Secondary pollutants are not emitted directly. Rather‚ they form in the air when primary pollutants react or interact. An important example of a secondary pollutant is ground level ozone — one of the many secondary pollutants that make up photochemical smog. Some pollutants may be both primary and secondary: that is‚ they are both emitted directly and formed from other primary pollutants. About 4 percent of deaths in the United States can be attributed to air pollution‚ according to the Environmental
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Ghazal Oshaghi ENVT 801 Research Paper Air Pollution in Tehran Air pollution has been a major issue in Tehran‚ the capital of Iran. Three articles have been summarized‚ which evaluates the causes of air pollution in Tehran‚ the health concerns‚ and explaining short-term and long-term remedies that the government of Iran has suggested. Tehran has been listed as the top-ten air-polluted cities in the world in World Health Organization Report (Davidson‚ 2013)
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2 March‚ 2008 The Solution for Air Pollution Society as a whole faces many environmental problems‚ and as a result‚ environmental awareness tends to be a pressing issue. Every day‚ people recycle cans‚ glass bottles‚ and newspapers. Many people buy bottled water‚ or own filters for their tap water‚ as a health precaution from the pollutants in normal everyday drinking water. Air pollution is perhaps the biggest environmental issue the Earth is facing. Automobiles are responsible for a
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secondary pollutant isground level ozone — one of the many secondary pollutants that make up photochemical smog. Some pollutants may be both primary and secondary: that is‚ they are both emitted directly and formed from other primary pollutants. Examples are Sulfur Oxide‚ Nitrogen Oxide‚ Carbon Monoxide‚ Carbon Dioxide‚ CFC’s‚ Ammonia‚ etc. Secondary pollutants include Particulates from smoke‚ smog‚ Peroxyacetyl nitrate Air pollution occurs when the air contains gases‚ dust‚ fumes or odour in harmful
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The Cause and Effects of Air Pollution Felecia Jones Eng 130 12/22/2014 Lois Theisen University of Phoenix The Cause and Effects of Air Pollution Polluted fumes can enter the earth’s troposphere from a variety of ways. Three main sources that air pollution have been known to evolve from is exhaust from motor vehicles‚ harmful emissions from industrial factories‚ and soot from wood burning fireplaces. Impurities from the air have been known to cause a number of health related issues such as headaches
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NYC Pollution: Pollution‚ Cancer Risk‚ & Green Living Pollution is a significant issue for New York City. It is said that the residents living within the city of New York are at high risk to cancer. According to Scorecard.goodguide.com‚ the pollution information site‚ New York City is ranked highest for added cancer risk per 1 million within the state. New York comes in first place at 1900 (per 1‚000‚000) compared to Wyoming at 49th place with 140 (per 1‚000‚000) of Hazardous Air Pollutants
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pollution further up into the atmosphere to avoid any fallout to local inhabitants. However events in history such as the ‘Great Smog of 1952’ made such an impact that the government at the time passed acts to control waste emissions into the atmosphere‚ one of these being The Clean Air Act 1956. The clean air act of 1956 was an act passed in response to London’s great smog of 1952; it was in effect until 1964. The act introduced a number of measures to reduce air pollution‚ by shifting homes‘ sources
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HK’s air pollution is affecting its position as a financial hub and a tourist destination Ask any of the Hong Kong residents. There is no surprise to hear them saying the smog hiding Hong Kong’s once blue skies has been getting thicker over the last decade. Indeed‚ Bloomberg recently reported that air pollution in Hong Kong has been soaring since 2007. In 2011‚ the crowded state recorded 175 days of “very high” pollution– more than double the figure from four years prior. How is the declining
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cancers" (D4). In 1948‚ in the industrial town of Donora‚ Pennsylvania‚ which sits in a valley‚ had twenty deaths‚ and nearly 6‚000 residents‚ or 40% of the population‚ suffered respiratory problems (Edelson 25‚ 26). New York experienced several killer smogs‚ which in a later analysis attributed‚ from the usually severe pollution‚ 58 deaths (Edelson 26). Not only in the United States are health problems caused by air pollution showing up‚ but they are also showing up in other parts of the world‚ like
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