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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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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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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through websites beginning with a main geographical segmentation in Japan and moving afterwards to the USA. The California Air Resources Board‚ (also known as CARB)‚ rate the Prius as “among the cleanest vehicles sold in the United States based on smog-forming emissions”. Educated aware middle class or wealthy still “nesting” people could find the Prius as an excellent choice for their children with a driver license. It should be the parent’s responsibility to instruct their children on global warming
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Many people make a living off coal mining‚ and it bring money into our economy. Coal release smog so thick people cannot breath and‚ it is populating our area and‚ making our environment a unsuitable place to live. We must think to ourselves the true impact coal has on human life internationally. With a worldwide perspective‚ are societies enough
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AST20211 Environment and Health UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Definition of Environment‚ Health and Disease Environmental Problems Food Borne Diseases Intervention and Control AST20211 Environment and Health What is environment…? • The sum total of our surroundings‚ including all the living and nonliving things with which we interact. • Living things • Animals‚ plants‚ forests‚ fungi‚ etc. • Nonliving things • Continents‚ oceans‚ clouds‚ soil‚ rocks •
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Statistics -Air pollution has caused the quality of air to become unhealthy -Sixty percent of americans live in unhealthy air pollution levels -Vehicles in transportation cause air pollution from combustion engine exhaust. Examples of these vehicles are cars‚ trucks‚ jets‚ and air planes. -One of the worst places with air pollution is Los Angeles‚ California -Air pollution is all around the world -Power lines and their high voltage cause air pollution -Pesticides used to kill pests cause
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