planet by maintaining the heat balance of the earth. However‚ humans disregard the atmosphere through activities that contribute in polluting the surrounding. In order to prevent and minimize the air pollution‚ it is essential to understand the problems and be involved in problems resolution. [*] Air pollution is considered as one of the world’s major killers according to WHO 2006. [**] It leads to early death of about 7 millions people yearly due to heart and respiratory system diseases
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effects of Air Pollution and the Urban Area Air pollution has been and is a growing environmental problem that is closely related to the growth of urban settlements. While the cities and towns of the world grow larger they emit more and more toxic emissions are put out into the air. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the issues that surround air pollution such as the long term impacts of air pollution‚ the short term impacts of air pollution‚ the long term outlook of air pollution‚ the short term
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19/12/2013 Indoor Air-pollution and health Introduction: We are living things that need to breathe‚ no doubt of that. Every few seconds we need to inhale a small quantity of air. Unfortunately‚ the air we breathe in has become more and more polluted owning to a multitude of factors such as: increase in number of vehicles‚ increase usage of synthetic materials for buildings and homes‚ lack of awareness towards potentially hazardous microorganisms such as fungi and so on. Air pollutants – any one
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Asthma and air pollution What is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the air passages of the lungs. It´s characterized by recurrent attacks of wheezing and loss of breath. These episodes or attacks can happen many times a day‚ a week or when exposed to certain substances or in specific physical activity. The World Health Organization estimates that around the world about 300 million people suffer asthma‚ the majority children. In fact it is consider the most common chronic disease
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advancement‚ life has become much easier‚ however‚ not without its share of negative consequences. One such consequence is that the quality of the air we breathe has deteriorated considerably- mainly as a result of human activity. Is this an acceptable price to pay for development? INTRODUCTION: This report seeks to identify the main industrial sources of air pollution in Trinidad and Tobago‚ describe the nature of the pollutants released by these sources and the likely impact that they will have on the
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Air pollution is a combination of gases and chemicals in the air that we breathe. A majority of air pollution is caused by humans through emissions from cars‚ planes‚ ships‚ trucks‚ power plants‚ and factories; although some of it may be created by nature in the form of wildfire smoke and volcanic eruptions (education.nationalgeographic.com‚ 2015). By breathing toxic air‚ air pollutants are given the chance to travel far into the lungs‚ resulting in severe damages to the respiratory system. Air
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to reduce air pollution? Air pollution is the addition of any harmful substances (dust particles‚ fumes or odour) to the atmosphere‚ which causes the damaging of the environment‚ humans‚ animals and plant. Air pollution can result from both human and natural actions. Natural events that pollute the air include wind erosion‚ volcanic eruptions‚ forest fires‚ and natural radioactivity. Pollution from natural occurrences are not very often. Human activities that result in air pollution include the
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provided funding for research of air pollution. The Clean Air Act of 1963 was the 1st designed to control air pollution. The 1955 Air Pollution Control Act was the 1st U.S. federal law that focused on air pollution. The Clean Air Act accomplished this by setting up a federal program within the U.S. Public Health Service & allowing research into techniques for monitoring & controlling air pollution. It was 1st amended in 1965‚ by the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution‚ which authorized the federal government
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List possible solutions for air‚ water‚ and land pollution. Pollution is the presentation of contaminants into the indigenous habitat that cause unfavorable change. Contamination can take the type of concoction substances. Pollution can affect our daily lifestyle. Air pollution‚ water pollution‚ and land pollution is the common things that are highly polluted. All of these pollutants can be prevented and solved with. These can be solved if we use all try to prevent using certain things and
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HISTORY Long before the Industrial Revolution began‚ air pollution has proved to be a significant issue for the wellbeing of people across the globe. For many‚ the cause of their respiratory‚ circulatory‚ and cardiovascular diseases‚ and even the reasons for thousands of deaths‚ began at home. Although numerical data can not been gathered to understand the exact number of lives tainted by polluted air centuries ago‚ scientific evidence has found skeletons with blackened lungs resulting from their
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