Essay about Air Pollution in Birmingham, Alabama

Although the air pollution is currently one of the highest in the country, I have learned that it does not compare to what it once was. I learned from science

The author Crystal Gammon is concerned about how pollution can affect people who remains on a penniless income in East St. Louis. Residence living in East St. Louis and children is having asthma. Seeing that pollution is taking place in the city, asthma rates have been increasing significantly.

Improved air quality wasn’t a subject of national concern until the mid 1900s. After decades of coal burning, unregulated gas emissions from cars and the excessive burning of fossil fuels, people started noticing bad air quality as a hazard to their lives. Over several decades, after seeing the costly effects air pollution was having on the environment and people’s health, interest groups like the Friends of The Earth club and the influences of Theodore Roosevelt and Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring finally came together to persuade the government to enforce legislation that would reduce air pollution. Because of these efforts, the policies of the Clean Air Act of 1963 and the Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Act of 1965, that aimed to control air pollution and raise air quality standards, helped create the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on December 2, 1970. Since then, the EPA has passed more air quality improvement acts, and amendments to previous acts passed, to increase restrictions on air pollutants, with their main policy concern being the Clean Air Act. Improved air quality acts imposed by the EPA have been successful in cleaning the United States’ air quality by reducing ground-level ozone pollution and reducing emissions, allowing for a decrease in pollution related deaths/illnesses and a better standard of living. The EPA, through regulations and the Clean Air Act, has delivered it’s promise to improve air quality in the United States.

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.

Have you ever wondered where majority of the air pollution comes from and how it’s caused since half of the population here in the San Joaquin Valley are affected due to the contamination of the air. Many people around the world question themselves of air pollution but don’t know where it comes from. It's noticeable for example pesticides, ozone levels rising, vehicle pollution, toxic waste burning, wildfires, and the list goes on. The San Joaquin Valley for many have been battling for better air quality but instead of getting better it seems to be getting worse. The air quality can contribute to dangerous health issues and environmental effects. We humans aren't the only ones who are suffering from these devastating chemicals being used on a daily basis. Humans in general, Environmental Protection Agency, or California have to find ways or solutions to limit the usage of any type of air pollution being spread all around the world. However, air pollution contributes to several health problems that can either be longer term effect or short term effect. Limiting the usage of ozone into the air will reduce the chance of new born children from suffering major effects that can later turn

Air pollution has been recognized as a major threat to environmental health, and the effects that it can have on the population are extremely varied. In the environmental aspects, air

To help minimize the risk of people living in the city getting sick, because small amounts of soot in the air can trigger heart attacks and contribute to lung cancer, diabetes, and other deadly illnesses, the EPA has started issuing more strict regulations that are forcing people to use cleaner fuel and engines in diesel trucks and buses, because the city can not regulate privately owned trucks so they have begun replacing old buses and trucks with new, cleaner buses. Under the EPA’s new rule, communities will have to meet a much more strict annual average for how much soot can be in the air. The new target will be about 20 percent tighter than the old one. About 66 counties - mostly in the East and California - would fail the test today. The EPA estimates that by 2020, these rules will improve air quality enough so the only places in the country that will violate the soot standard will be seven counting in Southern California. The EPA believes the soot limit will save much more than it costs. To implement this soot limit it would cost tens of millions of dollars. Industry officials warn that the new standard will get in the way of economic recovery in some areas. The United States already has made a lot of progress in cleaning up fine particles over the decades. Recent epidemiological studies show that is

Rockingham County was ranked in the top ten percent of dirtiest Counties in the U.S. in 1999. (Scorecard, n.d.). With such a high measurements the air quality for citizens living in Rockingham County is extremely poor. This is important issue for this area because it affects the health and wellbeing of the county’s citizens. Children, teens, adults over 65 years of age, and people who work outdoors, and people with diabetes or heart disease are especially affected by air pollution (Environmental Health, n.d.).

One of the world’s worst problems is air pollution. The focus of my research is on the causes of air pollution in North Carolina. Air pollution is when pollutants get into the air and turn it dark and toxic. Some examples of air pollutants are carbon dioxide, car fumes, smokestacks, and factory fumes. Air pollution is a serious problem that we can fix.

Los Angeles has an historically lead the nation in the worst air quality. Such a reputation is not only due to an increase rise in urbanization, but also a process called inversion, which is an atmospheric

Starting in the year 2004, the air pollution has reached an alarming level in the city o Toronto. Dr Barbara Yaffe, the acting medical officer of health of Toronto Public health, has released a report in July 2004 saying that the “air pollution [in the city] has contributed to over 1700 premature deaths and 6000 hospitalization admission in Toronto each year” (Yaffe, 2004, p.i). According to this report, pollutants such as ozone, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and carbon monoxide have increased within the air of the city; these pollutants are tiny particles that are 2.5 micron in diameter or less and can affect people’s respiratory system and cause cardiovascular and respiratory problems such as “asthma, bronchitis in children, adult chronic bronchitis, and heart problem” (TPH, 2007, figure 1). Although it

The information that was gathered for this report was gained primarily from internet research, this is because the the subject of air pollution and air quality is constantly changing, so online articles and websites are the best place to gain the latest statistics, stories and information regarding air pollution in London. The primary research that was carried out for this report was done through personal correspondence by interviewing a specialist who works in reducing the environmental impact of Nomura International Plc, a Japanese investment bank, pictures of some of the initiatives used to reduce environmental impact were also gathered. During the time gathering the primary research, the nature of the business environment was taken into account, and any sensitive information heard while at the building was not acknowledged.

Smog pollution has been around since the start of industrialization, and there are many cities that suffer from its consequences. Among them, Beijing is singled out as the hotspot these days. In the past winter, an unprecedented amount of smog cloaked Beijing, filling the city with noxious air and causing convulsive coughing among the local residents. Not only does smog cause inconvenience in transportation by reducing visibility, but also, according to a study at UC Berkeley, smog has a huge impact on people’s health: “people living in the smoggiest cities were 30 percent more likely to have succumbed to lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia.” In his essay, “The Tragedy of The

Air pollution is now recognized as the world’s single largest environmental and human health threat. In 2014, the World Health Organization estimated that 7 million people worldwide die annually as a result of air pollution, and estimates that 92% of the world’s population lives in places where air quality levels exceed safe limits., A new groundbreaking study published on October 19, 2017 in the Lancet Journal of Medicine has now linked air pollution as a cause of 9 million deaths globally. While concerns of pollution related deaths are much more prevalent in many Asian and developing countries, it can certainly become a relevant issue in North America if proper precautions are not taken. For instance, numbers released by Statistics Canada from the 2016 Canadian census shows the population of Toronto has grown 6.2% since 2011, well above the Canadian national growth rate of 5.0% over the same period of time. As a city on the forefront of innovation, Toronto is in a position to invest in a smart city application that can track air quality throughout the metropolitan area, allowing the city to take control of its future by ensuring a high quality of living for its ever growing population.

This paper discusses the issue of air pollution and its related impacts on the local environment, citizen’s health, and the economy in Massachusetts. Major sources of air pollution are specified, and sustainable solutions to these issues are explored. The costs and consequences of state policies are taken into account, and the advantages and disadvantages of these policies are discussed. Solutions that individuals can incorporate into their own lives and homes are shared, and finally, ways that citizens can promote environmentally friendly alternatives for transportation and home energy are explored.