The Evolution of the Automobile The official definition of an automobile is “a passenger vehicle designed for operation on ordinary roads and typically having four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine” (Merriam-Webster 51). There is no one person accredited for the invention of the automobile‚ but rather a collection of advancements that evolved into the modern-day automobile (Smith 12). Today‚ there are approximately 600 million passenger vehicles in existence worldwide
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The Economics of The Clean Air Act Air is a part of all of our lives. Without clean air‚ nothing we know of can exist. The debate over clean air‚ it’s regulations‚ their teammates and opposition‚ and the economic factors coming into play into this ever-more recognizable problem is a widespread and ever more controversial one. Like a long countdown to eventual disaster‚ the pollution effecting our world has no doubt made increasingly more impact on our daily lives‚ and has increased the intensity
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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to theecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms.[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat‚ or light. Pollutants‚ the elements of pollution‚ can be foreign substances or energies‚ or naturally occurring; when naturally occurring‚ they are considered contaminants when they exceed natural levels. Indoor & Outdoor Air Pollution
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Air Pollution in Mexico City Outline Title: Air Pollution in Mexico City I. Introduction General information about the problem: As the vehicle population reached more than 700 million‚ numerous cities experiencing rapid industrialization started to suffer from air pollution. Some of them reduced the air pollution level; however there are still some that are considered to be the most polluted cities in the world. Introduction of the problem: One of them is Mexico City. According
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Jing 1 Air Pollution in Northern China Section 18 April 07‚ 2013 Student Name: Yue Jing The latest air quality readings released by the U.S. Embassy in central Beijing in April show that the air has slightly improved‚ dropping from the off-‐chart 517 on January 29th to average 100-‐200 according to the air quality index
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AIR POLLUTION The major pollution caused by factories or industrials’ activities is air pollution. According to the Engineers’ Joint Council “Air Pollution and Its Control”‚ air pollution means the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more contaminants‚ such as dust‚ fumes‚ gas‚ mist‚ odour‚ smoke or vapour in quantities of characteristics and of duration‚ such as to be injurious to human‚ plant or animal life or to property or which unreasonably interfaces with the comfortable enjoyment
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Sources of air pollution refer to the various locations‚ activities or factors which are responsible for the releasing of pollutants in the atmosphere. These sources can be classified into two major categories which are: Anthropogenic sources (human activity) mostly related to burning different kinds of fuel • "Stationary Sources" as smoke stacks of power plants‚ manufacturing facilities‚ municipal waste incinerators. Power plant is also used to refer to the engine in ships‚ aircraft and other
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Actions against Air Pollution Air pollution has become a major topic of interest over the past years. The amount of air pollution plays a key element in many health problems we are faced with on a daily basis. Not only does pollution have an effect on the people‚ but it affects all of humanity. Some believe that we cannot erase the damage pollution has already done to the Earth‚ but there are many ways we can change our lifestyles to ensure a better future for our planet. Over the last decade
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Air Pollution "Air pollution is a serious problem in many of the worlds large cities. Heavy concentrations of air pollutants‚ which are often in the form of smog‚ settle over a city‚ creating a health hazard for its people. Air pollution occurs when wastes dirty the air. People produce most of the wastes that cause air pollution. Such wastes are usually in the form of gases. These substances result chiefly from burning fuel to power motor vehicles and to heat buildings. Industrial processes
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AIR POLLUTION AND CLIMATIC CHANGES Introduction: Air pollution is actually the addition of any harmful substances to the atmosphere‚ which causes the damaging of the environment‚ human health and the quality of life. Air pollution has been a serious problem throughout the history. This can have series effect on the health of human beings. Every day‚ the average person inhales about 20‚000 liters of air. Every time when we breathe in we inhale dangerous substances. These dangerous substances can
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