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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air‚ sulphur dioxide‚ carbon monoxide‚ carbon dioxide‚ nitrogen oxide‚ dust etc. Such polluted atmosphere causes acid rain. It is now calculated that the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by 25% in the last 100 years. The mean temperature of the atmosphere has increased from .3°C to .7°C during the period. Carbon monoxide leads to respiratory problems and acid rains due to sulphur dioxide damage crops‚ plants and marble buildings. Smoke causes pollution in
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AIR POLLUTION IN THE PHILIPPINES Guides and Tips Home / Blog / Air Pollution in the Philippines Air pollution is a common and frequent problem nowadays. When you are on your way to work‚ you pass by your neighbors’ backyard where he is currently burning their garbage from yesterday‚ then you come across a smoke-belching public utility vehicle‚ then a guy beside you lighted a cigarette and started suffocating you with second-hand smoke. You cannot always depend on your handkerchief on covering
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to understand its grandeur and greatness. Pollution is one of the most serious problems in our century. There are different kinds of pollution that affect the air‚ water and soil. In my view acid rain can be very dangerous for our life. It has harmful effects on plants‚ animals and infrastructure. The rain is caused by human activities and carelessness. Yes! You‚ the person who is a part of nature‚ actually pollute it. And how do you want to live in a beautiful and clean nature when you don’t want
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pollutants are mankind. There are seven air pollutants that are at greater risk to our environment‚ which are the following: particulate matter (made up of acids‚ organic chemicals‚ metals‚ soils‚ and dust particles)‚ nitrogen oxides (made by highly reactive gasses that contain nitrogen and oxygen)‚ sulfur oxides (dissolves in water vapor to form acid and reacts with other particles and gasses in the air and forms sulfates)‚ carbon dioxides (form carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide)‚ hydrocarbons (consists
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China And Its Smog Problem. Problems involving the environment are occurring everyday‚ all over the world. Things like Acid Rain‚ Air Pollution‚ Global Warming‚ Hazardous Waste‚ Ozone Depletion‚ Smog‚ Water Pollution‚ Overpopulation‚ and Rain Forest Destruction‚ are some of the many problems faced by our planet today. China‚ (People’s Republic of China)‚ is situated in eastern Asia‚ bounded by the Pacific in the east. The capital‚ Beijing‚ currently has nearly 15 million inhabitants. There
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There are approximately 6 billion people on our planet now and by 2050 that number is expected to jump to 9 billion people. (http://www.prb.org/datafind/datafinder5.htm) Picture yourself driving down a crowded street or stuck in a traffic jam‚ have you ever wondered how it is possible for that many people to live all on the same planet. I have had those thoughts several times and believe that overpopulation is one of the biggest problems in the world today. Overpopulation has become a major crisis
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Causes of Air Pollution Harm from air pollution was first exposed when fires were built in poorly ventilated caves. Since then pollution of the earth’s surface has dramatically increased. Lately‚ ecological pollution harms have been neighboring and slight because of our own planets ability to take in and clean minor quantities of pollutants. The industrialization of civilization‚ motorized vehicles being introduced‚ and the rapid growth of the population‚ is factors contributing toward the growing
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How can science be applied to reduce air pollution? Air pollution is the addition of any harmful substances (dust particles‚ fumes or odour) to the atmosphere‚ which causes the damaging of the environment‚ humans‚ animals and plant. Air pollution can result from both human and natural actions. Natural events that pollute the air include wind erosion‚ volcanic eruptions‚ forest fires‚ and natural radioactivity. Pollution from natural occurrences are not very often. Human activities that result
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