Air Pollution and the Effects on Ukraine

Studies show that Eastern Europe has the worst air pollution. The health of the people and the environment are being put at risk when air pollution increases. Most of the pollution is developed in big cities or towns where many people live. For Example, Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Why? Because when the community in large cities grow, more bad toxins are being released in the air. Everyone need transportation. Most people travel by driving a vehicle. When more vehicles are being driven, more exhaust is being absorbed into the air. This is called a “Chain Reaction”.

In 2015 in Paris, France, the air pollution index hit one hundred twenty-five, which is above the harmful level for people breathing in the air (Malkyhin, 2015). This poses a problem for the people living in France. The pollution will lead to sickness, health problems, and potentially even cancer (Malkyhin, 2015). One potential solution to solving the issue of pollution would be to reduce the carbon emissions put off by the vehicles in France. For instance, a solution would be to increase public transportation; this would encourage carpooling. Another way to decrease pollution would be to put stricter regulations on the corporations that give off extensive amounts of carbon emissions. Hence, even though France has had issues, France can

Many Americans today fail to understand the meaning of a bridle government resulting from centuries of dictatorship and destruction. Aside from readings of the Nation’s history and the struggle to become the land of the free. Ukraine much like early America is a land of rising opportunity one that is yearning for growth and financial stabilization. Gaining its independence from Russia nearly thirty years ago there is much work and development to occur in the near future. The current population reaches 46 million consists of ethnic Ukrainians (77%), Russians (17.3%), Moldovans, and Romanians (0.8%) (Albala, 2011). Ukraine is a very vast and diverse country that is perfectly positioned to give residents and tourist a fair balance of warm summers and severely chilled winters. Temperatures have been known to plumet to -4 degrees Fahrenheit, with annual rainfall reaching up to 23 inches. Naturally the coastal areas receive a majority of the adverse weather. The atmosphere can be described as continental and dry providing 290 days of sunshine throughout the year. Each region possesses a host of captivating geographical features from level to the Carpathian Mountains which is the tallest sector of the country. The mountain extends through the western region for more than 150 miles. There are three major rivers Dnieper which navigates through the heart of the country, the Dniester located in the west, and the Buh river rifts through the southern region. Ukraine is among the second

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?

In today’s society, no one is aware of the cost of air pollution, however expert’s analysis concluded that the cost of air pollution may be far worse than previously estimated. Air pollution has been extremely detrimental for the growth of the economy and human health. If this trend continues, it will further compromise the economic growth of the country. The scale of air pollution impact is hard to measure due to the proportion and diversity of the issue. There are indications that since the early 2000’s, emissions from coal-fired power plants have significantly been decreasing, and because of this, researchers such as Muller and Jaramillo found that the annual cost of air pollution for the American economy had declined by about 25 percent from 2002 to 2011, (Frazie, 2016). The total price tag now comes to $130 billion a year, or around $400 for every person in the U.S., (Frazie, 2016).

Air pollution is a direct result of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which causes serious effects on our health, and therefore our ability to participate in society. The World Health Organization estimates that ninety percent of people in the world are exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution. Pollution causes a variety of health problems: minor irritation to the eyes, nose, mouth and throat, headaches, dizziness, and more serious problems such as respiratory and lung diseases, cancer, heart disease, and stroke (Effects of Air Pollution on Human Health). Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology estimate that about 200 thousand early deaths in the United States can be linked to air pollution every year. A study done by Kruse et al. analyzed the loss of productivity associated with coronary heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and COPD, some of the most serious health problems linked to air pollution. Their findings implicated that people had an overall significantly higher chance of leaving the labor market as a result of the disease, clearly reflecting a loss in productivity (Kruse et al. 4). This loss of productivity accumulated a cost of over 2.14 million dollars “per 100,000 population in the age group 50-70” in one year (Kruse et al. 6). (NEEDS MORE & CONCLUSION)

Air is vital to our planet, life is simply impossible without it. Air pollution “refers to the contamination of the air, irrespective of indoors or outside. A physical, biological or chemical alteration to the air in the atmosphere can be termed as pollution. It occurs when any harmful gases, dust, smoke enters into the atmosphere and makes it difficult for plants, animals and humans to survive as the air becomes dirty.” (Jacobson, 2017) Air pollution has introduced countless negative effects to humans and the local environment. This paper identifies the main air pollutants and its possible causes in my community, comparing air quality with nearby communities and finally, evaluate how to help improve the air quality in the community,

