Air pollution in China has increased at a phenomenal rate along with its increased economy. It is currently held responsible for over 410‚000 Chinese deaths a year [1] Guardian unlimited‚ Jonathon Watts. Some publications have taken to calling it the ‘air pollution capitol of the world’ due to the abnormal rates of pollution it has. The local population are being put at serious risk from the high levels of pollutants they are inhaling‚ causing serious illnesses such as lung problems‚ cancer and in
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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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WATER POLLUTION IN CHINA River like blood in Roxian‚ Guangxi About one third of the industrial waste water and more than 90 percent of household sewage in China is released into rivers and lakes without being treated. Nearly 80 percent of China’s cities (278 of them) have no sewage treatment facilities and few have plans to build any and underground water supplies in 90 percent of the cites are contaminated. Water shortages and water pollution in China are such a problem that the World Bank
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How much fresh water is used by Americans daily? trillion gallons Identify three causes of water pollution. sewage‚ chemical waste‚ pesticide runoff Smog is composed of which chemicals? carbon dioxide‚ nitrogen‚ and sulfur dioxide Smog‚ combined with precipitation‚ results in what harmful effect? acid rain How is burying and burning waste harmful to the environment? Burying waste causes toxic chemicals to leech into the ground water. Burning waste causes toxic ash‚ which pollutes
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Air pollution is a combination of gases and chemicals in the air that we breathe. A majority of air pollution is caused by humans through emissions from cars‚ planes‚ ships‚ trucks‚ power plants‚ and factories; although some of it may be created by nature in the form of wildfire smoke and volcanic eruptions (education.nationalgeographic.com‚ 2015). By breathing toxic air‚ air pollutants are given the chance to travel far into the lungs‚ resulting in severe damages to the respiratory system. Air
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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes adverse change. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Air pollution has always accompanied civilizations. Pollution started from the prehistoric times when man created
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WHAT IS ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION? The most appropriate definition of environmental pollution would be the introduction of different harmful pollutants into certain environment that make this environment unhealthy to live in. The most common pollutants are usually chemicals‚ garbage‚ and waste water. Environmental pollution is happening in many parts of the world‚ especially in form of air and water pollution. The best example for air pollution are some of China ’s cities‚ including capital Beijing
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Air pollution in China and Azerbaijan Introduction As the whole world evolves rapidly‚ pollution has become more and more severe. In modern society‚ pollution is defined as “ the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem” ( Wikipedia‚ 2012 ) or the addition to the ecosystem of something that brings detrimental effects. Dating back to 1272‚ pollution was first known by a British called King Edward. As a matter
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Pollution 1 Pollution Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollution is often classed as point source or nonpoint source pollution. Ancient cultures The litter problem on the coast of Guyana‚ 2010 Air pollution
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Over the past month I have been in China‚ it has been impossible for me to go outside without having a respirator attached to my face. Why? Because of the extreme air pollution that blankets most of China. Because of China’s air pollution that has been a constant problem over the past few decades and has been making living in China “uncomfortable”. The air pollution has several effects including declining public health and up to 1.6 million deaths per year. That is about 4383 deaths per day‚ 1.4
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