínez Rivas‚ Carmen What’s the acid rain? Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitaton that is unusually acidic. What causes acid rain? Acid rain is caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Burning oil‚ gas and coal in power statons releases Sulphur Dioxide into the atmosphere. Burning oil and petrol in motor vehicles puts nitrogen oxides into the atmosphere. These gases mix with water droplets in the atmosphere creatng
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Depletion of the Ozone Layer * Function and location of the Ozone Layer The ozone layer is a portion of earth’s atmosphere that contains high levels of ozone. Ozone (O3) is a triatomic molecule consisting of three oxygen atoms. It is an allotrope of oxygen. Ozone is formed when oxygen molecules after absorbing ultra violet photon then converts a single O2 into two atomic oxygen radicals. The atomic radicals then combine with separate O2 molecules to create two O3 molecules. The main function
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trucks‚ buses‚ ships and trains account for 90% of the cancer risk associated with air pollution” (europa.eu). 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 Earth is surrounded by a blanket of air that’s polluted with gases from the atmosphere such as the industries‚ agriculture
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Acid Rain Acid rain occurs when Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) is released into the atmosphere by electricity generation‚ motor vehicles‚ factories and by wildfires and volcanoes. Once released‚ the sulphur dioxide reacts with water to produce sulphuric acid. This has a pH of approximately 2-3 pH. This has a dramatic effect on water dwelling wildlife. Most water dwelling creatures can’t withstand water more acidic than pH 5. This causes the mass loss of life of animals such as trout‚ perch‚ frogs and mayflies
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AIR POLLUTION VERLINDA SIMS EVEREST UNIVERSITY ONLINE EVS1001_12 AIR POLLUTION Air pollution has a lot of different effects on plants‚ animals and also humans. The different air pollutions types come from a various amount of different sources in a way to clean up air pollution and it is not easy. We all know that this problem takes time‚ but all the contributions to improve the air we breathe brings us closer to cleaner air. Sulfur dioxide- is emitted by burning fossil fuels like coal and
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