Human health effects of air pollution * Marilena Kampa ‚ * Elias Castanas‚ * Laboratory of Experimental Endocrinology‚ University of Crete‚ School of Medicine‚ P.O. Box 2208‚ Heraklion‚ 71003‚ Greece * http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.012‚ How to Cite or Link Using DOI * Permissions & Reprints Abstract Hazardous chemicals escape to the environment by a number of natural and/or anthropogenic activities and may cause adverse effects on human health and the environment
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Essay 1 Air Pollution: Causes and Effects It keeps us alive but at the same time‚ it can also be harmful. We breathe air everyday. Air provides us with oxygen that is essential for living. Nitrogen‚ water vapor‚ and inert gases comprise air along with oxygen. Emission of substances that contaminate air results to pollution. Causes Air pollution is both natural and human-based. Natural air pollution is caused by phenomenon such as volcanic eruption‚ wind erosion‚ decomposition and radioactive
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WHAT IS NOISE POLLUTION? What is noise Pollution? Sound is essential to our daily lives‚ but noise is not. Noise is generally used as an unwanted sound‚ or sound which produces unpleasant effects and discomfort on the ears. Sound becomes unwanted when it either interferes with normal activities such as sleeping‚ conversation‚ or disrupts or diminishes one’s quality of life. Not all noise can be called noise pollution. If it does not happen reqularly‚ it may be termed as ’Nuisance’
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| |Subject: Life Skills Grade: 3 | |Environmental theme: Pollution | |Learning outcomes: Personal and social well-being. The learner will |Assessment standards: Baseline‚ and formative Ask the learner to
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Water Pollution SCI/275 Artina Houston September 27‚ 2010 Aimee Pellet Water pollution is when a body of water is adversely affected due to the addition of large amounts of materials to the water. (www.imbgnet.net) There are four types of water pollutions and I’m going to describe each one of them. I’m also going to tell you the solutions that I can up with and how I’m going to get the government and people involved to help. It is a lot of things that we don’t know about water pollution
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Pollution and Society *By Osanyinpeju* Aisha We all know that pollution in our world effects two essential aspects of our planet: air and water. Although their pollutants are emitted in completely different ways‚ they both harm living organisms. Air pollution is predominately emitted though the exhaust of motor vehicles and the combustion of fossil fuels‚ whereas water pollution is the result of industrial waste and environmental accidents. Our society knows that pollution is harmful and a serious
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Water Pollution – Essay Air and water are two most essential ingredients necessary for the existence of life. Air is unlimited. But there is limitation of fresh water‚ required for the human beings’ consumption. So‚ there is need to conserve water‚ by its judicious use and by protecting it from the pollutants. Our water resources are depleting very fast. We need to take action. It has been predicted that the future wars would be fought due to water problem. All around the world‚ countries
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Topic: Transport related to pollution Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: Abstract Transport came to the lime light of the pollution debate after the issue of pollution from sooty smog from the burning of coal got to be solved. Since solving of the issue‚ emissions that ensue from the transport sector including motor vehicles‚ jets‚ and trains have been the main contributors to the pollution of the air. The effects of the emissions affect the urbanites health conditions‚ in addition
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What are the different types of air pollution? How does each of these types of air pollution affect human health and the environment? What some ways to control air pollution? Industrial smog is the black-brown colored haze that is in the air that can be seen over some cities. It is mostly visible in the summer. Burning coal produces sulfur dioxide (SO2) that eventually ends up into our atmosphere. Photochemical Smog is air pollution containing ozone and other reactive chemical compounds formed
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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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