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Air Pollution in

Hong Kong

Chemistry Project the Written Report

1.Introduction 3
2.Sources of Air Pollution 3 - 7
1.Vehicles 4 - 5
1. Pollutants produced by vehicles 4
2. Reasons why pollutants are produced 4
3. Impacts of the pollutants from vehicles 4 - 5
4. Method to eliminate pollutants 5
2.Power Stations 6 - 7
1. Pollutants produced by power stations 6
2. Reasons why pollutants are produced 6
3. Impacts of the pollutants from power stations 6
4. Methods to eliminate pollutants 6 - 7
3.Effects of Air Pollution 8 - 12
1.Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming 8
2.Photochemical Smog 9
3.Ozone Depletion – CFCs 10 - 12
1. The CFCs 10
2. Ozone layer depletion 10 - 12
4.Government 13 - 14
1.Air Pollution Index 13
2.International Protocol on Air Pollution 13 - 14
1. The Montreal Protocol 13
2. Framework Convention on Climate Change 13
3. The Kyoto Protocol 14
3.1999 Policy Address 14
5.News 15
1.Indoor Air Quality 15
1. Importance of IAQ 15
2. Methods to improve indoor air quality 15
6.Suggestions 16
1.Students and Citizens 16
2.Government 16
1. Education Department 16
2. Environmental Protection Department 16
3.Environmental Associations 16
7.Conclusion 17
8.Reference 17
9.Group Members 17
1. Introduction:
Air pollution is an all-time problem that Hong Kong faces after the development of commerce and industries. For the past decades, rapid growth in economy raises the living standard, together with the enormous increase in population, extremely heavy traffic and the building of skyscrapers besides streets, worsen the problem of air pollution in Hong Kong.

In this project, we would like to briefly introduce the sources and effects of the air pollution in Hong Kong, the policy of the HKSAR government, and measures and suggestions of the improvement of air quality.

2. Sources of Air Pollution:

Air pollution is caused by numbers of air pollutant. An air pollutant is a substance that is present in

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