Water and Air Pollution in Birmingham‚Al SCI 270 Environmental Science Jeffrey Snider November 2‚ 2005 Water and Air Pollution According to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy website (2005)‚ Birmingham ranks #15 in the United States for haze pollution. Obviously this indicates that there is a very serious problem here. Birmingham is somewhat located in a valley coming off of Red Mountain located nearby. The location here leads to temperature inversions and therefore worsens the smog
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Elizaveta Shmakova PSC 216 (Final Exam) Dr. Gambino The Effectivness of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (FWPCAA) of 1972 Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) strengthened regulatory framework to respond to an oil spills and to establish requirements for the prevention of pollution. The purpose of the law is the prohibition of discharge of oil and hazardous substances in the areas of the navigable waterways of the United States in dangerous quantities (p.10). The law clearly
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starting in June 2013. On 19 June 2013 satellites captured images of smoke from illegal wildfires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra blowing east toward southern Malaysia and Singapore‚ causing thick clouds of haze in the region. As stated by a local Indonesian official‚ the source of the haze might be a 3‚000 hectare peat land in Bengkalis Regency‚ Riau Province‚ which was set ablaze by an unknown party on 9 June. As many as 187 hotspots were picked up by satellites on 18 June 2013‚ down to 85
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Problem: greenhouse gas pollution Reason: burning fossil fuels Sub-reason: create much carbon dioxide Solution: phasing out fossil fuel Example: not building any new coal-burning power plants Pollution whether it is vehicular‚ electrical or industrial is the main contributor to the global warming. Most of the greenhouse gas emissions come from the burning of fossil fuel for energy such as electricity and transport. When oil‚ gas or coal burns‚ carbon contained within it combines with oxygen
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Tong Li Zach Hilpert Focused Inquiry 112 Water scarcity and pollution: Don’t let our tear become last drop of water Years of thoughtless exploitation and consumption of environment by mankind has resulted in the effects staring in our face now. More and more potentially devastating environmental problems come up and affect various nations worldwide. But many people have trouble recognizing why a resource that seems infinite‚ is actually‚ scarce. Humans have already put excessive pressure
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Industrial pollution is pollution which can be directly linked with industry‚ in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide; in the United States‚ for example‚ the Environmental Protective Agency estimates that up to 50% of the nation’s pollution is caused by industry. Because of its size and scope‚ industrial pollution is a serious problem for the entire planet‚ especially in nations which are rapidly industrializing‚ like China
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of types of pollution. Industrial pollution is the air‚ water‚ and chemical pollution caused by industries. There has always been pollution. Industrial pollution began when our country went through the Industrial Revolution. Most all parts of the world are affected in some way by industrial pollution. Big cities with steel mills‚ power plants‚ heating plants‚ or railroad stations feel the direct effects of industrial pollution. The smog‚ smell‚ and contamination of food or water are some direct
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China’s Pollution Problem China‚ one of the worlds largest industrial powers‚ is now facing a difficult situation. China’s industries rely largely on coal power which emits harmful gases‚ causing intense air pollution. The Chinese government‚ in fear that the country would fall in a recession‚ has not done much to stop these industries‚ so China has become the second largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. The types of pollution created by this include air pollution and water pollution‚ both
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Pollution happens absolutely everywhere‚ every single second of the day‚ everywhere on earth. You can find pollution in cars‚ home electronics‚ personal hygiene products‚ natural disasters‚ and even your own home. Pollution is when fossil fuel is burnt and let into the atmosphere. The three types of pollution is land pollution ‚ air pollution and water pollution. Pollution is related to the amount of people in the world because if we have too much people on earth ‚ then their is going to be too much
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MARINE POLLUTION By: Naveen Prasad Yerra subbarayudu AGENDA • Introduction • Types of pollution Cause Effects INTRODUCTION • Harmful foreign contaminates entry in to ocean like chemicals‚ particles‚ industrial‚ agricultural and residential waste‚ noise. • Creates a disturbance in the ocean chain • Major portion of marine pollution are land based TYPES OF MARINE POLLUTIONS Pollutants Entering The Oceans 3% 10% 20% Air Pollution Farm Runoff Litter Sewage 5% 20% 10% Offshore
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