Can you see the light? As the burning of petroleum-based fuels, natural gases, and coal continues, smog will continue to cover the sky. Pollution from said burning occurs as greenhouse gases and chemicals. Specifically, petroleum-based fuels, natural gases, and coal release energy when heat breaks the bonds between hydrogens and carbons, generating energy and releasing carbon dioxide and water as byproducts. This energy often originates from stored energy preserved in organisms that eventually died and lingered in the crust. The byproduct carbon dioxide is the most dominant of the greenhouse gases, which are gases that absorb and release thermal energy from the Sun. These gases trap thermal energy in the atmosphere while releasing a small amount into space. Global warming occurs due to the trapping of this heat. Their covering of the sky and Sun reduces the amount of sunlight that can reach the Earth. In addition, these energy sources are also bulky and inefficient. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (2014), producing even one kilowatt-hour of energy (one kilowatt of electricity expended in one hour), 0.08 gallons of petroleum-based fuel, 1000 cubic feet of natural gases, and 1.09 pounds of coal (“How much coal, natural gas, or petroleum is used to generate a kilowatt-hour 1 of electricity?”). Despite the availability of alternative energy sources, most people prefer these “dirty” energy sources.

“The United States Congress passed the Clean Air Act in 1963 in an effort to limit the amount of pollutants released into the atmosphere. Since that time there have been several amendments to the act that have served to strengthen it and make it more detailed”(Audet). “The group's annual "State of the Air" report finds 47 percent of Americans live in counties with frequently unhealthy levels of either ozone or particulate pollution”(Roppolo). The high percentage of affected communities shows that pollution is a genuine and demanding issue that we need to recognize and focus on preventing before it gets worse. If the problem is allowed to get worse it may become irreversible.

This is a retrospective study that assessed the relation between mortality and exposure to air traffic pollution from January 1st, 1987 and December 31, 1996. According to Aschengrau and Sage III( 2014) , in retrospective research, the exposure, as well as the outcomes have already occurred in the past

It’s a fact the air pollution affects human health. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that five million people die annually due to exposure to air pollution. Knowing this, we must do something, well only in case we want to still living in the Earth.

While many may be aware that air pollution is bad for our environment and detrimental to our health as a human species, they may not be aware of how it affects them and the environment in which they reside. Personally, air pollution affects me in terms of my overall long-term health. When I was younger, I was diagnosed with asthma. I struggled to take breath, especially in an environment that is filled with air pollution. However, as I grew older, my condition began to improve because of maintaining stellar air quality in my surroundings, in addition to making prudent health decision. I’ve been advised by medical professionals that living in an environment with increasing bad air pollution will trigger symptoms that can reignite this

The impact of local pollution, often energy-related, on air quality is a matter of rising social and political concern in many countries. How can governments act to tackle this problem – and what would these actions mean for the energy sector?

It is believed that the problem of air pollution began with the industrial revolution (circa 1750 -1850) which brought with it the increased burning of coal that fueled the engines upon which the wheels of the industrial revolution were being propelled. Air pollution issues have dominated international discourse in the last couple of decades as a result of its adverse effects on the climate system. But most important is the damaging effects that some of these pollutants in the ambient air have in the human body as there have been overwhelming evidence linking poor air quality with respiratory diseases, heart diseases and cancer (WHO, 2013a & 2013b). Because

Almaty is in the list of ten most polluted cities in the world. Even Moscow is on the 14th place, which means that the problem is not in the cars number only. (KazakhstanToday, n.d). Moreover, some of the Kazakhstani experts claim that air pollution in Almaty will soon achieve the critical point (Kapital, 2015). The problem is that both the government and citizens understand the current problem, but there is still no change. Air pollution causes environmental changes, increasing in average temperature and also a lot of illnesses and diseases such as allergies and lungs problems. The problem has to be solved because Almaty is the financial center of Kazakhstan and a lot of people including students, workers, foreign tourists come every year. Almaty does not have a lot of factories, so the main cause of air pollution is transport. Due to increasing of air pollution from transport in Almaty, which causes cardiovascular mortality of 446 people per 100,000 in Almaty (Kenessariyev et al,2013) , the problem has to be solved by building more metro stations, prohibiting old cars coming to the city and promoting using pollution-free clean natural gas.