EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION Nowadays‚ we are busy with our lives and do not realise that what we have done to our environment. In fact‚ there are a lot of pollutions which have caused by human’s activities especially the air pollution. Air pollution is a commonly understood environmental issue. According to a study by the World Health Organization‚ there is an average of 2 million people are killed worldwide every year due to air pollution. So‚ it has shown us how seriously the tendency of air pollution
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for Air Pollution in Select U.S. Cities According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ air pollution is defined as‚ “the presence in‚ or introduction into‚ the air of a substance which has harmful or poisonous effects.” When an individual thinks of air pollution‚ chances are they typically imagine a dark smog hanging over an urban area‚ causing problems such as asthma and other respiratory problems for those who have no choice but to breathe in the air. However‚ there are several different types of air pollution
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Air pollution in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Traffic congestion on inadequate road infrastructure is a daily reality of India ’s urban centers. Slow speeds and idling vehicles produce‚ per trip‚ 4 to 8 times more pollutants and consume more carbon footprint fuels‚ than free flowing traffic. This 2008 image shows traffic congestion in Delhi. Air pollution in India is a serious issue with the major sources being fuelwood and biomass burning‚ fuel adulteration
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Air pollution has become one of the most important concerns of the local authorities of Latin- American cities. Bogotá‚ like as other urban centers in South America such as Sao Paulo‚ Mexico City and Santiago de Chile‚ shows significant levels of air pollution‚ levels that may represent a high risk for the population’s health and certainly a reduction in the quality of life of its inhabitants. Bogotá‚ capital of Colombia‚ is one of the largest cities of Latin America; with a population of around
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Ohio is one of the many states that suffer from air pollution. Numbers are rising‚ deaths are occurring and many health risks are involved because of air pollution. Different toxins that are being released into our air cause a great deal of concern because this causes many frequent weather changes as well as population issues. People tend to move away from certain areas located near factories which release massive amounts of pollutants daily. There are land issues as well as waterways where contaminants
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Air Pollution in China and Japan 1. Introduction: Air pollution is a major environmental issue harming people around the world. Millions of individuals die every year from air pollution. Unfortunately‚ this issue is increasing in the continent of Asia. Pollution has been challenging to control due to its harsh climate‚ rapid industrialization and overwhelming population in these Asian countries. Air pollution been a threat to the world for centuries and continues to plague the environment while
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Air Pollution in Bangkok Pedestrians in Bangkok walk along the streets with handkerchiefs covering their noses. This is because nobody would like to inhale the unclean air into their body. As both residents and foreigners who have visited Bangkok know‚ Bangkok has one of the worst traffic in the world. This is due to the number of motor vehicles running on the roads which has increased significantly over the past few years. And without enough mass transit and road network‚ it led to traffic congestion
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Air and Water Pollution Penny Thompson ENV 100 12.4.2011 Air and Water Pollution Pollution is everywhere we look. In everyday activity‚ humans produce unhealthy pollutants without even a thought. This has been going on for centuries; even as early as the 11th century‚ people turned to burning coal instead of wood and in the 13th century‚ England’s King Edward l tried to impose stiff penalties for polluting the air. They could see that burning sea coal was creating hazards (History Channel
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Indoor Air Pollution: Effects to Peoples Health Approximately 93% of our life we spend indoors (Vladimira Bukerova‚ personal communication‚ February 2012). Even though this may sound crazy it‚ is true. Weather people stay at home or at work; school or go for shopping they are inside of a building breathing‚ living the same air most of their daily life. There are different issues now days that are destroy our air and when talking about them people immediately will thing about the pollution caused
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Causes of Air Pollution In the world nowadays‚ there are many new inventions have invented. They are including cars‚ motorcycles‚ electronic gadgets and the machines that use the burning of fossil fuel. Instead of the benefits of these new inventions‚ there are many disadvantages‚ too. There are two main reasons that cause air pollution. One of the main causes of air pollution is manufacturing. This source of pollution spews particulate matter and chemicals into the atmosphere. The particulate
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