Air Pollution

There are various types of air pollution contributors in California such as fire generated pollutants and vehicle traffic, which add particulate matter and carbon monoxide into the air we breathe. According to an article by Union of Concerned Scientists (Cars, trucks, and air pollution, 2014) particulate matter is made up of fine particles soot and metal that can pose serious threats to human health when deep in the lungs. Other pollutants emitted from vehicles are: nitrogen oxide which lowers the body’s defense system against respiratory infections such as pneumonia, carbon monoxide which blocks oxygen from reaching vital organs, sulfur dioxide which is emitted by both power plants and vehicles affect children and asthmatics, and hazardous air pollutants (toxics) which are chemicals that are linked to cancer, birth defects and other illnesses (Union of Concerned Scientists, 2014).

Air Pollution today has lead CDC's fight against environmental -related respiratory illness, including asthma.An estimated number of 6.5 million deaths are attributed each year to poor air quality, making this the world's largest threat to human health.According to the World Energy Outlook and the IEA estimate that death due to household air pollution in Africa may decrease by 110,00 to 2040.However, due to economic growth, urbanization and automobile emissions, outdoor air pollution may rise from 300,00 to 450,000 over the same period. Am going to be looking at the causes of air pollution. the problems emerging with air pollution and also how we as a community can help decrease the amount of death rate associated with air pollution.I remember growing up in Africa Air pollution was always a talk about a subject that always comes out because it is really contagious due to the fact that we are breathing bad air that is caused by our human contribution to the environment.Air pollution is considered to be a public health problem, it is responsible for most of our health problems after some research has been conducted in many different parts of the world and regions. According to the Geochemistry and Health paleopathological research suggests that air pollution is a form of smoke, plagued our oldest ancestors.Air pollution has emerged as one of the leading risk factors for stroke worldwide.

Although thought to be “not a big problem” and “under control” by most people, pollution is making its way in being a serious and an unforgiving threat to society. Pollution a topic everyone hears and knows exists. What they don’t know is how serious of a problem it is already becoming. Many health issues are being reported now that are linked to air pollution and even the most severe weather places have encountered are linked to air pollution also. By society, not fully being aware of the true threat that pollution is making, it will only become a growing threat that they will be encountering.

Air pollutions is a major problem across the united states and around the world. It is also probably the most serious environmental problems today. The term air pollution is just kind of tossed around and not taken as serious anymore although its effects are becoming greater. Air Pollution is toxic chemicals in the air, that can also be compounds and they are extreme enough to cause health risks. (Frank) This is damaging the ozone layer and creating global warming.

Imagine every time you breathed that you are inhaling toxic particles that can damage your body, Pollution in South Asia is one of the main causes of death. Each year 2.4 million people die due to this issue. Every single day 25 million people inhale unsafe particles. If you breath in the kind of particles that are in the air it can lead to lower respiratory infections, heart diseases, lung diseases, and cancer. According to Yale Date Driven, “In 2013, more than 20,000 premature deaths were blamed on the country’s foul air” (Yale). According to Triple Pundit, “The burning of fossil fuels, biomass, as well as diesel transportation, factories, power plants, and dust are the cause of air pollution” (Vijayaraghavan). India lacks water treatment, which causes the water to get polluted by sewage. That same water is used for the farmers irrigation. The poor water quality causes

A new study is bringing a lot of attention to particulate matter this week—microscopic, toxic particles that float in the air and collectively comprise what people typically call smog. The study alleges that particulate matter actually infiltrates the developing brains of children and subtly causes inflammation, which damages pathways that are credited with facilitating decision-making and the processing of emotions. The study asserts that teenage delinquency may be attributable to this phenomenon.

Humans have affected the Earth and caused global warming. The Earth’s temperature has fluctuated in history; one of the causes is the growth of the automobile industry and the impact of the industrial gases on the planet’s atmosphere. For example, one of the gases created is carbon dioxide by the use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are depletable energy sources such as oils, natural gas, and coal, which were formed millions of years ago. Fossil fuels power automobiles and when the post-World War II population boomed, so did the number of automobiles used, causing more carbon dioxide to be produced. Fossil fuels also created smog, which spread and covered a variety of cities. “Smog is the atmospheric pollutants or gases formed that are released into the air when fuels are burnt” (Flynn). As a matter of fact, the smog and pollution caused harm to all who lived with the smog and pollution. No action was done to help prevent some of the harm, but in 1963, the United States realized how much smog industries were producing and passed the first Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act sets standards for industries but not for the vehicles and by the year 1970, the United States Environmental Protection Agency amended the Clean Air Act to put limits on vehicles. The United States Environmental Protection Agency amended the Clean Air Act because research found huge amounts, roughly eighty percent, of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was from vehicles. The extra carbon dioxide increases

The ozone layer is earth's natural shield from the sun and without it we would dead. The ozone layer can never be repaired, so any damage done to it is permanent. A world without the ozone layer would immediately result in no vegetation, most animals dead, surviving humans flesh would be burning, cancer and organ deterioration. To prevent this from happening, we need to take care of the air and work together to live in a safer environment.

