environmental factors that can potentially affect health. Although many air pollutants are invisible, they can seriously impact our health, the environment, and our quality of life. Air pollutants may cause respiratory diseases, cancer and other health effects. Pollutants also may create odours and smog, diminishes the protective ozone layer, and contributes to other environmental problems, such as acid rain and global climate change. The air inside homes, schools, and other buildings also may contain pollutants
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Air pollution can be harmful to our healthAir pollution can be harmful to our health, depending on how long do you live while breathing chemicals like nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides. When it’s for a Short time, it can cause irritation to the eyes, throat and nose. For someone with asthma and emphysema it can be dangerous. If it’s for a long period of time, there will be many side effects to the human’s health. For example heart problems, lung cancer, and even damage to the brain, nerves, kidneys
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AIR POLLUTION Name Name of institution Describing the extent of PM2.5 in Indiana is problematic since the PM2.5 monitors are located in cities which make it rather problematic to know the concentration of PM2.5 in rural areas. Children are at grander risk from exposure to air pollution than grown-ups because their bodies are still growing. In relation to PM2.5 and air pollution in Indiana, children have elevated the level of absenteeism in school, asthma exacerbation and new on set asthma (Kunzli
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References * Ritz, Beate & Wilhelm, Michelle. 2008. UCLA. Air Pollution Impacts on Infants and Children. Retrieved September 27, 2013 from http://www.environment.ucla.edu/reportcard/article.asp?parentid=1700 * N.A. n.d. EPA. Ways to Reduce Air Pollution. Retrieved September 27, 2013 from http://www.epa.gov/airquality/peg_caa/reduce.html * Davis, Del Bene Davis. ANA. Home Environmental Health Risks. Retrieved September 27, 2013 from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/
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in which we live has been heavily affected by air pollution. People exploit billions of tons of coal, petroleum, gas and expel into the environment a large amount of toxic waste annually. Nobody all over the world wants to breathe in such dirty atmosphere. However, it is very difficult to find a place which is not polluted. This essay will argue that governments around the world need to spend more money on ways to purify the air in order to reduce air pollution’s negative effects on the human life
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Air Pollution “I’m going out for a breath of fresh air” seems to be a phrase we often hear throughout out lives. Unfortunately, in today’s world, that “fresh air” isn’t exactly fresh. As a result of increasing traffic, city size, economic development, and industrialization, we have more air pollution problems than ever before. A formal definition of air pollution is as follows: The presence in the atmosphere of one or more contaminants in such quality and for such duration as is injurious,
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Opposed to Air Pollution Crystal Rowley SCI/275 March 11, 2012 Rosemarie Rowe Opposed to Air Pollution Atmospheric issues have become increasingly worse throughout the years. One issue, such as air pollution, needs to be addressed in a serious and timely manner. All citizens of the world need to take accountability for their contribution to air pollution. It is time to reverse and reduce the amount of pollutants currently being released into the atmosphere. Air pollution is caused from
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Air pollution is a widespread problem that can be hard to contain. Air pollution can cause problems in both humans and animals. Not only that, air pollution can cause changes in climate which can affect our food sources. Air pollution is harmful to the environment and bad for people’s health. This problem needs to be contained. Many of the things that pollute the air are used by humans daily and at http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/pollution-overview/ it says that
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Air pollution is everywhere and the polluted air can be very harmful for human. Based on Air Pollutant Index of Malaysia, the air pollutant included are ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and suspended particulate matter which less than 10 microns in size or more well known as PM10. Fine particulate matter is one of the key global pollutants affecting human health such as lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases and other related diseases. This portable air
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outline later on as you write. THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST BE TYPED, SINGLE-SPACED. DUE ON TUESDAY 8/3. Example Outline Student’s Name ESL 220.3/Stahl Research Paper Outline 11/12/09 Topic: The Causes of Water Pollution Thesis: Water pollution happens in two ways: the emission of toxic waste into water by households and industries and natural calamity. I. Introduction A. Water is an important resource 1. Use in homes – cooking, cleaning, personal hygiene
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