Ozone

Introduction Air quality refers to the condition of the air that surrounds us and good quality clean air is essential to the health and well being of humans as well as animal and plant life on this planet. Air pollution, caused either by humans or the natural environment, lowers air quality and in have severe health problems and in high enough concentration can cause death. For example, the World Health Organisation estimated in 2012, 7 million people world wide died prematurely due to the…

Children who are commonly exposed to air pollution are known to usually suffer from pneumonia and asthma. Air pollution also causes the depletion of the ozone layer with the presence of chlorofluorocarbons and hydro chlorofluorocarbons. The ozone layer in the atmosphere is responsible for protecting humans from harmful ultraviolet rays. Therefore, as the ozone layer becomes depleted, it can cause skin and eye related…

Federal standards dictate how much pollution autos may emit, and automakers decide how to achieve the pollution limits. The emission reductions of the 1970's came about because of fundamental improvements in engine design, plus the addition of charcoal canisters to collect hydrocarbon vapors and exhaust gas recirculation valves to reduce nitrogen oxides. The advent of "first generation" catalytic converters in 1975 significantly reduced hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions. The use of…

quality has become so terrible here that Los Angeles is leading the United States in the worst air quality. To illustrate this, Imam from CNN has stated that “Los Angeles [is] coming in at No. 1 for ozone pollution” (Imam, April 2016). This allows a striking comparison to others cities. However, ozone pollution is only one of several things that can make up air pollution. Pollution control authorities in my community help keep track of this one and others to help measure the full scope.…

humanity will be exposed regularly to deadly heat by the year 2100," wrote in the New Republic. Humans are killing our ozone layer more and more each year. This is causing extreme weather conditions. However, there is a solution to stop the Earths slow death: veganism. Veganism is a very productive way to end global warming by stopping greenhouse gasses from making contact with the ozone layers. It is also the single most effective path to reduce global warming, however becoming a vegan could…

the economy with their advantageous traits. Firstly, the ozone layer is the earth’s protective shield from radiation. The ozone layer is wearing away from the use of ozone depleting substances. This topic has fallen out of the focus of media as of late, but it is still a problem. Many different types of cancer are caused from the radiation that the ozone layer protects us from, and it happens that GMOs can help. GMOs cannot repair the ozone layer, but “GMOs… have been altered to be…

greenhouse gasses: carbon dioxide(CO2), methane(CH4) and nitrous oxide(N20) have been released in large amounts into the atmosphere, warming planet earth (NASA, 2016). These gases deplete the ozone layer by releasing chlorine and bromine atoms into the stratosphere, which destroy ozone molecules causing holes in the Ozone layer (NOAA, 2016). These gasses are largely caused from burning fossil fuels…

A Revolution Is Coming… In “Postcapitalism, A Guide to Our Future” Paul Mason writes about his visualizations of a potential exit from the cataclysm of the capitalist world we are living in to an imaginary revolved era he calls “Postcapitalism.” Despite the undeniably overwhelming issues such as: ecosystem damages, immigration crisis, and sever class differences that Mason elaborates throughout his book, he introduces methods that may contribute constructing a brilliant future in “Project Zero.”…

The kudzu can release harmful ozone into the air, which is a colorless toxic gas that is bad for human health. Ozone can cause damaged lungs, throat irritation, sunburn, skin cancer, and other symptoms. "fast-growing plant may affect human health by increasing levels of a type of harmful air pollution."(Ryan). The kudzu can…

reaction most commonly occurs through contact with hydrogen sulfide in the air - although direct contact with substances that contain sulfur can cause tarnishing. Silver tarnishes very quickly when it is exposed to air that contains high levels of ozone, sulfur, or hydrogen sulfide. Silver tarnish appears as a discoloring over the surface of the metal. Rather than the usual shiny or soft appearance of silver, the item’s color could range anywhere from pale yellow to black. The tarnish usually…