Air pollution is the gathering of gases, dust, fumes, and other harmful particles in the air. These large amounts of particles can cause damage to plants and other forms of life, such as humans. The substances that cause pollution are called pollutants. The pollutants are then exposed to directly into the atmosphere. Examples of pollutants include carbon monoxide from car exhaust and sulfur dioxide from coal combustion (1) In regards to human health, air pollution is linked to cancer, heart…
our Earth is becoming more and more polluted. Air pollution is becoming more prominent around the world, and causing much harm to the Earth and the beings that live within in. What many people do not realize is that air plays an important role in sustaining life. Air is important for the planet because it contains the gases necessary to support humans, plants, animals, and other organisms. Most importantly it plays a huge role in sustaining human life. Air contains oxygen, which humans breathe.…
Air Pollution Most people died from lung cancer because of their unhealthy habits; however, nowadays more people suffer from this malignant disease regardless of their lifestyle. This is due to the widespread of environmental problems, especially air pollution, which is produced by pollutants including sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and particulate matters (such as PM2.5 and PM10). “Each 10-µg/m3 of pollutants was associated with approximately ... 8% increased risk of lung…
our air quality. The air plays a vital role in the lives of every organism, for humans the air carries the oxygen that we need to survive. But human beings have rapidly deteriorated the quality of the air ever since the industrial revolution. It has reached a point that the air we breathe can cause us harm and eventual lead to deaths.We need to curb air pollution through lifestyle changes and new technology. Air pollution is serious problem and it can even be fatal. A study reports that air…
1. Introduction This report is about air pollution in Beijing .One of the leading death of china, Beijing is caused by air pollution, as we know air is an important source of survivor for everyone. Beijing air pollution is causing a very serious problem to the people. 2. Importance of the issue Beijing, being one of the largest city in China has the worst pollution problems in China. According to Beijing government, Beijing has more than five million motor vehicles with heavy industrial…
you can get sick from just breathing air, the air that you breathe every single day since the day you were born. Imagine one day having to walk outside wearing a mask for the rest of your life to make sure you don 't get sick. Even worse, imagine looking out of your window and not seeing any form of life. Everything has died due to air pollution and acid rain. This paper is here to talk about an issue that is becoming a huge problem around the world. Air Pollution is a major problem facing our…
becomes much stronger in the recent years and ruins people’s health and lives gradually. This powerful invisible killer is called “Air Pollution”. Let’s close our eyes and take a deep breathe. How is the feeling of the air? Is it still fresh and feeling relaxed nowadays, or it turns into something uncomfortable with awful smelling? Most of the people think the quality of the air become stale. As an increase of countries processing industrialization now, a lot of industry factories, which produce…
Air pollution is a serious environmental problem around the world especially in china which is serious. Over the past few decades, the environment has been greatly reduced due to the rapid population growth and the industrialization and urbanization process of harmful pollutants such as total suspended particulates are discharged from all those harmful pollutants. The impact of air pollution on public health in Beijing also limits the future expansion and success of the city. Pollution is…
A hot, American topic these days is the steady rise of pollution in the world and the negative effects it is having on everything. Air pollution is the consistency of particle in the air that are harmful to humans, animals, and plants, and often times buildings (Rutledge, et al., 2011). With these pollutants in the air, they act as the beginning of a chain of effects that occur in our cycle of life. Air pollution in the 21st century is becoming greater each day as man-made technology…
increases in air pollution, aquatic mercury content, and climate changes might not only dissuade potential…