Air pollution has become one of the most important concerns of the local authorities of Latin- American cities. Bogotá‚ like as other urban centers in South America such as Sao Paulo‚ Mexico City and Santiago de Chile‚ shows significant levels of air pollution‚ levels that may represent a high risk for the population’s health and certainly a reduction in the quality of life of its inhabitants. Bogotá‚ capital of Colombia‚ is one of the largest cities of Latin America; with a population of around
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Air and Water Pollution Penny Thompson ENV 100 12.4.2011 Air and Water Pollution Pollution is everywhere we look. In everyday activity‚ humans produce unhealthy pollutants without even a thought. This has been going on for centuries; even as early as the 11th century‚ people turned to burning coal instead of wood and in the 13th century‚ England’s King Edward l tried to impose stiff penalties for polluting the air. They could see that burning sea coal was creating hazards (History Channel
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(goods and services whose consumption is considered unhealthy‚ degrading or otherwise socially undesirable) have been overproduced and priced inappropriately not accounting for external costs to the third party. In this case the external cost is air pollution in Beijing‚ which has caused damage to the environment and health. The main source of this negative externality came from over production of multiple products and car emissions‚ which has in turn made Beijing one of the most polluted cities in
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for Air Pollution Society as a whole faces many environmental problems‚ and as a result‚ environmental awareness tends to be a pressing issue. Every day‚ people recycle cans‚ glass bottles‚ and newspapers. Many people buy bottled water‚ or own filters for their tap water‚ as a health precaution from the pollutants in normal everyday drinking water. Air pollution is perhaps the biggest environmental issue the Earth is facing. Automobiles are responsible for a notable amount of the air pollution
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Causes of Air Pollution In the world nowadays‚ there are many new inventions have invented. They are including cars‚ motorcycles‚ electronic gadgets and the machines that use the burning of fossil fuel. Instead of the benefits of these new inventions‚ there are many disadvantages‚ too. There are two main reasons that cause air pollution. One of the main causes of air pollution is manufacturing. This source of pollution spews particulate matter and chemicals into the atmosphere. The particulate
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and Air Pollution Analysis Houston‚ Texas holds around two million people‚ carrying hundreds of thousands of cars daily on these busy freeways. On top of the pollutants coming from vehicles we also have the industrial refineries that are located only 45 minutes from the heart of Houston. Most the smog comes from the Houston Ship channel With the combination of these two things we can see how polluted our city and waters are. One of the main problems in Houston is air pollution. The air pollution
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Air Pollution in California In the 1940’s California was supporting a population of seven million people and contained 2.8 million registered vehicles. Within the next twenty years the population more than doubled to reach 16 million while the number of registered vehicles all but tripled increasing to eight million. This has been a common trend in California’s documented history from the early twentieth century to today. There have been many historical and environmental factors that have assisted
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Introduction to Air Pollution: Air pollution means the presence of contaminants or pollutants in the atmosphere beyond tolerance limit that can cause health problems to all human beings on earth. The causes of air pollution can be both natural or man-made. Air pollutants are mostly gases or small particles which remain suspended in the air for very long time period. Sources of Air Pollution: The most characteristic sources of air pollution have always been combustion processes where the pollutant
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Pure color has cast a black veil. Jiangmen’s poor air quality can be solved‚ in part‚ by limiting the use of cars and improving the public transport system. Cars are major cause of air pollution in the city. To reduce air pollution‚ Jiangmen should improve public transportation. Cars are major cause of air pollution in the city. Population makes the number of cars increases. Cars burning gasoline produce the carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide full in air and break the atmospheric‚ acid rain is formed
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Causes of air pollution There are many different chemical substances that contribute to air pollution. These chemicals come from a variety of sources. Among the many types of air pollutants are nitrogen oxides‚ carbon monoxides‚ and organic compounds that can evaporate and enter the atmosphere. Air pollutants have sources that are both natural and human. Now‚ humans contribute substantially more to the air pollution problem. Forest fires‚ volcanic eruptions‚ wind erosion‚ pollen dispersal‚
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