reactions and smog production‚ but UV-absorbing aerosols such as mineral dust and soot inhibit smog production. Results could have major implications for the control of air pollution. More than 100 counties in the United States regularly violate the Environmental Protection Agency ’s (EPA) Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone (O3) of 120 ppbv (parts per 109 by volume averaged over 1 hour) (1). This ozone results from the interaction of pollutant oxides of nitrogen and nonmethane hydrocarbons
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Ethics of Hydraulic Fracturing Final Persuasive Christian Childs 3025 December 13‚ 2011 Jona-Lee Luna Large gas companies have been wreaking havoc on Midwestern United States. These companies’ practices of hydraulic fracturing have been very detrimental to the local populace. Hydraulic fracturing has been known to damage the environment through earthquakes and gas spills. In addition‚ it has been said that these companies have certain law exemptions that only they enjoy. These unsafe
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Keough tells the viewer about how sometimes an auditor will come to inspect their facility‚ and how they have to prove to him/her that they are following the rules and their partners are doing the same. The viewer gets told that The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA for short) believes that over 80% of electronic
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Elizabeth Reel Environmental Science SCI204 Section G Spring 2007 A Janice Webster Subject: Emission Testing April 22‚ 2007 Introduction With this paper I hope to gain a better understanding of emission pollution and the emission testing process. With my research and my visit to the local Clean Air Car Check site‚ I have compiled information that will prove valuable. I will define emission pollution and the major contributors. I will answer the why we have to emission test. I will
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benefits and sustainability of interventions to protect and promote health. [Geneva]: World Health Organization. UN-Water. (2011). UN News Center. Retrieved January 23‚ 2013‚ from http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/quality.shtml US Environmental Protection Agency. (n.d.). EPA. Retrieved January 22‚ 2013‚ from http://www.epa.gov/ Water.org. (n.d.). Waterorg. Retrieved January 23‚ 2013‚ from http://water.org/
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“world’s largest single environmental health risk” (Larson 2014). In other words‚ one out of eight deaths in 2012 were attributed to air pollution (Larson 2014). According to an article from The Guardian‚ roughly half of Americans (approximately 148 million individuals) are currently living with dangerous levels of air pollution (Goldenberg 2014). Due to the threats that air pollution poses to individuals‚ or‚ rather‚ the Earth and everything living in it as a whole‚ several states and municipalities
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important and main benefits are‚ but not limited to‚ health‚ financial‚ and environment friendly and better quality products. Many may think solar panels when they hear the terms Green Design but it doesn’t stop there. Green design involves many environmental friendly products and structures. Not only will they minimize the effects on human health and the environment‚ they have many other benefits as well. Today many companies‚ designers‚ architects and all types of people around the world are taking
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Cited: Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water. (2010). Retrieved from US Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/ogwdw/sdwa/ Downing‚ N.‚ McIntyre‚ G.‚ & Ramsey‚ D. (2009). Green Tip - 10 Things YOU Can Do To Save Water. Retrieved from MyBadPad: http://www.mybadpad.com/
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Nicole Buckman BIO220 March 18‚ 2013 Meredith Morrissey Controlled Burns and the Environment In a forests life‚ the process of a fire starting and destroying the trees and underbrush in a forest is an important cycle. It helps to improve the life span of the vegetation and animals living in it. With the rise in wildfires all over the country‚ researchers say that controlled burns will help reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Many people think of fire as only being dangerous and destructive
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Environmental conflicts in the South Durban Basin: Integrating residents’ perceptions and concerns resulting from air pollution Jyoti Jaggernath* Abstract With a complex mix of large scale industries and major transport networks‚ the South Durban Basin (SDB) residential area has been subjected to a considerable amount of environmental impacts and conflicts. A major concern in the area is the effects of air pollution on human health and ecology that are caused by the emissions of unacceptable
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