Ozone layer

The state of the environment and its declining health due to pollution has been an issue discussed and brought to the public’s attention on numerous platforms. The fear of losing a more comfortable lifestyle overrides the fear of permanently destroying the environment. People hear that the damage done to the environment is irreversible; however, taking away materialistic objects that appear to make life simpler is a risk most humans are willing to take. Little does the population realize that…

with their activities, such as deforestation, and burning fossil fuels. The other major causes of global warming is population growth, pollution, and industrialization. These changes are resulting rise in sea level, melting glaciers, damage of the ozone layer, unseasonable rains, and also increasing many other environmental problems. Impacts of global warming can be seen in countries like Australia and New Zealand. Global warming is the biggest threat for future generations and it has already…

Recent research shows that AgNPs enhance luminol fluorescence and chemiluminescence by acting as a catalyst with hydrogen peroxide. When AgNPs interact with hydrogen peroxide they cause the peroxide to degrade into superoxide and hydroxyl radical, which also react with luminol to form 3-aminophthalate (Equations 2-5) [13]. The further degradation of hydrogen peroxide into other reactive oxygen species promotes higher fluorescence intensity. Figure 5 shows the increased fluorescence intensity…

Over the past 40 years, the Clean Air Act and the Environmental Protection Agency have made several advances in helping reduce air pollution and creating a better nation. Recently, congress has attacked the Environmental Protection Agency, essential tying their hands, for personal gains. In The Clean Air Act, Congress found that the pollution caused by rapidly evolving Cities, industrial development, and motor vehichle use were creating a danger to public health and agriculture. The primary…

The Chemical Reaction Between Ammonia And Bleach Marie Holloway Walden University 09/14/2017 The Chemical Reaction Between Ammonia And Bleach According to the BBC News (2011) Fritz Haber, a German Jewish scientist, who studied the thermodynamics of gas reactions, discovered the potential for fixation as a result of synthesizing chlorine and ammonia into a…

Ozone is a naturally occurring molecule containing three oxygen atoms. Ozone molecules form a gaseous layer in the stratosphere, 15-30 km above the surface of the earth called the Ozone layer. It protects life on earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Today the ozone layer is depleting due to the release of pollution containing chemicals chlorine and bromine. Such deterioration allows large amounts of UV B rays to reach Earth1 seen in figure 1, which can cause many…

Industrialization occurs when a country transforms from an agricultural society to a society centered on materialism and manufacturing. While industrialization led to economic growth, a booming population and an interconnected world, it also led to environmental damage. When countries become industrialized, they produce more products, and consume more resources. Ultimately, this leads to resource depletion, which causes deforestation and increased carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.…

Deforestation in the Amazon: Impact On Humans Trees are often looked upon as everyday objects that will be around forever. However, at the rate they are being cut down, that may not be the case. The process of clearing trees and transforming a forest into cleared land is called deforestation (Deforestation, n.d). This process is occurring all over the planet, specifically the Amazon Forest, leaving an immeasurably large impact not only on the Earth but human life as well. Trees make up the…

On a political playing field, nothing goes unnoticed and opposition will always be blocking the path of good intentions. Politicians, foreign and domestic, always have a secondary goal hidden beneath the face value of the topic and terms being discussed. This form of diplomacy and negotiations leads to years of dispute, until a resolution or a compromise is found. The world is going through a crisis of its own and political leaders around the world are working around the clock to save the…

Affects of pollution in children’s lungs “We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to” Terri Swearing. Earth is the only planet where life exists, therefore, we should take care of what we have. We are destroying the earth, the amount of pollution we create daily is enough to damage our health. Pollution has serious effects on our health and even low levels of pollution is affecting our children’s lungs today. Are we going to do something to change the air quality, or will…