Environmental enrichment

Air pollution is a serious public health concern globally [1]. Exposure to ambient air pollution increases mortality and morbidity [2]. Ambient air particulate matter (PM) is the main component of air pollution and has a significant impact on human health [3]. Epidemiologic studies have shown that lung function of people is adversely affected by exposure to airborne particulate matters (APM) pollution [4-6]. In the other words, there is evidence from past studies that ambient air PM (such as PM2…

These days, lots of people have in their home a water ionizer. Is it really necessary to have a device like this in your home? Does it really bring you lots of advantages? Many of you probably wonder if the water ionizer is a trend or a necessity, and in order to find the right answer to your question you should read this article and draw your own conclusion. What is a water ionizer? This type of home appliance is considered a very clever one, due to the fact that it can raise the pH of tap…

President Richard Nixon is one of the most well known U.S. Presidents to date. During, not only his presidency, but also as a politician before getting elected, Nixon had a heavy influence all across the United States. With a man like Richard Nixon as president during the challenging time period of the 1960 's and 1970 's, many people expected a man with his status to be a good president. But shockingly, many things went wrong with not only his presidency, but also the man himself. Even with his…

recognition to Los Angeles and the surrounding area, but it has also brought increasing environmental problems, including water shortages and pollution and air pollution. Also, the city is susceptible to variable precipitation because of its geographic location, which means there are unpredictable droughts, and the dense population contributes to storm water pollution of local bodies of water. Ironically, environmental issues have not been taken seriously until recent years which the city faces…

of ranking the site for superfund was quickly declined. Superfund is trust-fund program set up by Congress to handle emergencies and hazardous waste sites needing long-term clean-up (i.e. Wichita). The Superfund program is administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Superfund program is important in intergovernmental relations because it is dedicated to cleaning up our nation’s hazardous waste sites. Even though, the Superfund program objective is to improve hazardous waste…

Since the 13th century to present day, the world has been suffering from pollution. Scientist have known about the Earth’s pollution issues for centuries, especially when coal was introduced. Air pollution is one of the worst forms of pollution. Scientists recognize air pollution as a threat to human health and ecosystems, especially in countries such as China. China is a country falling under the consequences of air pollution. Air pollution in China has become very out of control. There are…

This essay will explain one of the U.S. environmental law. Summarizing major provisions as well as the economic impact of the law. The effect of global warming will be explained as well as weather the U.S. should adopt additional policies to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The Clean Water Act This paper will discuss the Clean Water Act. The law also known as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, was initially passed in 1948. It was expanded in 1972, becoming the Clean…

cardiac arrhythmias although specifics of dose received were not determined and would be expected to be extremely high (Office of Environmental Health Hazzard Assessment, 2015). In 1985 a group of iron and steel foundry workers with multiple chemical and aerosol exposures were examined and found to have more respiratory systems in the phenol exposed group (Office of Environmental Health Hazzard Assessment, 2015). Effects of Animal Exposure As previously stated animals and humans are both…

operations (Woodside, 1999). Trichloroethylene is a liquid used as a solvent, and in other compounds (Environmental Protection Agency, 2011). Annually 10 million pounds of Trichloroethylene is used to manufacture Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) (Gilbert & Heuvel, 2014). While current figures are not available, the EPA put US production of Trichloroethylene in 1991 at 321 million pounds (Environmental Protection Agency, 2012). When released into the air Trichloroethylene has a 7-day half-life.…

Imagine yourself in a scary video game, you see the fog, the darkness, everything seems so grey, how could something like this become a reality? However it has already become a reality, in China. The bad environment in China, because of the pollution, is affecting the citizens physically and emotionally. Currently, China is putting the success of their economy over the safety of their own environment, and this needs to change. In addition, the pollution is ruining China’s present and future…