Daly‚ A. and P. Zannetti. 2007. An Introduction to Air Pollution – Definitions‚ Classifications‚ and History. Chapter 1 of AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION (P. Zannetti‚ D. Al-Ajmi‚ and S. Al-Rashied‚ Editors). Published by The Arab School for Science and Technology (ASST) (http://www.arabschool.org.sy) and The EnviroComp Institute (http://www.envirocomp.org/). Chapter 1 An Introduction to Air Pollution – Definitions‚ Classifications‚ and History Aaron Daly and Paolo Zannetti The EnviroComp Institute
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WHAT IS POLLUTION? Explain the term “pollution’’. Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. 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 exposes all people to risks of disease
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Index Page Subtitle Pictures/ tables 2 What is pollution Pic 1 3-4 Water pollution Pic 2 5 Major water pollutants Table 20-1 6-7 Solutions Pic 3 8 Air pollution Pic4 Table 2 9 The green house effect Pic 4 10 Land pollution Pic 4 Pic 5 / table 3 11 Conclusion 12 References What is pollution? the contamination of air‚ water‚ or soil by substances that are harmful to living organisms. Pollution can occur naturally‚ for example through volcanic eruptions
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Air pollution has been around on earth for a long time. Most of the air pollution that is on the earth is made by humans everyday‚ but it is not just our fault either. Some of the air pollution is made naturally. Air pollution is caused by to much of gases‚ very fine particles‚ and some liquids. As easily as it is to make the pollution‚ it is hard staying away from the harmful effects of it and also to quit polluting the air. Air pollution is caused by many of the things that we depend on for
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to be both positive and negative. The issue I chose is beach pollution. This issue affects my south Florida community because we love the beach and the beaches are polluted. There is nothing positive about beach pollution. It harms innocent sea life as well as veers people away from the beautiful beaches. 1. What do members of your family and community say about the issue? My family and community are against beach pollution. They say that Loggerhead Turtles will not lay their eggs on polluted
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Pollution Introduction Pollution is when water‚ air or land becomes very dirty. Pollution can come in 4 different types effecting different types of areas in the world. Air pollution affects the air‚ water pollution affects the water and marine life‚ land pollution effects the land destroying life and the environment and there is also noise pollution that can effect our hearing. We all contribute to pollution in some way or another. Whether it be with a large amount or small amount we can still
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In this 21st century‚ environmental issues have been everyone’s concern. The rate of pollution in our country is getting higher and has reached a dangerous level. Therefore‚ everyone must play a role in safeguarding the environment. Yet‚ before looking up for the ways to overcome this issue‚ we must find out the types of pollutions first. Firstly‚ one of them is air pollution. Nowadays‚ almost every family has at least a car at home. Although the car is convenient for our daily lives
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Plant. The garbage emitting foul smell‚ the decaying plants and animals also cause air pollution. Hence the doctors advise the patients having lungs trouble to settle in some rural places because the air of villages is pure and free from population. Then comes sound pollution. The harsh sounds of buses‚ its‚ mopeds etc. affect our power of hearing and causes fart trouble. It has been reported that there are two villages named Biraspalli and Devadas Palli near Dum Dum airport m Calcutta where a
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time. To be eternally punished for something they did does not appear to be morally justifiable. On the other hand‚ if it were possible for persons to switch between the two states of heaven and hell‚ (the so called "second chance" view) then this could perhaps be morally justifiable. However‚ eternal punishment can be morally justifiable for no crime. Another suggestion is the Annihilationism view‚ that those who do not get into heaven simply cease to exist. This is also morally unjustifiable however
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Is Terrorism Justified ? Is terrorism ever justifiable ? The answer is no‚ terrorism is never justifiable. I will argue that terrorism is not justifiable because it does not contribute to a goal of a more peaceful society. Terrorism contributes to conflict‚ no matter what reason is used to legitimize it. But in order to argue that terrorism is unjustifiable I must first decide on a definition of terrorism. This definition encompasses all the acts that we would determine as terrorism. This
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