... suffer from health problems, including rashes, respiratory problems and even cancers. Also, air pollution causes a great deal of damage to the environment and property. Lot of air pollution creates acid rain, which deteriorates things. In conclusion, air pollution is killing the earth and its people. In order to stop the ... is "green consuming" or buying "green" products (Gay 120-21). Green consuming is buying or using goods and services that do not harm the air, water, or land (Gay 121). Even though a large majority of Americans refuse to buy products or pay for services that contribut...

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... this source. Metals industry This industry involves lots of burning of fuel to melt metals, which causes huge amount of carbon dioxide released from chimney of these factories to open air. Mining industry Acids gases, acid mists and sub-micron particulates are typical mining operation emission found in such industry as copper or gold ore rooting. Paint spray Spray booths in ... out droplets and down-stream thermal oxidizers from fouling with the non-combustible inorganic pigments. Pharmaceutical industry All pharmaceutical industry gives out harmful gases and water-soluble voc that caus...

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... to have an asthma attack there had to be allergen present. One fact that proves this article's point is that over a 5 year period scientists collected air pollution samples and came to the conclusion that a 10% increase in carbon monoxide increases heart and stroke deaths by 46%. That means that for every 1 ... unit increase in carbon monoxide there are 2 or more extra deaths a year. Another test scientists used to explore the related problems with asthma and air pollution is that they gave mice an allergen that would cause them to develop asthma. Next the scientists gave the mice an ae...

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... program was introduced. There are moreeffects of acid rain one is that the health of the general population of a country seems to be worsening due to the air born acidic particles, so2 has now been regulated by the "clean air act in 1990,when sulphur dioxide interacts in the atmosphere to form sulphur aerosols, which may be transported long distances through the ... turn raises the whole sea level of the globe by a couple of feet then islands such as the Maldives and the low countries like the Netherlands and Belgium become flooded-(Air research center). This in turn has many side effec...

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... introduced. There are more social effects of acid rain one is that the health of the general population of a country seems to be worsening due to the air born acidic particles, so2 has now been regulated by the "clean air act- in 1990,when sulphur dioxide interacts in the atmosphere to form sulphur aerosols, which may be transported long distances through the ... being inhaled and lung conditions e.g. asthma and bronchial conditions are a result of the so2 emissions. In 2010 when the benefits of the "clean air act- have been realised then there will be decreased mortality, hospital admi...

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An ongoing problem around the world is the pollution of our air. There are unlimited sources that produce these air polluting chemicals daily. This often scares people because pollution of this kind leads to global warming. Numerous substances in our everyday lives are considered air pollutants. Dust, smoke, exhaust fumes, and microscopic soild particles make up what is reffered to as particulate matter. Industrial factories and automobile exhaust creat this kind of pollution. Carbon Monoxide is classified as a gaseous poulltant. When fossil fuels and automobile exhaust mix these gaseous pollu...

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Air and water is what separates our planet earth, from any other plant we know, without these two vitally important forms of matter no living organisms would be able to survive. ... by the CSIRO Atmospheric Research Team in June '02, showed that road traffic was responsible for just over one third of dangerous and often toxic chemicals found in the Australian air. It was also found that cars were the main producer of the harmful chemicals, carbon monoxide or CO (91%) and nitric oxide or NO (82%). By not considering the environment ... to a reduction in the amount of oxygen in the water, pr...

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... of ozone and water vapor are negligible. Hence the temperature is lower than that of the troposphere or stratosphere. With increasing distance from Earth's surface the chemical composition of air becomes strongly dependent on altitude and the atmosphere becomes enriched with lighter gases. At very high altitudes, the residual gases begin to stratify according to molecular mass, because of ... reduction is caused by particles produced by chemical conversion of acidic gases and certain hydrocarbons. Acid rain Pure rain-water is slightly acidic, primarily because of dissolved carbon dioxi...

