and vehicles‚ and made worse by the regional pollution‚ Hong Kong in most of the days seems wrapped in a grey shroud to a point that‚ you cannot make out from the Central waterfront the buildings on the other side. Urban area is routinely attacked by haze and people have nothing to do but grudgingly live with dust they will never get rid of. The situation becomes so severe that everyone couldn’t turn a deaf ear to it. The effects caused by air pollution are no longer something negligible. Research
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“Light Pollution” is a form of environmental pollution in which excessive artificial outdoor lightings affect the natural environment. Light pollution in Hong Kong is very serious. The main reason behind that are the artificial outdoor lightings. As there are many buildings scattered in Hong Kong‚ artificial lighting is omnipresent. The severe light pollution reduces the number of stars that are visible in the sky. The HKSAR Electrical and Mechanical Services Department‚ 20% of the total electrical
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Air Pollution Anthony Hampton Everest University Environmental Science There are many different types of air pollution‚ either way none of them are good for our health or our atmosphere. Air pollution has gotten worse through the years‚ the more factories we have and the cars we drive have had an impact on the earth. Smog is one of the types of air pollution‚ it is defined when smoke is present in the earth after emitting different sources. That is why
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Air pollution is one of the virtual problem nowadays. There are many reasons of it but mostly it is caused by cars‚ growing cities‚ development of economy and industrialization. Clean air consist of several gases. When some other gases or dangerous elements get into the clean air‚ pollution is inevitable. Ozone layer is affected too much by pollution and it will cause serious disturbances on the environment. People are the main cause of pollution because the things that we use contain dangerous
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CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT The effects of land pollution are far-ranging in the industrial age. The nature of the industrial revolution and the lack of a sustainable development model for industrial progress have allowed the creation of chemicals and products which may serve the idea of convenience or productivity or efficiency‚ however‚ the concept of environmental stewardship is largely an afterthought. This has led to long-lasting chemicals which persist in the environment and are
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Vehicular Pollution problems in India There are three broad sources of air pollution from human activities: stationary or point‚ mobile‚ and indoor. In developing countries especially in the rural area‚ indoor air pollution from using open fires for cooking and heating may be a serious problem. Industries‚ power plants etc. are the cause of stationary air pollution. But in urban areas both developing and developed countries‚ it is predominately mobile or vehicular pollution that contributes to
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Delano Roosevelt entered the White House in 1932‚ promising "a new deal for the American people." The package of legislative reforms that came to be known as the New Deal permanently and dramatically transformed the politics and economy of the United States. In the field of relief‚ the New Deal proved to be highly successful. However‚ in terms of reform‚ the New Deal legacy may have been unmatched in American history. Although the new deal temporarily ramped up industry to meet the demand for war goods
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AIR POLLUTION VERLINDA SIMS EVEREST UNIVERSITY ONLINE EVS1001_12 AIR POLLUTION Air pollution has a lot of different effects on plants‚ animals and also humans. The different air pollutions types come from a various amount of different sources in a way to clean up air pollution and it is not easy. We all know that this problem takes time‚ but all the contributions to improve the air we breathe brings us closer to cleaner air. Sulfur dioxide- is emitted by burning fossil fuels like coal and
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Political Frame Notes From Bolman and Deal: All direct quotes: Chapter Nine Pages 185-186 The political frame does not blame politics on such individual characteristics as selfishness‚ myopia‚ or incompetence. Instead‚ it asserts that interdependence‚ divergent interests‚ scarcity‚ and power relations inevitably spawn political activity. Page 186: Political Assumptions 1. Organizations are coalitions of diverse individuals and interest groups. 2. There are enduring differences
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NOISE POLLUTION: A SLOW POISON Whether knowingly or unknowingly‚ every one of us contributes to noise pollution‚ because most of our day-to-day activities generate some noise. Often neglected‚ noise pollution adversely affects the human being leading to irritation‚ loss of concentration‚ loss of hearing. Identify the sources of noise pollution. Once identified‚ the reason(s) for increased noise levels to be assessed. Now‚ efforts shall be made to reduce the undesired noise levels from (unwanted)
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