Running head: Air Pollution and Automobiles Air Pollution and Automobiles Jason Madison COM 220 February 22‚ 2010 Will Tyler The automobiles that we travel in everyday play a vital role in our lives. They get us around from one place to another on a daily basis. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA 2010) many studies show that exhaust emissions from these vehicles are the number one air pollutant in the United States. Air pollution causes many different issues that
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machines in the home‚ all greatly facilitate human communication‚ transportation and housework as well. Nevertheless‚ living in the 21st century also has its disadvantages. The most serious one is the increasingly polluted environment; air is filled with smog and water is contaminated by chemicals from factories. Another main disadvantage is the personalization of human relationships which mostly result from people’s ever-increasing contact with machines and numbers. Still one more disadvantage is the weakening
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Olawunmi Olawale Quinton Blackwell Engl093 11 Nov 20014 Air pollution effect on humans There’s nothing quite like opening the door and breathing fresh‚ clean‚ air—but how clean is the air you’re breathing right now? Unless you’re a scientist with a chemistry lab at your fingertips‚ there’s no real way of knowing. The gases you’re sucking up through your nose could be slowly killing you: according to the World Health Organization‚ around two million people die prematurely from the effects of
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is largely at the mercy of others. While Xiong Fei and Mrs Hong search to right the injustices they find. Firstly‚ some characters attempt to find solutions at the expense of others. Forced by her cruel uncle‚ she has to go to work. She works in smog wrapped
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS BIODIVERSITY LOSS Biodiversity - refers to the number and size of populations in a community; variability of species in an area In general‚ there are three categorical levels of biodiversity: 1. Genetic biodiversity - involves populations‚ individuals‚ chromosomes‚ genes and nucleotides 2. Taxonomic biodiversity - include kingdoms‚ phyla‚ orders‚ families‚ genera‚ species‚ subspecies and populations - for practical reasons‚
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plants. High levels of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide‚ carbon monoxide‚ nitrogen oxides‚ sulphur dioxides and many more are released by vehicles‚ industries or volcanoes. Effect of air pollution: 1. Formation of smog in highly industrialized countries such as China. Smog leads to harmful health problems to senior citizens and children. It can inflame breathing passages‚ decrease the lungs’ working capacity‚ cause shortness of breath‚ pain when inhaling deeply‚ wheezing‚ and coughing. It can
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warming’ effect. Rivers are polluted by factories and becoming a health hazard. The dumping of industrial waste into streams is resulting contaminating clean water supplies. There were reports of rivers that had turned orange or had caught on fire‚ the smog over some cities was becoming intolerable‚ and there were signs of negative health consequences from buried waste. Environmental concerns have become increasingly central to social policy. The roles of governments in relation to environmental issue
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their activity pollute the air we breathe‚ the water we drink‚ the land we grow fruits and vegetables on. Every year‚ world industry pollutes the atmosphere with about 1000 million tons of dust and other harmful substances. Many cities suffer from smog. Vast forests are cut and burn in fire. Their disappearance afflicts the oxygen balance. As a result every 10 minutes‚ one kind of animal‚ plant or insect dies forever‚ a big number of rivers and lakes dry up. The destruction of the ozone layer causes
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They live in South America and can occasionally be found in North America and are listed as near threatened/vulnerable‚ with 150‚000 left in the wild. They like to live in woodland and swamps with good thick coverage and good access to water. They are hunters and eat a wide and varied diet from Deers and Tapirs to even Frogs‚ Mice and Livestock. They prefer the dense forest and swamps so that they have perfect cover for stalking their prey and they also are strong swimmers. The spotted fur of the
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The Effects of Improper Disposal of Waste By Eric Dontigney‚ eHow Contributor Waste disposal falls into three general categories: non-hazardous‚ hazardous and nuclear waste disposal. Non-hazardous waste includes household or office waste such as food‚ product containers‚ and waste that can be recycled. Hazardous waste includes industrial and residential chemicals‚ petroleum products and heavy metals. Nuclear waste may include spent fuel rods from a nuclear reactor‚ medical nuclear waste or equipment
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