Vehicular Pollution problems in India There are three broad sources of air pollution from human activities: stationary or point‚ mobile‚ and indoor. In developing countries especially in the rural area‚ indoor air pollution from using open fires for cooking and heating may be a serious problem. Industries‚ power plants etc. are the cause of stationary air pollution. But in urban areas both developing and developed countries‚ it is predominately mobile or vehicular pollution that contributes to
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Air pollution is caused by the presence of chemicals‚ particulate matter‚ or biological materials in the air which harms humans and other living organisms. It can also damage the natural environment. Air pollution causes depletion of ozone in the stratosphere which endangers human health as well as the Earth’s ecosystems. Air pollutants can be in the form of solid particles‚ liquid droplets‚ or gases. They could be natural or man-made. Pollutants can be classified as either primary or secondary
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How to Prevent Obesity in Adults and Young Children Obesity is a growing concern in today’s society; however‚ it is a disease that can be prevented through simple changes in lifestyle. Obesity is defined as being grossly overweight. Benson‚ J. (2009‚ August) (p2) in his article states that obesity is a condition that affects individuals of all ages worldwide. There are many contributing factors to being obese‚ with the main ones being the consumption of junk food‚ lack of a proper diet and exercise
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Teachers always talk about being creative‚ is it actually true that being creative is useful or is it just a meaningless subject? In the book‚ “A Semester In The Life Of A Garbage Bag” by Gordon Korman‚ many themes are shown throughout. There are two main characters‚ Raymond Jardine and Sean Delancey. Jardine is a unlucky individual who want to go to a island called Theamelpos‚ Greece. Sean Delancey is a varsity basket ball player (point guard) who is very popular and lucky. Both of these individuals
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Water Pollution Water pollution is the contamination of bodies of water such as ponds‚ lakes‚ oceans‚ rivers and even groundwater. Water pollution is mainly caused by many human activities‚ which can be harmful to animals and plants which live in these bodies of water are located. Nature also takes its toll on water pollution such as volcanoes‚ severe storms‚ and earthquakes also cause major changes in the quality of water. Water is typically considered to be polluted when it’s impaired
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Noise Pollution Noise pollution is not a necessary price to pay for living in an industrial society. Much can be done to reduce the severity of the problem. For example‚ vehicles and other machines can be built to produce less noise. Four-cycle engines can replace much noisier two-cycle engines in such products as lawnmowers‚ motorboats‚ and jet skis. Labels that indicate the noise levels of appliances and tools can help consumers avoid noisy products and choose quieter alternatives. Even
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Most water pollutants are eventually carried by rivers into the oceans. In some areas of the world the influence can be traced hundred miles from the mouth by studies using hydrology transport models. Advanced computer models such as SWMM or the DSSAM Model have been used in many locations worldwide to examine the fate of pollutants in aquatic systems. Indicator filter feeding species such as copepods have also been used to study pollutant fates in the New York Bight‚ for example. The highest toxin
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refuse‚ “this is the definition on what the word garbage actually means. So‚ naturally if someone sees the title “Pictures of Garbage‚ “such as the work by artist Vik Muniz they would expect to see items and images with no worth. It’s hard to picture a positive image with it being labeled as Garbage. Vik Muniz took several poor individuals from the city of Rio and put them in the center piece of famous art works‚ but he recreated the image with garbage to represent the place where these people came
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Air Pollution * Pollutants enter the air from various sources‚ but burning of fossil fuels contributes the most to air pollution. * Exhaust fumes from vehicles contains soot (tiny carbon particles)‚ lead (from cars using unleaded petrol)‚ carbon monoxide‚ oxides of nitrogen and hydrocarbons due to the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. * Burning of fossil fuels in the combustion engines of vehicles and electrical power stations also releases large amount of carbon dioxide into the
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of foodstuffs. Well obviously idealized‚ this mélange of sights‚ sounds‚ smells and activity describes the appeal of the public market. Public markets generate a variety of waste that must be managed properly to minimize public health risk and pollution of nearby creeks and rivers‚ and to improve the general cleanliness of the area for the benefit of the workers and customers. To reduce The amount of waste from public markets‚ solid waste should go to landfills; recycles should be collected; and
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