The amount of air pollution in Pakistan’s major cities like Lahore and Karachi is 20 times higher than the World Health Organization standards. There are layers of smog‚ dust and smoke that exist over Karachi. There is also a prominent smell of gasoline that infiltrates air. Islamabad which is the capital city of Pakistan is known to be covered with thick layer smog that actually keeps hidden the view of Margalla hills. So pollution is very prominent and exists to a threatening level in Pakistan
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from motor vehicles on human health. Summarize your findings. Fossil fuel emission from motor vehicles as an outdoor air pollution produces pollutants in the air which leads to negative impacts on human health. (Climate Change and Health‚ 2010). These pollutants mainly include carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The toxic pollutant nitrogen dioxide is ejected in the air during the process of combustion and it leads to numerous health issues especially on young children. Studies have found
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Atmospheric Pollution Yvonne Perry Everest Online Atmospheric Pollution There are both primary and secondary air pollutants. The primary pollutants “Are the direct products of combustion and evaporation‚” (Wright‚ 2011) and some can undergo further reactions in the atmosphere and causing secondary pollutants. The names of the primary pollutants are: Suspended particulate matter‚ volatile organic compounds‚ carbon monoxide‚ nitrogen oxides‚ sulfur dioxide‚ lead‚ air toxics‚ and radon. Suspended
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of the air that is surrounding us because it is usually invisible‚ odorless and tasteless when in its unpolluted state. One becomes aware of the air when the wind blows‚ when the temperature changes‚ or when visibility is reduced (Palomba‚ 1979). Polluted air‚ normally‚ reduces the intake of oxygen necessary for healthy physiological functioning of the body‚ and can have severe health impacts (Editor‚ 2007). Since the time of the Industrial Revolution‚ it has been evident that the air we breathe
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Air pollution is a major problem facing our environment today. This dilemma is harmful to every single living creature on this planet. How can we limit the causes of air pollution? There are industrial as well as residential causes of air pollution. How can we limit the effects of air pollution? We all know it affects the environment‚ but it also can affect us directly. Air pollution can be defined as impureness of the air. Air pollution is all around us. It might not be as clearly visible in
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FINAL SPEECH (Persuasive Problem-Solution) Purpose: To inform and persuade your audience that a specific problem exists‚ it is serious‚ and it affects them. Time: 6-8 minutes Topic: Choose a topic that interests you and would probably interest your audience (the class). Consider what your audience already knows about this topic and what their attitude about this topic will be. Do not choose something the audience already knows a lot about. This topic must be presented in a persuasive
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AIR ACT 1981 With the increasing industrialization and the tendency of the majority of industries to congregate in area which are already heavily industrialized‚ the problem of air pollution has begun to be felt in the country. The problem is more acute in those heavily industrialised areas which are also densely populated. Short-term studies conducted by the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute‚ Nagpur‚ have confirmed that the cities of Calcutta‚ Bombay‚ Delhi‚ etc. are facing
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98255 53175 AIR POLLUTION & HEALTH: Importance of Air pollution Air pollution is a major threat of the 21st century. Air pollution is woven throughout the fabric of modern life. Man has polluted air so much that clean air has become more than a luxury for him today. Every man must fight against air pollution on a war front‚ instead of wringing his hands in despair or joining the carping crowds demanding a halt to our technological advances. Sources of air pollution Mobile
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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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Ivan Bahena 10/09/13 Social Science 102 Pollution Problems The United States and China are the two largest economies which makes sense in why they are the top polluters in the world. China is constantly growing economically but at the same time it’s causing many damages on its environment. Many things are made in China because of the cheap price they have to pay its workers for labor and since theirs isn’t any labor laws to protect the workers many people are taken advantage off. People
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