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    Pollution Chart

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    Axia College Material Appendix D Air Pollution Chart After reviewing Ch. 8 and 9 of your text‚ complete the following table‚ then respond to the questions that follow: Issue Sources Health/Environmental Effects Carbon dioxide (CO2) Greenhouse gas‚ Combustion of fossil‚ fuels such as coal‚ oil‚ gas in power plants as well as volcanoes. Also found in soft drinks Helps plants with photosynthesis also keeps the earth insulated. But also keeps the temperatures rising. Also cause global warming

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    Noise pollution

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    introduction Noise pollution is the disturbing or excessive noise that may harm the activity or balance of human or animal life. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused bymachines and transportation systems‚ motor vehicles‚ aircraft‚ and trains.[1][2] Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings can result in noise pollution in the residential areas.

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    Light Pollution

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    AP English Literature 11 April 2012 Introduction Light Pollution Imagine. You’ve just reached home after a long day at work. You take off your shoes‚ place them neatly against the wall‚ change into loungewear and sink into the couch. Your eyes are weary so you dim the lights and turn on the television. Time passes by and you remain unmoved . Your skin seems attached to the fabric of the couch‚ the TV is low‚ creating a soft rumble to sleep to‚ accompanied by a faint glow in the darkening

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    Vehicle Pollution

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    Vehicular Pollution The majority of today’s pollution is caused by cars and trucks which are the largest single source of air pollution. With the great number of vehicles on the road we are headed toward smoggy skies and dirty air if we do nothing to help stop pollution. Everybody needs a vehicle that burns less fuel. The key to burning less fuel is to make more efficient vehicles and by putting that efficiency to work not letting it go to waste. Another good way to prevent air pollution is by combining

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    Air pollution – contaminants or substances in the air that interfere with human health or produce other harmful environmental effects. Read our “What is Air Pollution?” article for further information. Alternative energy – usually environmentally friendly‚ this is energy from uncommon sources such as wind power or solar energy‚ not fossil fuels. Alternative fuels – similar to above. Not petrol or diesel but different transportation fuels like natural gas‚ methanol‚ bio fuels and electricity. B

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    Air Pollution

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    Place INDOOR AIR POLLUTION Children’s Health and the Environment WHO Training Package for the Health Sector World Health Organization www.who.int/ceh July 2008 version 1 Indoor Air Pollution Indoor LEARNING OBJECTIVES LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND‚ RECOGNIZE AND KNOW: Hazards of indoor air pollution to children’s health Different toxicants in indoor air‚ according to sources‚ settings and activities Characteristics and issues relating to indoor air pollution in industrialized

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    Environmental Pollution

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    polluted all the three realms of the earth-lithosphere‚hydrosphere & atmosphere.it is essential for us to know about environment & its pollution. In this presentation we will be able to know about- •Environment •Biosphere •Ecosystem model •Atmosphere •Atmospheric pollution •Primary & secondary pollutants •Acid rain •Ozone depletion •Green house effect •Noise pollution That which surrounds‚ the total sum of the condition of the surroundings within which an organism‚ or group‚ or an object‚exists(including

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    Noise Pollution

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    Noise pollution is displeasing or excessive noise that may disrupt the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise is cognate with the Latin word nauseas‚ which means disgust or discomfort.[1] The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly caused by machines and transportation systems‚ motor vehicles‚ aircrafts‚ and trains.[2][3] Outdoor noise is summarized by the word environmental noise. Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and

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    Noise pollution (or environmental noise) is displeasing human‚ animal or machine-created sound that disrupts the activity or balance of human or animal life. The word noise comes from the Latin word nauseas‚ meaning seasickness. The source of most outdoor noise worldwide is mainly construction and transportation systems‚ including motor vehicle noise‚ aircraft noise and rail noise.[1][2] Poor urban planning may give rise to noise pollution‚ since side-by-side industrial and residential buildings

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    For and Against Pollution

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    These days‚ more and more people are using their own cars to commute. The increasing number of vehicles in our cities contributes to the high levels of pollution in the air. When faced with taking private cars or public transport‚ people react in different ways. I will discuss the for and against arguments of using private cars or public transport. People prefer private cars over public transport for several reasons. Firstly‚ private cars are believed to be faster than public transport since

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