“Effects of Air Pollution in Children” Ashley Hines SOC 120 Brooke Fishinghawk 07/05/10 “Effects of Air Pollution in Children” Air pollution is the presence in the outdoor atmosphere of one or more contaminants such as dust‚ fumes‚ gas‚ mist‚ odor‚ smoke‚ or vapor in quantities and of characteristics and duration such as to be injurious to human‚ plant‚ animal life‚ or to property(wikipedia). The presence of pollutants in the outdoor air contributes to numerous health effects ranging
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Sources of air pollution refer to the various locations‚ activities or factors which are responsible for the releasing of pollutants in the atmosphere. These sources can be classified into two major categories which are: Anthropogenic sources (human activity) mostly related to burning different kinds of fuel • "Stationary Sources" as smoke stacks of power plants‚ manufacturing facilities‚ municipal waste incinerators. Power plant is also used to refer to the engine in ships‚ aircraft and other
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Air and water pollution affect the biotic and abiotic environment on a global scale. All pollutants affect individuals in different ways‚ but mainly affect those with asthma or underlying respiratory conditions. Transportation and energy consumption are the biggest contributors to pollution and global warming. With world population on the rise‚ carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is also climbing a steep hill. CO2‚ a primary air pollutant‚ is the most major concern amongst environmental scientists‚
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term pollution means the discharge of a toxic or contaminating substance that is likely to have an adverse effect on the natural environment or life. Pollution is a very serious problem‚ making life more difficult for not just humans‚ but even plants and animals. There are many types of pollution such as air pollution‚ water pollution‚ and soil contamination. First let’s begin by talking about air pollution and how it affects us. Air is 99.9% nitrogen‚ oxygen‚ water vapor and insert gases. Air pollution
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HARM THE ENVIRONMENT OF AIR POLLUTION 1. Harm to human health and animal life on earth: Air pollution on the human body and animals primarily via the respiratory tract as well as direct effects on the eyes and skin of the body. They cause diseases such as suffocation‚ acute pulmonary edema‚ a number of irritating contaminants for coughs‚ asthma‚ tuberculosis‚ lung cancer‚ causing bitter tears‚ cause allergies‚ itching on skin‚ urticaria‚ stone dust and asbestos dust causes lung .
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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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land and air pollution Water pollution Water pollution is usually caused by human activities. Different human sources add to the pollution of water. There are two sorts of sources‚ they mostly come from pipelines or sewers and then into the surface water. Nonpoint sources are sources that cannot be traced to a single site of discharge. Examples some sources are: factories‚ sewage treatment plants‚ underground mines‚ oil wells‚ oil tankers and agriculture‚ acid deposition from the air‚ traffic
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Water and Air Pollution Analysis When doing the research for this project I was actually very surprised just at how much air pollution that there actually is in Bourbon County. I have always heard things like "we live in a bad community" or similar remarks because there are two big factories that put out harmful pollutants in the air. Those factories are CMC/CLA and Mallinckrodt. After reading the report that was put out by scorecard.com I realize that my community may be in more danger.
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increase outdoor air pollution? a.Wide open landscapes transport pollutants. b.Hills and valleys increase the flow of air in valleys c.Higher temperatures decrease chemical reactions leading to more photochemical smog formation. d.FOC emissions from certain trees and plants can play a large role in creating photochemical smog. e.Temperature inversions can help to disperse pollutants. 36.Which of the following statements is true? a.Temperature inversion occurs when a layer of cold air prevents warm
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Air Pollution What is Air Pollution? * Air pollution can be defined as the presence of any harmful material in the air and the atmosphere that can cause damage to human beings and other living organisms. * Air pollution could also be in the form of disturbances to the normal composition of the air such that there is an undesired effect on the environment or living things. * Under normal circumstances‚ the earth’s atmosphere consists of nitrogen (~78%)‚ oxygen (~21%)‚ small amounts
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