environmental science & policy 12 (2009) 855–869 available at www.sciencedirect.com journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/envsci Climate and air quality-driven scenarios of ozone and aerosol precursor abatement Kristin Rypdal a‚ Nathan Rive a‚*‚ Terje Berntsen a‚ Hilde Fagerli b‚ Zbigniew Klimont c‚ Torben K. Mideksa a‚ Jan S. Fuglestvedt a a CICERO‚ P.O. Box 1129 Blindern‚ N-0318 Oslo‚ Norway met.no‚ P.O. Box 43 Blindern‚ N-0313 Oslo‚ Norway c International Institute for Applied
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There are many things within our environment that can have negative effects on human health some positive and some negative. Examples of negative effects would include air quality‚ noise pollution‚ greenhouse effects and the ripple effect on the food supply. The air quality index is a measure of daily air quality‚ the Air Quality Index (AQI) tells you how clean or polluted your air is and what associated health concerns you should be aware of such as allergic reactions. Conversely‚ indoor pollution
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Baao National High School Baao Camarines Sur TERM PAPER (Latest Findings related to CHEMISTRY) Submitted by: Ryiel Faye B. Clavecilla Submitted to: Mr. Randy Sanfuego (TITLE) AIR POLLUTION * Introduction: We need air in order for us to breathe. But on some reasons‚ the air that is physically needed by our bodies is now being polluted. The term "air pollution" is used to describe substances that are artificially introduced into the air. Air pollution stems from gases and airborne particles
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Examining Your Community’s Source of Energy Ecology and Environmental Sustainability October 27‚ 2014 My home itself uses oil for the primary heating source. We have two wood burning fireplaces as an alternate to help conserve oil and if there is any power outages. The third source of energy used is electricity. Most commonly used house heating fuel in Slatington is fuel oil and Electricity (See Figure 1) (city-Data.com‚ 2014). According to EPODUNK website there are 1‚867 homes
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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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The phenomenon causes Haze Hazy weather phenomenon is a thorn in the flesh to the government and the people. This phenomenon seems to tertaktub in the weather forecast for the calendar frequently hit the country. In reality‚ the haze situation in the country is very dangerous to people’s health. The main cause of the haze phenomenon sweeping the country is the emission of smoke from vehicles. This is so because of the increasing number of vehicles bak mushrooms after rain. Vehicles such as
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In California air pollution and overpopulation is a major problem facing our environment. In this case‚ our overpopulation adds to our air pollution‚ so it is a vicious cycle that only WE can break. This dilemma is harmful to every single living creature in our state. In this essay‚ I will attempt to identify the cause and effect of both air pollution and overpopulation in the western region. Also‚ we will look into some current issues we face with state government and how they plan to protect California’s
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We often hear that inhalation or contact with black mold can cause nasty black mold symptoms like runny nose‚ itchy eyes‚ and breathing trouble with associated signs of asthma. There is even mention of more serious symptoms. What Is Black Mold Anyway? They are very common in buildings and homes and grow where there is excessive humidity and moisture. In fact‚ they grow both indoors and outdoors. They can enter your house from various routes like open doorways‚ windows and via air conditioning and
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POLLUTION Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances orenergy‚ such as noise‚ heat or light. Pollutants‚ the components of pollution‚ can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. Pollutant A pollutant is a substance or energy introduced into the environment that has undesired effects‚ or adversely affects the usefulness of a resource. A pollutant
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Causes of air pollution: Unwanted material present in air is referred as air pollution. The causes of air pollution may be * Natural process: For instance volcanic eruption and forest fire because of lightening. * Man- made process: for instance combustion of fossil fuels. Most of the air pollution is man – made. In metropolitan areas‚ combustion of petrol and its byproducts result in release of air pollutant. Incomplete combustion releases a toxic compound called carbon monoxide in to
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