number of health concerns both short-term and long-term issues. These health problems can be caused by both indoor and outdoor pollutants in an urban setting. Such as‚ secondhand smoke‚ mold‚ and nitrogen dioxide to name a few indoor pollutants and ozone‚ sulfur dioxide‚ particulate matter‚ carbon monoxide‚ and lead as outdoor pollutants. All these can cause a number of significant issues. Some short term effects are irritation to eyes‚ nose and throat‚ upper respiratory infections (bronchitis and
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dramatically over the next decade. This‚ alone‚ is the greatest threat to life on our planet. Air pollution Air pollution affects everything from agriculture and ecosystems to human health‚ on a global scale. The five major air pollutants are ground-level ozone‚ particulate matter‚ carbon monoxide‚ sulfur dioxide‚ and nitrogen dioxide (Donnatelle‚ 2010). A majority of these pollutants are the result of human action. One example being coal power plants. These plants release greenhouse gas emissions and particle
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Back in the summer of 2008 athletes from all over the world were getting together in China for the 29th edition of the Olympic Games. Just prior to the games inaugural ceremonies there were a lot of concerns about the air quality‚ the contamination‚ and the heat in Beijing. Many athletes wore face masks to prevent getting sick prior to their respective competitions. We might be asking ourselves‚ what does that have to do with climate change? As China and its neighbors economies grow‚ the need
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References: Berg‚ L. R.‚ & Hager‚ M. C. (2007). Visualizing environmental science. Hoboken‚ NJ: John Wiley & Sons in collaboration with the National Geographic Society United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2011‚ July). Ground level Ozone. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/glo/health.html University of Rhode Island. (2006‚ April). Chlorofluorocarbons. Retrieved from http://www.environmentwriter.org/resources/backissues/chemicals/cfc.htm University of Rhode Island. (2006‚ April). Sulfuric
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1. Which of the following are the products of a homolytic cleavage of a C-C bond of ethane? A) 2 B) CH3 CH3 C) H D) 2 + + CH3 CH2H3 CH3 Ans: A Chapter 11 Topic: Radicals Section: 11.1 Difficulty Level: Easy 2. Which of the following is the most stable radical? A) B) C) D) E) Ans: B Chapter 11 Topic: Radicals Section: 11.1 Difficulty Level: Easy 3. In the molecule shown below‚ determine which of the labeled bonds is
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The End of Nature Book Review Introduction 1 a) When Bill McKibben originally wrote this book in the late 1980s‚ the two observations were that we tell time badly and that our sense of scale is awry. 1 b) Nothing at all has changed‚ but actually gotten worse. It has increased by 15%. 1 c) Three pieces of evidence that support global warming is that sea levels will rise‚ warmer seasons and a lot more hurricanes will come. 1 d) Everything we do involves fossil fuels and in order to
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Climate Change Awareness Between different Year Level and Gender Adalin‚ Edgar Jericho Almerol‚ Son Roy Decio‚ Louel Bernard Pascual‚ Ray Christopher Tonzo‚ Anjo John Abstract People are generally unaware of climate change. The government has put into action activities that will help raise awareness of this such as the “Earth Day”. This may provide information to most but‚ people in rural areas seem to be less educated on climate change than those in city areas who are most affected
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Octane Rating Octane rating is a fuel’s ability to resist detonation and is classified by three main rating types. Octane rating is the measure of how resistant is gasoline and other fuels in the combustion engines to automatic ignition. It is the measure of a fuel’s burning characteristics. It is a standard measure of the performance of a motor or aviation fuel‚ the higher the octane number‚ the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonating. In broad terms‚ fuels with a higher octane
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The Greenhouse Effect The greenhouse effect‚ in environmental science‚ is a popular term for the effect that certain variable constituents of the Earth’s lower atmosphere have on surface temperatures. These gases--water vapor (H2O)‚ carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ and methane (CH4)--keep ground temperatures at a global average of about 15 degrees C (60 degrees F). Without them the average would be below the freezing point of H20. The gases have this effect because as incoming solar radiation strikes
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and it influences our production methods and lifestyles. America produces more emissions then anywhere else in the world‚ yet this is still an international issue‚ also affecting Australia infinitely because of the air pollution in the world‚ our ozone layer is getting destroyed‚ the "blanket" that is protecting us is slowly yet surely making our Earth uninhabitable unless we do something about it. Air pollution is an issue locally‚ nationally and globally‚ we are all doing our part to increase
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