Air pollution in India is a serious issue with the major sources being fuelwood and biomass burning‚ fuel adulteration‚ vehicle emission and traffic congestion.[1][2] India has a low per capita emissions of greenhouse gases but the country as a whole is the third largest after China and the United States.[3] A 2013 study on non-smokers has found that Indians have 30% lower lung function compared to Europeans.[4] The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was passed in 1981 to regulate air
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Air Quality Index As a community health nurse‚ if I had patients with respiratory issues that were affected by poor quality air index‚ modifying their care and giving proper education would be my focus for these patients. Air quality index tells you how clean or polluted the air is. When air pollutants are high it makes it harder for patients with asthma and other respiratory diseases breathe comfortably. While we can’t control outdoor air pollutants‚ we do have some control of the air inside
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air pollution issues Name__________________________ Date_________ Period_____ This is intended as a study guide. For best results‚ I recommend studying all the material first‚ then filling out the worksheet “closed-book/notes” as if taking a test. When done‚ go back to your notes to check your answers. Match the following air pollution issues with ALL appropriate causes (letters) and consequences (numbers). All letters and numbers will be used at least once. Each issue may have any number
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Air Pollution Essay The Sources and Affects of Air Pollution (topic): Air pollution is the contamination of the air by noxious gases and small particles of solid and liquid matter in amounts that can cause harm to living organisms. Sources of air pollution include: transportation engines such as automobiles‚ power and heat generation‚ industrial processes‚ and the burning of solid waste. The combustion of gasoline and other fuels in automobiles‚ trucks‚ and jet airplanes produce the most common
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Air is the name given to atmosphere used in breathing and photosynthesis. Air supplies us with oxygen which is essential for our bodies. Air contains a variable amount of water vapor‚ on average around 1%‚ while air content and atmospheric pressure varies at different layers‚ air suitable for the survival of terrestrial plants and terrestrial animals is currently only known to be found in Earth’s troposphere and artificial atmospheres. Air is made up of 99% nitrogen‚ oxygen‚ water vapor‚ and inert
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[pic]! [pic] ‘I’ll go out for a breath of fresh air’ is an often-heard phrase. But how many of us realize that this has become irrelevant in today’s world‚ because the quality of air in our cities is anything but fresh. The moment you step out of the house and are on the road you can actually see the air getting polluted; a cloud of smoke from the exhaust of a bus‚ car‚ or a scooter; smoke billowing from a factory chimney‚ flyash generated by thermal power plants‚ and speeding cars causing dust
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Porter five forces of AirAsia Rivalry among existing competitor Air Asia offers flights with lower price that other companies‚ but there are some companies that also offer service by the same price such as Malindo Air and Firefly and also these companies provide service with the same level of Air Asia so‚ in this case rivalry among existing competitor is high. Threat of substitutes We can define substitutes as a product or service that can be replaced with original product and give more satisfaction
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ENERGY RESOURCES Energy is defined as ‘the capacity to do work’. Sun is the primary source of energy. Joule is the standard unit of energy in SI units. Energy utilization is an index of economic development‚ which does not take into account of ill effects/damage on to environment. From 1900 to 2000 population increased by 3 times while energy consumption by 14 times! Energy Resources All energy sources ultimately come from the sun‚ the moon or the earth. Sources of Energy Solar
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Jon Krakauer‚ the author of the novel Into Thin Air‚ starts the novel out of chronological order. The first three chapters take place in the future. Krakauer uses a different approach on the start of his novel than most authors. The novel begins when Krakauer reaches the top of the mountain‚ which is a bit anticlimactic. For a task as rewarding and treacherous as climbing Mount Everest‚ beginning the story at the climax confuses the reader. However‚ this allows the reader to realize that the climax
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Air Asia Fundamentals of marketing Group members: Maha Abdul Muhsin – 0316481 Cheng Joe Ern- 0316764 Choong Mei foong - 0317321 Lee Wee beng - 0317260 Nuraliya Abu Mansor - 0317184 Elisabeth Christine - 0316942 Adam Lee Shyuk Nam- 0317012 AIR ASIA Introduction • AirAsia Berhad is a Malaysian low-cost airline headquartered in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia. • Air Asia was established in 1994 and began operations on 18 November 1996. • On 2 December 2001‚ the airline was bought by former Time Warner executive
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