well as the eyes‚ nose and other mucosal tissues are stimulated and illness. The atmosphere chemical contaminants cause acute poisoning and chronic poisoning. Sometimes‚ factory had leaked and outflow a large amounts of harmful gas as photochemical smog in the production process. For example: carbon monoxide will make us feel headache and fatigue and it also will cause severe hypoxia symptoms that gas poisoning. All of the harmful chemicals has already inhaled by us would lead us coughing‚ sneezing
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Over the past month I have been in China‚ it has been impossible for me to go outside without having a respirator attached to my face. Why? Because of the extreme air pollution that blankets most of China. Because of China’s air pollution that has been a constant problem over the past few decades and has been making living in China “uncomfortable”. The air pollution has several effects including declining public health and up to 1.6 million deaths per year. That is about 4383 deaths per day‚ 1.4
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include ear‚ nose and throat irritation‚ and upper respiratory infections. Long-term effects include respiratory disease‚ lung disease‚ and heart disease. People who have asthma can experience complications when the air is polluted. In the great "Smog Disaster" in London in 1952‚ four thousand people died in a few days due to the high concentrations of pollution (How can air pollution hurt my health?). Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by wheezing. Asthma is a growing public
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The Cause and Effect of Air Pollution Neidalina Ortiz Everest Online December 28‚ 2013 It would be natural to think that microscopic particles in polluted air would do damage to one ’s lungs‚ nose and throat. However‚ recent research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association has reported that such particles can in fact negatively affect the ability of the heart in people with serious coronary artery disease to conduct electrical signals
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a process‚ such as ash from a volcanic eruption. On the other hand‚ secondary pollutants are not emitted directly but are formed when primary pollutants react or interact. A good example would be many secondary pollutants that make up photochemical smog. Some pollutants can be secondary and primary at the same time. For this to happen‚ they both emitted directly and formed from other primary pollutants. 4% of deaths in the United States are due to air pollution according to the Environmental
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Jing 1 Air Pollution in Northern China Section 18 April 07‚ 2013 Student Name: Yue Jing The latest air quality readings released by the U.S. Embassy in central Beijing in April show that the air has slightly improved‚ dropping from the off-‐chart 517 on January 29th to average 100-‐200 according to the air quality
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to ruin our space that we live in. Not only has these pollutants had an effect on our atmosphere‚ but our living conditions as citizens in Ohio has been exposed to harm and danger. There are many health risks associated with mercury‚ sulfur dioxide‚ smog and other toxins that allow us to be at a higher risk than other regions outside of Ohio in the United States. The infant mortality rate in the state of Ohio as of 2008 was 7.7%. The crude death rate in Ohio was 955.5. While we can’t give an exact
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There are many kinds of indoor and outdoor pollution‚ including photochemical smog‚ acid rain‚ and second hand smoke. Air pollution threatens the health of our flora and fauna as well as human health. The impact of these kinds of pollution results in such conditions as the development of diseases like cancer and environmental and human threats such as ozone layer depletion. Reducing pollution without worrying about the costs will be more moral because the whole planet will benefit from it. Air
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Topic: Transport related to pollution Name: Course: Instructor’s Name: Date: Abstract Transport came to the lime light of the pollution debate after the issue of pollution from sooty smog from the burning of coal got to be solved. Since solving of the issue‚ emissions that ensue from the transport sector including motor vehicles‚ jets‚ and trains have been the main contributors to the pollution of the air. The effects of the emissions affect the urbanites health conditions‚ in addition
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carbon monoxide from car exhausts and sulphur dioxide from the combustion of coal. Further pollution can arise if primary pollutants in the atmosphere undergo chemical reactions. The resulting compounds are called secondary pollutants. Photochemical smog is an example of this. Historical explanation In the days before the proliferation of large cities and industry‚ nature ’s own systems kept the air fairly clean. Wind mixed and dispersed the gases‚ rain washed the dust and other easily dissolved
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