World Academy of Science‚ Engineering and Technology 56 2011 A Study of the Damages to Historical Monuments due to Climatic Factors and Air Pollution and Offering Solutions Shoureshe Kanani‚ Hassan Zandi Abstract—Historical monuments as architectural heritage are‚ economically and culturally‚ considered one of the key aspects for modern communities. Cultural heritage represents a country’s national identity and pride and maintains and enriches that country’s culture. Therefore‚ conservation
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faster‚ everything will be moving around more and there will more more dissolved oxygens. the mud and sediments won’t just stay there and it will just keep on moving so . Well‚ there are two main causes of pollution in the Conodoguinet creek‚ acidic rain and eutrophication. Eutrophication is the amount of nutrients in the water and it can be caused by runoff from land‚ sewage plants‚
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littering in river‚ lakes and oceans. * EFFECT: The effects of water pollution are poisonous drinking water‚ poisonous food animals‚ unbalanced river and lake ecosystems that can no longer support full biological diversity‚ deforestation from acid rain. * How to overcome: Many practical solutions to minimizing the water pollution problems in our everyday lives. We should apply natural pesticides and fertilizers‚ dispose of toxic products with care in the proper area‚ use less water and avoid
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pollution and itseffects. For example‚ the emission of sulphur dioxide—caused by the combustion of fossil fuelssuch as gas‚ petroleum‚ and coal—into the air can result in the acidification of soils and lakeswhen it reaches the Earth’s surface (see Acid Rain). Pollution can also be classified on the basisof the type of pollutant‚ such as pesticides ( see Pest Control) and other persistent toxic organiccompounds‚ heavy metals‚ radioactivity‚ human and animal effluent‚ and toxic gases. Themost familiar
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Vehicles crowding roadways ‚ power plants pumping smoke and chemicals from consumer products have many people thinking about air pollution and how it affects the planet . Air pollution is a complicated problem with many causes and effects and few solutions . Reducing air pollution and its effects will require the cooperation of people everywhere . Chairman : Good morning to everybody . We meet again in a forum event entitled ‘ Air Pollution ’ . As we begin the discussion
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Chandra Clark “Studies show that transportation sources such as cars‚ 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
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AIR POLLUTION The major pollution caused by factories or industrials’ activities is air pollution. According to the Engineers’ Joint Council “Air Pollution and Its Control”‚ air pollution means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more contaminants‚ such as dust‚ fumes‚ gas‚ mist‚ odour‚ smoke or vapour in quantities of characteristics and of duration‚ such as to be injurious to human‚ plant or animal life or to property or which unreasonably interfaces with the comfortable enjoyment
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Apaar Anand January 24th‚ 2014 Humanities – Cultural Studies Research Paper Modern China (Paper) How China’s Rapid Economic Growth Affects Their Environmental Condition In the last three decades‚ the Chinese people have drastically transformed their country from a once poverty stricken country into an economic powerhouse. However‚ the impact this growth has had on their environment is quite appalling. The Republic of China’s rapid economic growth has negatively affected the countries’
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Introduction to Air Pollution: Air pollution means the presence of contaminants or pollutants in the atmosphere beyond tolerance limit that can cause health problems to all human beings on earth. The causes of air pollution can be both natural or man-made. Air pollutants are mostly gases or small particles which remain suspended in the air for very long time period. Sources of Air Pollution: The most characteristic sources of air pollution have always been combustion processes where the pollutant
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Air Pollution in China When people think about air pollution‚ the things that come to their mind are smog‚ acid rain‚ and other forms of outdoor air pollution. Air Pollution is not a new topic. It is a problem that we have noticed since the industrial revolution‚ when trees‚ houses and cars were covered in soot from the factories. Every year‚ chemical substances present in the air within buildings affect the healths of thousands of people. The definition of air pollution is "The presence in the
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