Strong January 28th‚ 2011 Assignment 1 STRESSED OUT Being one of the biggest social issues in Los Angeles‚ Air pollution has two main reasons: vehicle traffic and population growth. Actually‚ it is in a such crucial level that scientists indicate that air pollution in Los Angeles may endanger peoples lives. Scientific researches show that the air pollution causes cancer and have an impact on pregnant woman. Advertisements shows us some solutions like making public transportation
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Air Pollution Then the sky turned red‚ toxins over head‚ everybodies dead‚ everybodies dead. (GutterMouth; Nitro Records; 1995) In 1948‚ the industrial town of Donora‚ Pennsylvania suffered 28 deaths because of the thick smog. Air pollution is an ecological problem having to do with toxins in the air. There are a few things the human race has done to try to prevent air pollution from taking such a serious toll. Two of these are the Clean Air Acts and the increased use of solar power over coal
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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 moment you step out of the house and are on the road you can actually see the air getting polluted. A cloud of exhaust from a truck‚ smoke filling the sky above a factory chimney‚ fly ash generated by thermal power plants‚ and even a cloud of dust behind a speeding car can pollute the air. Air pollution is aggravated because of four developments: increasing traffic‚ growing cities‚ rapid economic development‚ and industrialization. Natural phenomenon such as an erupting
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Regis College as a whole has both positive and negative affects on my health. I live in a triple in Domitilla Hall. The hall that I live in contains a great amount liter near the trash cans‚ in the halls itself and especially in the restrooms. My dorm room is the one thing I find positive about living in Domitilla because it is one of the largest dorm rooms in the building and it is often the place I find the most peace. My routine every morning varies on the time I have class or work. If I have
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degradation is the deterioration of environment through depletion of resources‚ such as soil‚ water and air. When natural habitats destroyed or natural resources depleted‚ the environment are degraded. Here’s‚ one example of air pollution which lead to environment degraded in London. London in SE England had the reputation of one of the most polluted cities in Europe in the 1950s. Air pollution had reached such a serious stage that it caused the London Smog in 1952 that caused 4000 deaths and a
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generations. In achieving this‚ many have been done by every country leader. The New Zealand government for example‚ has set standards so that everyone in New Zealand country has clean air to breathe‚ clean water to drink and clean land to live on. The standard known as “national environmental standards” ‚ it covers air quality standard; sources of human drinking water standard; telecommunications facilities; and electricity transmission. These standards not only protect people‚ they also secure a consistent
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the extreme air pollution that blankets most of China. Because of China’s air pollution that has been a constant problem over the past few decades and has been making living in China “uncomfortable”. The air pollution has several effects including declining public health and up to 1.6 million deaths per year. That is about 4383 deaths per day‚ 1.4 times the number of casualties on 9/11. The reasons for death from air pollution includes lung cancer and breathing difficulties The pollution has been caused
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Caused By Air Pollution Some people think that air pollution is not harming the earth or the people‚ but it is doing worse‚ by killing the earth and getting people sick. "Air pollutants‚" according to Gay‚ "are known to cause respiratory diseases‚ cancer‚ and other serious illnesses" (12). Air pollution not only threatens the health and life of humans but also causes damage to the environment (Gay 13). First‚ air pollution causes a great deal of health problems. Wanting clean air is a good
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again‚ helps to reduce this terrible down-sides to the easy transportation option. If it must be described as “emissions ... are choking cities” (Source 1)‚ then why not be a bit more concerned. Air pollution can affect those with pre-existing respitory issues and stress can be a deciding factor in how effient and well a person can function. Stress on the road can lead to unsafe driving and a worse performance at work‚ school‚ or any other task-oriented location that many go to with the aid
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