Air Pollution Then the sky turned red‚ toxins over head‚ everybodies dead‚ everybodies dead. (GutterMouth; Nitro Records; 1995) In 1948‚ the industrial town of Donora‚ Pennsylvania suffered 28 deaths because of the thick smog. Air pollution is an ecological problem having to do with toxins in the air. There are a few things the human race has done to try to prevent air pollution from taking such a serious toll. Two of these are the Clean Air Acts and the increased use of solar power over coal
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When compared to water pollution‚ air pollution tends to take a backseat. While each issue is equally important‚ it’s easy to forget the prevalence of air pollution. After all‚ unless you live in a city‚ the air above your head probably looks as healthy as ever. And one doesn’t go jumping into dirty air the same way you might in a dirty ocean or lake‚ so the issue of air pollution might not resonate as much. Unfortunately‚ air pollution is still a prevalent issue‚ whether you live in a city with
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generations. In achieving this‚ many have been done by every country leader. The New Zealand government for example‚ has set standards so that everyone in New Zealand country has clean air to breathe‚ clean water to drink and clean land to live on. The standard known as “national environmental standards” ‚ it covers air quality standard; sources of human drinking water standard; telecommunications facilities; and electricity transmission. These standards not only protect people‚ they also secure a consistent
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Air Pollution Nicole Ergler Axia University of Phoenix Robert Orben once said “There ’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren ’t for our lungs there ’d be no place to put it all.” Did one ever think of how much pollution they are breathing in every day? Does one ever realize in what ways they are contributing to air pollution?Air pollution is environmentally a global catastrophe. However‚ the human population does not have the correct knowledge of how to help the environment from
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Air Pollution The moment you step out of the house and are on the road you can actually see the air getting polluted. A cloud of exhaust from a truck‚ smoke filling the sky above a factory chimney‚ fly ash generated by thermal power plants‚ and even a cloud of dust behind a speeding car can pollute the air. Air pollution is aggravated because of four developments: increasing traffic‚ growing cities‚ rapid economic development‚ and industrialization. Natural phenomenon such as an erupting
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Air pollution is caused by humans. Smog and ozone layer depletion are two major causes. They are both toxics in the air that humans create and toxics that effect humans as well. Smog is caused by so many different chemicals that ranges from things like automobile exhaust to hairspray. It affects humans mainly in the circulatory and respiratory systems which are both very important and crucial to survive. Ozone layer depletion is a very serious decline of gas in the ozone layer which is bad because
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How to Reduce Air Pollution Air pollution is an issue of concern to the world. Pollution in our environment will undoubtedly affect our quality of life and it can also cause various health problems and other negative effects. As a result‚ we want to find way out. Three simple solutions to reduce air pollution such as reducing the using of vehicles‚ cutting down the using of machineries and planting trees. The first necessary way to solve this problem is to cutting down the using of machineries
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Air Pollution Nikki Smith SCI/275 10/05/2010 Did you know that certain human activities are the primary source of pollution? Pollution can be caused by numerous things rather they are living or non living. In order to ensure that air pollution does not get out of control; a plan will need to be put in to motion. Air Pollution is another major problem that has not be resolved. It is known that an issue of the magnitude like air pollution cannot be resolved over night. It is stated that
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Air Pollution due to Transportation Recently there has been a great emphasis in the media on pollution. In general‚ it seems that governments and citizens are becoming more aware of the impacts of pollution worldwide. One of the most significant forms of pollution is air pollution. Air pollution is a major concern. Transportation is the 3rd major contributor to air pollution. Air pollution caused by cars and airplanes do a lot more damage to the world than most people are aware of. Education is
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Caused By Air Pollution Some people think that air pollution is not harming the earth or the people‚ but it is doing worse‚ by killing the earth and getting people sick. "Air pollutants‚" according to Gay‚ "are known to cause respiratory diseases‚ cancer‚ and other serious illnesses" (12). Air pollution not only threatens the health and life of humans but also causes damage to the environment (Gay 13). First‚ air pollution causes a great deal of health problems. Wanting clean air is a good
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