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...and cardiovascular diseases. Individuals exposed to unhealthy ozone and particulate matter levels may be subject to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases such as asthma attack, neurophilic inflammation, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Previous studies have indicated that long-term exposure to air pollution at ambient levels increases the risk of mortality. Furthermore, literature reviewed in this paper also identified that most of those whose health condition is affected by low quality air levels are from low-income or minority groups. These discoveries contribute to the etiological factors, temporal...
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...? Air Pollution – effects Air pollution is caused when harmful substances are discharged into the air by human activities and cause damage to human beings, animals, plants and also the natural environment. Natural events like volcanic eruptions and forest fires also contribute towards air pollution. (Wijetilleke & Karunaratne, 1995, p.10) There are many types of air pollution. The common types are acid rain, smog, greenhouse effect and damage in ozone layer. All these types can cause serious damage to human health (What is Air Pollution, n.d.). There are two main air pollutants that cause most damage to human beings and environment. One is sulphur dioxide which is produced when fuels like coal and oil are burned during smelting... or from...
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...of this reality are far-reaching, cataclysmic and are happening now. Hundreds of coal-fired electric power plants and other smoke-stack industries along with hundreds of thousands of vehicles contribute to a significant public health problem by emitting the waste fumes produced by burning fossil fuels. Many studies have acknowledged that a wide array of undesirable health issues occur due to air pollution exposure including higher instances of respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, atherosclerosis, emergency room trips and premature death. Exposure to the particulate matter found in air...
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... pollution affects human beings and the environment. The short term effects of air pollution include pneumonia, irritation of the nose, skin, throat, and eyes, nausea, and headaches. Aside from this unpleasant odor from factories, garbage, clogged drainage systems also cause air pollution. On the other hand, the long-term effects of air pollution to health include lung cancer, respiratory and heart diseases, and can also lead to nerves and organ damage. If a person has already heart and lung disease or asthma, air pollution may worsen the situation. In relation to environmental effects, air pollution can also cause harm to the environment by contaminating the water and the soil. If this occurs, trees and crops will be polluted... can cause...
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...The Effects of Air Pollution You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand that technology has now reached to zenith. But, despite the advancement in technologies, it is still difficult to deal with so many problems being faced by mankind. One of the most pressing issues of today's world is none other than the air pollution.
There are different sources of air pollution and all of them can create bad effects on health of all living things. Though it is a fact that there has been an improvement in air quality in the last 20 years, which is the outcome of many steps...
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...Air Pollution: A Worldview Clean air is a natural resource that is shared by all living things on Earth. Maintaining air quality is critical to the well being of humans as well as the plants and animals that inhabit the planet. The failure to maintain air quality can be seen in the large metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles and Tokyo where many residents require specialized breathing equipment to go outside during air quality alerts. Often we see the results as smog, but many times the air pollution is odorless, colorless, and is only detected by air quality monitoring...
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...Introduction The negative effect of air pollution on the respiratory health is a growing global concern. Emissions from industries, automobiles and tobacco smoke are some of the major outdoor air pollutants, released in form of noxious gases, aerosols, particulate matter, and smoke in the atmosphere. Some of the toxic gases that pollute air include sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, chlorofluorocarbons, and carbon dioxide among other gases. Particulate matter consists of a composite combination of solid, liquid,...
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...Air Pollution Chart
Issue
Sources
Health/Environmental Effects
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
-Combustion of fossil fuels such as coal
- Industrial processes such as metal production
-High levels of CO2 cause headache, nausea
-High levels of CO2 can also cause asphyxiation
-Excess amount of carbon dioxide contribute to the greenhouse effect as it trap heat in the atmosphere.
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
-Mainly produced from body and hair sprays, chemical found in old refrigeration and air conditioners
-It breaks down ozone through a chemical reaction, therefore, depleting the ozone layer.
Ground-level ozone (O3)
-Produced by photochemical...
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...the establishment of policies and pooling resources to mitigate the vise (PA 2)
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...that was considered most polluted in a period of five years. Despite the health hazard related to pollution the government has approved the buildup of sixteen coal industry hubs with the aim of increasing productivity by the year 2015. Other experts are suggesting improving early warnings and monitoring pollution as among the ways of dealing with pollution effects. Shanghai has created 10 stations in the city to monitor PM2.5 (particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less).
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