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... and fixtures, release lead. In young children, lead can cause nervous system damage and learning problems. Nitrogen oxides are released into the air by burning fuels such as gasoline and coal. When nitrogen oxides combined with Volatiles Organic Compounds (VOCs), they can cause breathing difficulty in ... diesel fuel, fertilizers, pesticides, road construction, steel making, mining, and turning on fire places and wood stoves. When PMs mix with air particles and get breathed in, they get stuck in the lung tissue. There they can cause increased respiratory disease and lung damage. Sulfur...

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... them through incorporation into solid or liquid layers of the biosphere (Newton 43)." Dust storms in deserts and smoke from forest and grass fires contribute to air pollution. In Antarctica large amounts of an unknown substance were discovered. The substance was matched with a pesticide used in South Africa, which was used ... , it may stay in the atmosphere for days upon days, due to the weather. Los Angeles, California has long been known for its air pollution, and the actions it has done to try to control it. Los Angeles lies on the coast of the Pacific ocean, but mountains that ... ...

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... 500 tons of fuel every day. That same city produces 4.5 million tons of wastewater, 18,000 tons of solid waste and 8,550 tons of air pollutants every day. U.S. citizens also produce more garbage than anyone in the world does. Nothing consumes as much raw material as an automobile. ... no longer surrounded by forests, it is already too late. Pollution doesn't just add up to statistics either; it creates problems in the environment. Air pollution has created a problem for humans called global warming. In North America, cars release most of the gasses that are responsible for trapping heat ...

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... coal. As the world's largest producer of this dirty coal, China has a long way to go along the polluting curve of industrial progress. The air quality in nine out of ten Chinese cities is below the nation's minimum standard, which in itself is the lowest level approved by the World Health ... from coal burning cause more than 50 000 premature deaths and 400 000 cases of chronic bronchitis a year. To add this, the damage caused by air pollution in all Chinese cities already exceeds 20% of the total income of the city inhabitants. Richard Ackermann, the World Bank's environmental manager a...

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... affect the lung and respiratory tract, but can also be taken up and transported by the blood stream throughout the body. "Through deposition in the environment, air pollutants can also contaminate food and water" ("AIR POLLUTION", 1). Did you know that our world consist of 70% of water. Yet part of it, we have contaminated with junk and pollutions. So if pollution is ... biological pollutant, which consists of: "bacteria, viruses, fungi, pollen, dust mites and other insects, animal dander (tiny scales from hair, feathers, or skin) and molds. They can travel through the air and are often...

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... reacts with ozone and some hydrocarbons in the presence of sunlight to form photochemical smog, the kind of yellow-grey haze which appears to be alive and growing in stagnant air masses. This smog carries serious risk for respiratory disease and crop damage. The photochemical smog is also causing the ozone layer to disintegrate. An inordinate amount of sulphur dioxide is ... let into the air, more than can be neutralized by natural nutrients. The ecosystem is slowly eroding due to the increased amounts of acid in the soil. Acidic soil causes the carbon dioxide respiration ... if the ac...

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... oxidizes and forms a sulfate ion. It becomes sulfuric acid as it joins with hydrogen atoms in the air and falls down to earth. Oxidation occurs most in clouds, especially in heavily polluted air, where other compounds such as ammonia and ozone help to catalyze the reaction, increasing the amount of ... form of acid rain, but deduce from many experiments it is a main factor in forest destruction. Deciduous trees are like air filters, and screen particles that pass through the air around them. These particles collect on the leaves of the tree, and studies have shown that when these particl...

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... oxidizes and forms a sulfate ion. It becomes sulfuric acid as it joins with hydrogen atoms in the air and falls down to earth. Oxidation occurs most in clouds, especially in heavily polluted air, where other compounds such as ammonia and ozone help to catalyze the reaction, increasing the amount of ... form of acid rain, but deduce from many experiments it is a main factor in forest destruction. Deciduous trees are like air filters, and screen particles that pass through the air around them. These particles collect on the leaves of the tree, and studies have shown that when these particl...

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... substances that in high enough concentrations, endanger human health and produce harmful effects on living organisms and other materials. Smog has seriously affected more people than any other type of air pollution. It is caused by water condensing on smoke particles, usually from burning coal. As a coal economy has gradually been replaced by a petroleum economy, photochemical smog has become a problem ... in many cities. It results from the irradiation by sunlight of hydrocarbons and other pollutants in the air. Oxides of sulfur and hydrogen, carried long distances by the atmosphere an...

