Smog

to work to demand. Also, the fine for violating them is less than the cost for using the protective equipment (Jing). Originally the government wasn’t helping the problem as they hid the fact that it was happening and censored it from the media. The smog was also considered to be fog for many years as reported by weather stations. Recently however the government has worked to try to control the pollution problem. One example of this problem is at river in Xinglong where there is heavy industry…

in aqueous liquids and has a distinct reddish-brown color. This compound contributes to the brown haze that is often associated with photochemical smog conditions in urban areas. At low temperatures such as those often present in ambient air, NO2 can form a dimmer compound (N2O4). These two gases have a significant role in formation of photo chemical smog and acid rain. NOx reacts with ammonia,…

pollution in China looks like these days: a grayish, soupy mixture that renders buildings, streets, and people. Many pictures taken in China show people walking through thick fog with surgical masks. Surgical masks ‘protect’ citizens from the hazardous smog. In fact, wearing masks in China is becoming fashion now. Millions of people in China are breathing a hazardous cocktail of chemicals every day. These chemicals are caused by coal-fired power plants, factories and vehicles, and are…

The state of California is driven by high productivity, the demand to produce and deliver makes air pollution inevitable. Air pollution is caused by air gasses that emit into the atmosphere, ultimately contaminating the air. The central valley of California is notorious for poor air quality, it has even been referred to as ‘America’s toxic agricultural capital’ (Leslie, 2010). The California Central Valley is greatly focused on agriculture, it is filled with farmers who rely heavily on their…

Some times this substances can come from natural sources, for example, volcanic ashes, smog and dust from a forest fire. There are also a lot of pollutants that are added to the atmosphere by human activities. Most of mankind air pollutants are factories, power plants and automobile smog, also aircrafts and wood burning. The one that produces the major amount of harmful compounds is the car, because it ejects into the air high levels of…

just in the past couple of years. Not only does air quality have negative effects on our planet, it has negative effects on individuals as well. Ozone is a big factor in the quality of the air we breathe. Ozone which is almost always referred to as smog is a gas that is formed in the atmosphere when three atoms of oxygen combined. Our main concern should be with the ground-level ozone. Ground-level ozone is created by the chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic…

Air Quality and Toxic Release The problem of the air quality and toxic release is currently attracting people’s attention worldwide. Certainly, resident of the vibrant, wealth city of Montreal, in Canada, are also focused on solving this universal problem. Due to the reason that people are focusing on solving the problem of pollution, factors that lower the air quality seems impossible to exist. However, they do exist. Before talking about these factors, knowing the general air quality in…

cars, planes, trucks, buses etc. And slowly it is taking its toll, causing diseases, sicknesses, even cancer. Along with harming human health, air pollution can cause a variety of environmental effects, one example being acid rain (“Air pollutants smog and acid rain 1”). Acid rain is precipitation containing harmful amounts of nitric and sulfuric…

It wasn’t that people at that time couldn’t smell the suffocating smoke, but the warmth and energy that coal brought was more important at the time. Around 1980 there were 3700 factories inside Beijing, for a large agricultural country eager to develop, smokestacks were a sign of progress. We had absolutely no experience or consciousness of pollution, nor the ability to control it. Major pollutants did not have any set standards. Even though the amount of coal burned wasn’t near today’s levels,…

I have reviewed some scholarly articles on health effects of air pollution in China, and these articles have obtained vital information relating to these issues. In China, the air quality has been a major concern for many of the people. This essay will focus on three components: sources contributed to air pollution, the potential hazard and recovery. China’s economy has a tremendous impact on the environment, as the Chinese population increases, the country in demand for resources. People are…