Chemical pollution consider one of the most pressing environmental challenges that we face. It is imperative that we address the environmental hazards associated with chemical pollutants. Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and halogenated compounds because of their considerable toxicity and recalcitrant nature, are particularly concerning pollutants. The hydrophobicity among PAHs also increases human health risks by promoting bioaccumulation in the fatty tissue. Thus, the determination of effective and cost efficient methods for removal or degradation of PAHs is essential. , Bacterial bioremediation, under in situ conditions, is a promising strategy for reducing polyaromatic hydrocarbons pollution.

Our planet relies on vegetation as a source of oxygen and cutting it down takes away that source. This creates an unstable balance where civilization needs to rely on something else for that missing part of oxygen. To what extent should humans prevent deforestation in major forests worldwide? Forests cover about 30% of our entire planet and scientists are predicting that within the next 50-100 years, deforestation will cause all non-protected forests to be cut down (National Geographic). As stated by the NASA Earth Observatory author and editor Rachel Lindsey, “In the Amazon alone, scientists estimate that the trees contain more carbon than ten years of human produced greenhouse gases” (Lindsey). As people cut down trees on a daily basis, the carbon that is held in the tree is released into the atmosphere, adding to the already present global warming problem. As the trees are cleared, people tend to replace this previously forested area with pastures and fields to grow crops on. This is not only bad for the environment, it additionally creates a hotter climate. Meanwhile, Science News author and previous writer/editor for the Chicago Adler Planetarium Janet Raloff shows readers that nitrous oxide has a large impact on the ozone of our planet, contributing to global warming and climate change. The ozone absorbs most of the radiation coming from the sun to the earth. As trees are cut down, it increases the rate of nitrous oxide released into the atmosphere

What is air pollution? Air pollution is a serious health and environment problem. It refers to the contamination of air, irrespective of indoors and outdoors. A physical biological or chemical alteration to the air in the atmosphere can be termed as pollution. Air pollution can further be classified into two sections. Visible air pollution and invisible air pollution. Another way of looking at air pollution could be any substance that holds the potential to hinder the atmosphere or the well being of living beings surviving in it. The sustainment of all things living us due to a combination of gases that collectively form the atmosphere, the imbalance caused by the increase or decrease of the percentage of these gases can be harmful.

The purpose of this paper is to find the correlation between air pollution and society’s responsibility to promote a cleaner safer environment for its citizens. My research question is: How can society help keep the air we breathe safe? There are so many chemicals and other vapors that are emitted into the air that it becomes a chore for people with respiratory problems, i.e., asthma, to breathe without some assistance and in some cases of older individuals, carry an oxygen tank daily. Can some of these health issues be prevented if we managed our air pollution better?

Pollution is everywhere! People even pollute without even knowing it. They simply throw their soda can on the ground, or even as small as throwing their cigarette on the ground. The point is that pollution is terrible and it needs to be stopped. I already knew that pollution was around. In fact, it's been around since about 1948, but of course that is only when smog came and pollution got very bad. Pollution has been around many years before 1948. I wanted to find as many possible ways to lower the pollution numbers, so I decided to look into it a bit more. I saw a few interesting facts and wanted more, a ton more. I now know multiple ways to stop pollution and a few ways to prevent it. I still had a few question about pollution. For example, what does pollution even mean? Is it true that pollution can increase the risk of skin cancer? And most importantly, how can our society solve the problem of pollution? I was reading many articles to find out he answers to my questions. I think that unfortunately, this problem will not be fixed, but it can be minimized. I don't think this problem will stop because people litter, they smoke, burn fires from coal, and factories blow a ton of smoke. With the population growing and more people polluting, I think that this problem can only be decreased, not stopped.

Abstract—The no of vehicles in operation world- wide had surpassed the 1 billion mark in 2010 .The rate at which this number is increasing is proportio- nal to the pollution level and maintenance problems. By automating this process using Internet of things and machine learning , we can make vehicles smarter, easily maintanable and more efficient. The paper formulates this approach using examples and explain- in detail about the techniques used.

Outdoor air pollution, is not the only air pollution that chokingly grips developing countries, indoor air pollution also rids the air of clean breathing. Mostly over looked, and unconsidered when you think of air pollution in developing countries. Yet, indoor air pollution, or household pollution, is deadly as outdoor air pollution and possibly worse. Indoor air pollution affects a massive amount of people by causing health issues, and contributing to the death rate. Indoor air pollution contributes. In most cases, the pollution levels in houses are one hundred times worse than recommended guidelines state. “4.3 million people die a year from exposure to indoor air pollution.” according to WHO data sheets.