does pollution in large cities affect human health? Pollution‚ a worldwide problem which has been concerned with since 1972 (Seitz 2008:156)‚ has significant effects on human health in large cities. It may be defined as several different types of pollutant in environment mainly caused by industry and agriculture‚ having a harmful impact on public health. It is because cities‚ most of which‚ have depended on the two types of industry to develop the economy that the problems of urban pollution are
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Nowadays‚ the gap between the city and the countryside becomes more and more overt‚ which arouses colossal concerns. To understand the solution‚ let’s take a closer look at the causes of the gap at first. The main reason of the gap is the unequal investment between city and rural area. China is a typical example. While more and more money is being invested to the coastal areas and big cities‚ such as Beijing and Shanghai‚ the lack of investment barriers greatly the society development of rural
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to be both positive and negative. The issue I chose is beach pollution. This issue affects my south Florida community because we love the beach and the beaches are polluted. There is nothing positive about beach pollution. It harms innocent sea life as well as veers people away from the beautiful beaches. 1. What do members of your family and community say about the issue? My family and community are against beach pollution. They say that Loggerhead Turtles will not lay their eggs on polluted
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Air and Water Pollution: The Gulf Oil Spill Stephanie Wolf University of Phoenix ENV/100 Principles of Environmental Science Cyraj El-Bakoush On April 20‚ 2010‚ BP’s oil rig Deepwater Horizon blew up in the Gulf of Mexico‚ killing 11 people and unleashing more than 200 million gallons of oil into the water (Sakashita‚ N.D.). The spill oiled more than 1‚000 miles of shoreline and a study from the Center for Biological
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known as air is a mixture‚ not a chemical combination‚ of a number of gases; that is‚ each gas retains its own characteristic properties. It consists of about 78 percent nitrogen; 21 percent oxygen‚ and carries along with it water vapor‚ clouds‚ dust‚ smoke‚ soot‚ and a variety of chemical compounds. The remaining one percent contains all the other gases including carbon monoxide‚ carbon dioxide‚ ozone‚ methane‚ and ammonia that contribute to harmful pollutants that are released into the air. Millions
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Most people do not realize that atmospheric pollution (also known as air pollution) is a very serious global problem. There are a great number of air pollutants that are basically caused from natural resources. Most of the pollutants are mankind. There are seven air pollutants that are at greater risk to our environment‚ which are the following: particulate matter (made up of acids‚ organic chemicals‚ metals‚ soils‚ and dust particles)‚ nitrogen oxides (made by highly reactive gasses that contain
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levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air and for breaching its obligation to reduce these levels by 2010. Of the 43 zones in the UK‚ 40 exceed the standard set by the European Air Pollution Directive in 1999 to take effect in 2010. The Directive states if the deadline has not been met‚ an extension can be granted upon the approval of submitted air quality plans. Air quality plans have been submitted for the majority of these zones‚ but there remain 16 cities that the government says will be unable
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HK’s air pollution is affecting its position as a financial hub and a tourist destination Ask any of the Hong Kong residents. There is no surprise to hear them saying the smog hiding Hong Kong’s once blue skies has been getting thicker over the last decade. Indeed‚ Bloomberg recently reported that air pollution in Hong Kong has been soaring since 2007. In 2011‚ the crowded state recorded 175 days of “very high” pollution– more than double the figure from four years prior. How is the declining
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I just came back from a business trip this weekend. It was the first time I worked as a “coordinator” for my company. I learned a lot and got “business culture shock” as well. I am not sure if there is the term in English. I just felt I was in another world that I had to speak another language and used another way of thinking especially in business meetings. For example‚ my boss blamed me that I shouldn’t have said “sorry” if he hadn’t said that. In my opinion‚ in Japan‚ it’s very common to
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.......... There are all of types of pollution. Industrial pollution is the air‚ water‚ and chemical pollution caused by industries. There has always been pollution. Industrial pollution began when our country went through the Industrial Revolution. Most all parts of the world are affected in some way by industrial pollution. Big cities with steel mills‚ power plants‚ heating plants‚ or railroad stations feel the direct effects of industrial pollution. The smog‚ smell‚ and contamination of
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