YM: Thank you secretary for bringing in the light refreshment. Gentlemen‚ let the meeting commence. We would discuss about the causes and effects of haze in Malaysia. I hope to hear much of your ideas‚ information from you guys and no falling asleep during this discussion meeting. YM: As we are all well aware that haze is traditionally an atmospheric phenomenon where dust‚ smoke and other dry particles obscure the clarity of the sky. Seen from afar by approaching fei jis‚ sorry I mean airplanes
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Motor Vehicle Air Pollution: Public Health Impact Introduction: Air is an important natural resource providing the basis of life on earth. The air in the atmosphere provides oxygen to plants and animals by virtue of which they are able to live. It is therefore important to have good quality air for various activities. However‚ this is becoming increasingly difficult in view of large scale pollution caused by the industrialization of society‚ intensification of agriculture‚ introduction of
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sulfur from burning coal and can be transported into rain droplets) does damage to the following: plants‚ buildings‚ and animals. There are different air pollutants‚ some visible and some that are not visible. The most obvious form of pollution is smog hanging over cities. Air pollutants are divided into two categories‚ primary and secondary. The most important primaries would be carbon oxides‚ nitrogen oxides‚ sulfur dioxides‚ particular matter‚ and hydrocarbons. Due to the ozone and sulfur trioxide
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By definition air pollution means the presence of substances in the environment‚ predominantly those that do not occur naturally. These substances are commonly contaminants that significantly modify the quality of the atmosphere. Air pollution is regularly used to classify unwanted emissions produced by human doings‚ which is also referred to as anthropogenic air pollution; examples of anthropogenic air pollution are: The burning of wood‚ coal‚ fuel oil or natural gas burning fireplaces‚ stoves
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1. Identify and describe the nature of this issue‚ the spatial and ecological dimension? Air quality is a measure of the amount of pollutants emitted into the atmosphere and the dispersion potential of an area to dilute those pollutants. It is a massive problem of urban living and remains one of the largest environmental concerns. Spatial dimension relates to how air quality differs between places at different times and under different weather patterns. Increasing population and demand for more
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things‚ from the burning of fossil fuels to produce electricity and exhaust from factories‚ to common household products‚ especially cleaning supplies. One of the best examples of how air pollution has already affected our lives is the Great London Smog‚ as discussed in our textbook‚ Environmental Science: A Global Concern. In 1952‚ at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution‚ an extremely thick cloud of fog and smoke came down onto the city of London. This lasted for over four days‚ and was responsible
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was heavy and dark. Animate London‚ with smarting eyes and irritated lungs‚ was blinking‚ wheezing‚ and choking; inanimate London was a sooty specter‚ divided in purpose between being visible and invisible‚ and so being wholly neither.”1 The great smog described by
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The term racial smog‚ to me means‚ a clouded judgement based on the skin color of an individual. A clouded judgement is placing all individuals of a certain race in one specific group without knowing anything else about them. For example‚ saying all Hispanic people are illegal aliens or criminals‚ all African Americans are good at sports or are criminals‚ all German people are Nazis‚ etc. It is a predetermined prejudice we give people based on their outward appearance. To me‚ this type of thought
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major source of NO2 seems to be from traffic fumes. Nitrogen dioxide is a poisonous gas‚ which comes from the burning of fossil fuels‚ mainly as a by-product of diesel engines. It is a significant air pollutant as it contributes to the creation of smog and acid rain which impacts human health. Therefore‚ the government is in breach of its legal duty “to protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution” by these levels being in excess. Section 2 Economic efficiency offers a useful
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El Paso‚ Air Quality: Pollution‚ History and Community By‚ Luz Medrano‚ Nylea Martinez. SCI/362 Instructor‚ Yussuf Farran In order to comprehend the definition on air quality one must first uncover the definition of air‚ as air is one of the biggest resources our planet has available we must study the conditions and impact that it has in our environment. Air is a precious resource that most take for granted‚ supplying us with oxygen; which is an essential for our bodies to live‚ without
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