Air Pollution in Bangkok Pedestrians in Bangkok walk along the streets with handkerchiefs covering their noses. This is because nobody would like to inhale the unclean air into their body. As both residents and foreigners who have visited Bangkok know‚ Bangkok has one of the worst traffic in the world. This is due to the number of motor vehicles running on the roads which has increased significantly over the past few years. And without enough mass transit and road network‚ it led to traffic congestion
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Environmental Sustainability Paper GLG/101 Danita LaSage Rachelle Ann Franko September 10‚ 2011 In today’s world it’s our responsibility as the population to create Sustainability with the earth’s resources. There are only so many resources on earth like timber‚ food‚ petroleum etc. to go around. The more that we use and take in the less it becomes available for us to consume. The world’s budget cannot indeterminately increase on a limited world. As a result the economy develops and the population
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Rapid City is a safe place to live under the topic of air quality. In the perimeters of the Main Street Square‚ many precautions are taken to ensure good air quality. Many signs are posted near the Main Street Square fountain area stating “no smoking.” In addition‚ smoke stacks are located near the parking ramp‚ where there is not a heavy flow of pedestrian traffic. Rapid City is situated at the bottom of the Black Hills in a valley; this location does allow smoke to accumulate if there is a wild
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Summer‚ although very hot outside‚ but is most awaited season for children. All kids wait for their favourite summers or you can say summer vacations. All are excited‚ they are not bothered about heat outside‚ what they want to do is to play and play the whole day. Heat can’t stop them from moving out‚ but we have to prevent them from harmful effects of this hot weather. Most troubling in hot and humid weather is itchy rash or prickly heat. It is also known as sweat rash; in medical terms is called
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TUI UNIVERSITY Air pollution is an environmental health problem that affects many cities around the world. This is a major concern because the gases that are emitted into our atmosphere are toxic and pose great health risks to everyone. As health educator I am assigned to consult and assist a local community-clinic nurse‚ implement and plan a program that will address reducing exposure of the community‚ particularly children in the community‚ to air pollution and reducing the impact of
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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‚ and then respond to the questions that follow: Issue Sources Health/Environmental Effects Carbon dioxide (CO2) Combustion of fossil fuels such as coal‚ oil‚ gas in power plants‚ automobiles and industrial facilities. Reduces bloods ability to transport oxygen; headaches and fatigue‚ mental impairment or death at high levels. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Human
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DIWALI Firecrackers and fireworks are popular on the eve of Diwali. Firecracker Concerns Nowadays there is a significant growth in campaigns on creating awareness over the adverse impacts of noise and air pollution. Some governments drive to keep the festival less noisy and pollution-free. The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has banned production of crackers with noise levels of over 125 decibels.In survey of UP Pollution Control Board‚ it was revealed that the emission of smoke was found more
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Nowadays‚ haze is getting worst from day to day‚ because of Malaysia more attributed to a mismatch between focus of higher quality of life and the need of industry. As we can see‚ haze gives impact to our daily life and at the same time it will influence our life. The effects of haze that cause this problem in our daily life are health‚ environment and social sector. Firstly‚ the worst effect that we can see nowadays is health. Haze is giving lot of disease to people either children or adult
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An electric car is powered by an electric motor instead of a gasoline engine. The electric motor gets energy from a controller‚ which regulates the amount of power transmitted throughout the vehicle‚ based on the driver’s use of an accelerator pedal. The electric motors give electric cars instant torque‚ creating a strong and smooth acceleration pattern. Electric cars are about three times more efficient than cars with an internal combustion engine. A pure-battery electric car uses energy stored
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AIR POLLUTION AND HOW TO REDUCE IT Today the world has become highly industrialized and modernized‚ which makes human life much easier and more comfortable. In spite of the advantages‚ the development of industry does have a lot of disadvantages‚ especially air pollution. All over the world‚ air pollution is increasing at an alarming pace and at the same time‚ it has a serious effect on the earth and human health‚ so more and more people are concerned about it. As a result‚ measures are
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