RESPOND TO AIR POLLUTION? Lesson Objectives : Students will be able to: 1. explain how air is polluted 2. state the causes of air pollution 3. describe consequences of air pollution 4. define haze and smog 5. explain causes of haze and smog 6. describe effects of haze and smog 7. suggest some control measures for various types of air pollution Phase 1-Sparking Curiosity What Colour is My Air? Can Air Be coloured? What makes our air coloured? Instruction: In this activity‚ you
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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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Smog pollution in Beijing Smog pollution has been around since the start of industrialization‚ and there are many cities that suffer from its consequences. Among them‚ Beijing is singled out as the hotspot these days. In the past winter‚ an unprecedented amount of smog cloaked Beijing‚ filling the city with noxious air and causing convulsive coughing among the local residents. Not only does smog cause inconvenience in transportation by reducing visibility‚ but also‚ according to a study at
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APPENDIX J Smog Check OBD II Reference (Testability Issues) Appendix J provides information and test instructions about known OBD II functional test difficulties. Technicians must familiarize themselves with the information contained in this Appendix and follow the specified test instructions when conducting a Smog Check inspection on any vehicle listed. Please watch for Appendix J updates on the Smog Check website or via ET Blasts. If other problems or solutions arise concerning the testing
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Smog in Los Angeles Smog has been a major problem in megacities all over the world since the creation of the automobile. There are many factors that contribute to smog over Los Angeles‚ California‚ but I will focus on the automobile emissions. The word smog is a combination of the words smoke and fog. According to dictionary.com the definition is “smoke or other atmospheric pollutants combined with fog in an unhealthy or irritating mixture.” (dictionary.com). Through out this paper I will
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The term racial smog‚ to me means‚ a clouded judgement based on the skin color of an individual. A clouded judgement is placing all individuals of a certain race in one specific group without knowing anything else about them. For example‚ saying all Hispanic people are illegal aliens or criminals‚ all African Americans are good at sports or are criminals‚ all German people are Nazis‚ etc. It is a predetermined prejudice we give people based on their outward appearance. To me‚ this type of thought
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another breath. Such is the life for the average Los Angeles resident. A city dominated by warm climate‚ show business‚ and extravagant lifestyles has been negatively impacted by the ever-present problem of smog. Noted as a problem for over 100 years in the city‚ the only advances in the “Smog War” ("The southland ’s war‚" 1997) have been made in the last 60 years or so‚ leaving a certain level of pollution that likely will never be solved. Since 1947 Los Angeles has dedicated itself to improving
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As of April 2000‚ Houston‚ Texas flunked the air quality test given by the American Lung Association of Texas. The city was carefully being watched because of the alarming reports taken from 1996-1998. Houston ’s smog and ozone levels have now surpassed Los Angeles ’s notorious air pollution problem. They must take advice from this infamously polluted city without slowing down the economic growth of their port city. They could reduce the traffic on the ship channel and the city ’s highways‚ or
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In 1952‚ a toxic smog covered London. This fog continued to blanket the city for four days. Although this is a short period of time‚ the smog had a fatal aftermath. This still continues today and affects the people who were exposed to the toxic fumes. There were many things that contributed to the way the smog started‚ ended‚ and how it became toxic. One main reason why the smog started and lasted so long was because of the weather. There was a high-pressure air mass stalled over the Thames
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Photochemical Synthesis of Benzopinacol and its Acid-Catalyzed Rerrangement Product Benzopinacolone M.E.G. Balita Institute of Chemistry‚ University of Philippines‚ Diliman‚ Quezon City Date Performed: February 18‚ 2011 Date Submitted: March 4‚ 2011 Abstract In this experiment it is aimed to synthesize benzopinacol through photochemical reaction of benzophenone and‚ benzopinacolone via acid-catalyzed rearrangement of benzopinacol. In this experiment‚ mixture of benzophenone‚ isopropyl
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