Associate Level Material Indoor Air Pollution Resources: Chapter 19 of Environmental Science and the EPA web site‚ “Introduction to Air Quality”. Retrieved from‚ http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ia-intro.html Complete the following chart: Pollutant Sources Health effects Is Your Risk Level Acceptable? Solutions Sustainable Replacements‚ when appropriate Radon Natural decay of uranium found in almost all soils. Radon leaks into homes through walls‚ floors‚ and water. Lung cancer unknown Seal cracks
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An Exploration of How to Prevent the Effects and Causes of Air Pollution Air pollution has not always been an area of individual problem but has always been a big major of global problem. In fact‚ air pollution is not a new issue to us. When I was in high school‚ I was already interested in doing research about air pollution. I began my search of my issue with the following questions in mind. What causes pollution? What are its effects? What can we do to prevent it‚ and get rid of it? Can
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India has many big cities. Delhi‚ Mumbai‚ Kolkata‚ Chennai‚ Bangalore‚ etc. are some of them. But 80 per cent of our population lives in the villages. A person from the rural area may find himself lost in a big city. Life in a city looks attractive and glamorous. People are progressive. They are constantly keeping abreast with the developments in the world and even the government takes care to see that the big cities begin to look like any other big city in the world. This is a desirable attitude
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issues in New York City - Environmental issues in New York City are affected by the city’s size‚ density‚ abundant public transportation infrastructure‚ and location at the mouth of the Hudson River. New York City also plays an important role in national environmental policy because of its size and influence. New York’s population density has environmental benefits and dangers. It facilitates the highest mass transit use in the United States‚ but also concentrates pollution. Gasoline consumption
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Pollution: Air‚ Water‚ Visual Pollution is the contamination of the natural environment. Pollution is one of the big issues in nowadays world. Everywhere in the planet‚ even in the most remote areas a kind of pollution can be seeing. In the air‚ in the water or in the cities the pollution is present and make places inhabitable or ugly to live in. Pollution affects‚ farms plantations‚ fishing business‚ brings sickness to people and animals that lives in polluted areas. There are several kinds of
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Air pollution in China and Azerbaijan Introduction As the whole world evolves rapidly‚ pollution has become more and more severe. In modern society‚ pollution is defined as “ the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem” ( Wikipedia‚ 2012 ) or the addition to the ecosystem of something that brings detrimental effects. Dating back to 1272‚ pollution was first known by a British called King Edward. As a matter
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in HCM city is going hotter? People don’t have enough clean water for everyday activities‚ there’s a stuffy atmosphere covering this city. This bad situation is caused by garbage from industrial zones‚ car exhaust and large population. The purpose of this essay is to analyze these three main causes of pollution in HCM city. The first and immediate cause of pollution in HCM city is the waste from industrial zones. There’re so much industrial zones that make the water dirty‚ make the air polluted
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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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Strong January 28th‚ 2011 Assignment 1 STRESSED OUT Being one of the biggest social issues in Los Angeles‚ Air pollution has two main reasons: vehicle traffic and population growth. Actually‚ it is in a such crucial level that scientists indicate that air pollution in Los Angeles may endanger peoples lives. Scientific researches show that the air pollution causes cancer and have an impact on pregnant woman. Advertisements shows us some solutions like making public transportation common
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Big and Small Cities There are so many beautiful cities on the earth‚ some of them are big and crowed‚ but some of them are small. What comes to your mind when you hear about big and small cities? What are the differences between them? They are totally different‚ so what kind of cities you like to live in? There are many different characteristics that describe big and small cities that are discussed in this essay. One of the different characteristics between big and small cities is the environment
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