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... be corrected soon. We are exhausting many natural resources that are essential to human life. Resources such as plants, animals, water, fossil fuels and air are all being destroyed by our "throwaway culture". The United States is by far the most wasteful nation in the world. In 1999, the ... Earth another two hundred years; however, the consumption of what remains of our fossil fuels may increase the amount of carbon dioxide in our air four to eight fold (The Carbon Cycle, Climate, and Long Term Effects of Fossil Fuel Burning 3). A rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide will ... equivalent t...

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... production, self ignition and because of having no vegetation cover (Bian et al, 2008, pp 625). In the past, attention was paid to air pollution caused by emissions in the coal burning process however now more research is done to environmental degradation in terms of land pollution due to ... waste in a manner that doesn't have severe environmental consequences. According to research paper by Huertas et al in 2011, it was found that air quality in coal mining regions was alarmingly worse than acceptable standard. due to this there were serious health hazards such as lung cancer, bronchi...

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... , pH 9 is 1O times more basic than pH 8 and 100 times more basic than pH 7. The acid in acid rain comes from two kinds of air pollutants-- sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). These are emitted primarily from utility and smelter "smokestacks" and automobile, truck and bus exhausts, but ... they combine with gaseous water in clouds and change to acids--sulphuric acid and nitric acid. Then, rain and snow wash these acids from the air. Acid rain affects lakes, streams, rivers, bays, ponds and other bodies of water by increasing their acidity until fish and other aquatic creatur...

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... trees? The impact of acid rain on trees ranges from minimal to severe, depending on the region of the country and on intensity and type of air pollutant. Acid rain, acid fog and acid vapour damage the surfaces of leaves and needles, reduce a tree's ability to withstand cold, and inhibit ... atoms and this inhibits photosynthesis. In addition, severe frosts may also further aggravate this situation. With sulphur dioxide, ammonia and ozone present in the air, the frost-hardiness of trees are reduced. Ammonia oxidises with sulphur dioxide to form ammonium sulphate. This product forms on the ...

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... trees? The impact of acid rain on trees ranges from minimal to severe, depending on the region of the country and on intensity and type of air pollutant. Acid rain, acid fog and acid vapour damage the surfaces of leaves and needles, reduce a tree's ability to withstand cold, and inhibit ... atoms and this inhibits photosynthesis. In addition, severe frosts may also further aggravate this situation. With sulphur dioxide, ammonia and ozone present in the air, the frost-hardiness of trees are reduced. Ammonia oxidises with sulphur dioxide to form ammonium sulphate. This product forms on the ...

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... Acid rain also depends on the over-usage of everyday human needs such as transportation and electric appliances. When these fuels are released into the air they are transformed into sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. Once these gases are released into the atmosphere they react with water, oxygen, ... their growth. Acid rain may also block or damage the pores on leaves. This blockage will prevent the leaf from pulling carbon from the air which is needed for trees to make food. Without carbon, trees cannot produce oxygen for animals to breathe in. When the leaves do not ... H...

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... all cities for a long time and is continuing to get worse. There are different types of pollution. One type is air pollution. Different things such as exhaust from cars and planes, factories, nuclear power plants, and burning plastic and tires can cause air pollution. Another type is water pollution. Some causes of water pollution are factory and animal waste, dead fish, sewage ... the ground, which makes the Cities Street, look dirty. People and animals are affected by different kinds of pollution. They both drink the polluted water and breathe in the polluted air. In doing this, they ...

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... name suggests, acid rain is rain, which is acidic. The rain becomes acidic because of gases like sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which are produced due to air pollution, dissolve in the rainwater and form various acids. When this acid rain contact with anything such as " soil, water, plants and building materials - ... Dr. Mason from the Ottawa Forest Research Institute says that there is another way in, which our poor tress are harmed. See sulphur dioxide gas in the air dissolves with rain to form acid rain. But not all of of the gas dissolves with rain. Some of it remains in a gase...

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