Air Pollution In Salt Lake City

There are countless obstacles in life that people may face. It's has been reported poverty in St. Louis is a major issue when dealing with pollution. As stated by Census reports "15% are on below the poverty line and the median family income occurs around 22,000". Families who happens to be financially unstable with no medical care, little to survive, living conditions fall under unsanitary. They are mostly congested further more packed "like a can of tuna" living with numerous of people in an unstable environment. This may cause contamination in the air, which triggers people to have asthma or other diseases.

On to state officials, while the ADEQ is hard at work trying to control the air quality I don’t think state officials take the matter as serious as the public would want them to. The current Final Assignment-Phoenix Arizona air pollution 2

Often while driving through the valley you may start to smell a particular difference in the air, and not in a good way. Perhaps you didn’t know that San Joaquin Valley is one of two districts in the county to be classified by Enviornmental Protection Agency (EPA) as “extreme nonattainment” ("The Air District’s Mission"), which means it is considered to have the worst air quality; worse than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards as defined in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1970 ("Google"). Also, San Joaquin County is one of the nine areas in the country to be designated as a “serious nonattainment” area for particulate matter ("The Air District’s Mission"). Although the air quality is not great here in the valley since

Arizona is on the rise as one of the fastest metropolitan areas in the United States of America. In fact, in 2015 Forbes Magazine ranks Phoenix, Arizona as the 11th fastest growing city in the U.S.1 This growth is due the unprecedented resources and growing opportunities in the state of Arizona. With all of these opportunities come more production, which means more emissions from various industries and cars, more fossil fuels burned, and household and farming chemicals added to the sky. All of these are examples of pollution; which is one the sacrifices that comes with being a large city that is emerging. Pollution is defined as the action or process of making land, water, air, etc., dirty and not safe or suitable to use.2 We understand that Phoenix is a rapidly growing city, but they should be able to grow without being a detriment to the environment and health of their citizens. The purpose of my report is to examine the problem of air pollution in Phoenix, Arizona and look at solutions to fix this problem.

As aforementioned, individuals everywhere in Utah have felt some negative effects of air pollution that is found throughout the state. It should also be mentioned that the Salt Lake valley creates part of the problem. When cold winter storms enter the valley, warm fronts can act like “a lid on a soup bowl,” trapping the dirty air and pollutants, says a New York Times article (Frosch). The geography of our home does not create the actual pollution, however. Vehicles make up 57% of emissions in Utah, buildings come in at 32%,

In an article from Utahair Home it sets the idea that Utah’s pollution contains little particles of gunk that can get into your lungs and give you lung diseases. No one wants health issues

I am writing to you about the pollution in Utah and how we can deal with it. I care about pollution in Utah for several reasons. One reason is because I live in Utah and almost every day I walk out of the house and encounter pollution. Another reason is in the winter you walk outside and the inversion is really really bad. Sometimes you can’t even see twenty feet ahead of you. The inversion is so bad that I don’t want to go outside for fear of inhaling a toxic gas.

In the state of Utah, 1,000 to 2,000 people die from air pollution annually. Utah counties have very received very unfortunate air grades from the American Lung Association. This is a problem because of the health risks that poor air poses for the general public. However, there are a multitude of ways steps can be taken to greatly decrease the issues of Utah’s air quality. Therefore, Utah’s air quality is a significant threat.

If the public transportation improves, more and more people would take buses instead of driving. Then there would be less CO2 for our environment. Mohammad-Beigi, Nouri and Liaghati (2015) claim that the population in large cities is growing very fast, which means that transportation needs also increase really fast which leads to environmental problems. Therefore, in order to solve the problem, improving public transportation is a good solution. This study shows that driving cars really causes air pollution and it is harm for our environment. Phoenix is the largest city in Arizona, so the population growth in Phoenix will lead to the same problem that the three author mentioned. Improving public transportation will be helpful in decreasing the number of drivers and therefore reducing toxic emission. According to the PR Newswire Europe Improving public transportation in Brasilia (2009) claim public transportation is good because buses are more orderly, and they are safer and have less impact on the environment. It also shows that public transportation can help to reduce air pollution. Phoenix is an urban city like Brasilia, so it has a similar situation. Improving public transportation would be a good solution because it will lead to less driving. Then we will reduce exhaust gas

I am writing in regards to the pollution in the city of Portland, the reason why I am deeply concerned with the issue is that a study found that in four to six years Portland will be like many other major cities with a reputation of horrible pollution that puts its people at risk, and quite honestly that really shocks me and get’s me thinking do we as a society do enough to eliminate harmful toxins that are being released and most importantly why are we putting our life in stake when their are smart individuals who are capable of tackling these particular types of issues. These issues might create a long time side effect which may translate into new disease and problems.What really affect people is the contaminated air being released

This pollution increases health risks by introducing people to harmful toxins released by cars, specifically in the asthmatic population. Hence, one can see the problems associated with traffic congestion and pollution. There are several ways to counteract the problem of traffic congestion and pollution. Firstly, the most practical solution to New York City’s congestion problem is to decrease the number of cars on the road. One plausible way would be to promote and offer alternative methods of transportation such as buses, subways, and taxis. If people used more public transportation there would be fewer cars on the road, less congestion, and less traffic pollution. Another alternative would be to increase toll prices. By increasing tolls on bridges and tunnels, people would be much less inclined to drive to the city and as a result there would be less traffic congestion and pollution. Gridlock is a major cause of traffic problems in Manhattan. If we were to implement more severe fines for blocking intersections, people would not try to “beat the light,” in effect decreasing overall congestion. A third approach to try and resolve this issue would be to change some one-way streets to two-way streets. Doing this would allow easier access to destinations and would eliminate indirect route taking. As a result, overall pollution would decrease. These are some of the methods that would be viable in decreasing

Air, is one of the most substantial source to mankind and our planet. While it exists, so does everything else along. However, in today’s epidemic, there has been certain factors that have increased in understanding whether the air we breathe today is healthy or not? Is it doing more harm than we thought? In other words, the health risks against air pollution have risen in the past few decades; all from what you may ask? Well, it could be for various factors and evaluations; either environmental or materialistic. Pollution is a major public health crisis in the world. (Friis, 2012). This is one of the conflicts that contribute to various aspects of an individual’s life, whether they may realize it or not. In this paper will include the sources that cause pollution with the effects it cause as well as policies on the regulation of air pollution.

Air pollution not only affects our health but also has huge impact on the well being of the planet

Houston, Texas is one of the cities in the United States with the worst air pollution (NASA, 2007). The sources of this pollution are varied, motor vehicles, chemical industry, power plants, and an ever growing population (NASA, 2007). Air pollution has negative impacts on the environment, human health, and the economy. Some negative environmental impacts are acid rain, damage to crop and other plants due to ground-level ozone, and birth defects, reproductive failure, and disease in animals (Health & Environmental Effects of Air Pollution, n.d.)

Gary Moore states in his book Living with the Earth that one of the first recorded air pollution events in the United States happened in 1948 in Donora, Pennsylvania. Pollutants from steel manufacturing in the area caused an inversion, the phenomenon whereby cool air is trapped underneath warmer air above and air pollutants are trapped. Seventy people died and over six thousand people suffered from symptoms such as nausea, headaches, and irritation to the eyes, nose and throat. Deaths due to air pollution have also occurred in Los Angeles and New York (410). In addition to a threat to humans, air pollution can also be a major risk to nature.