China and the World Suffer from the Use of Nonrenewable Resources,

Pollution continues to pose an enormous threat to residents of urban cities worldwide. In the August 2008 Monthly Update, it is stated that approximately 800,000 deaths each year can be attributed to outdoor air pollution, making pollution the single most harmful environmental hazard to human health in urban areas (Kallman). The fact that pollution kills hundreds of thousands of people each year alone portrays just how dangerous living in these conditions can be. Kallman writes about a study which proves an increase in upper respiratory diseases, cardiovascular mortality, respiratory mortality, and low birth weights when exposed to air pollutants (August 2008: Monthly Update). These can be very serious diseases and complications which, when contracted, can lead to death or very serious illnesses. There

Globally, many countries are increasingly feeling the effects of environmental degradation. This has been occasioned by the increasingly evident effects of poor environmental conservation policy. There are currently taking the brunt of environmental degradation that has been occasioned by rapid the industrialization that has occurred both within and out of the country. “Air pollution has been at fault for a significant portion of the country’s environmental problems. Studies have identified the country’s economic boom as major contributor to this (Jitendra and Tanvi, 42)”. In East Asia, yellow dust it calls “Asian dust” is the biggest issue, which is mostly influenced by China’s industrialization and coal burning electrical generating plants. The main issue concerning South Korea and Japan is the air pollution caused by China's rapid economic growth crossing the boundaries into these two countries, it is blown from China to Korea and Japan causing hazardous air pollution. There causes many problems, it occurs respiratory problems, an increase in incidence of acid rain, highway accidents, and forcing many residents to stay home. Also, dust will enter a human’s mouth and organ which will cause respiratory problems through inhalation. “Air pollutants are gaseous or particulate matter which that have an impact on human health and natural ecosystems” (Lee, Adeel, 134).

The primary health issues that come with the impact of air pollution are asthma, cardiovascular illnesses and premature mortality. These health issues are due to pollution and the poor air quality such as ozone. Thus, human health becomes a concern and issue. The individuals who are usually more vulnerable to such illnesses are the children and elderly. For example, there’s approximately 162,438 children under the age of and 258,586 adults aged 65 years and older in Riverside county that are prone to environmental health illnesses (cdph). According to UCLA institute of the Environment and Sustainability,

Poor air quality is associated with some health issues from the short-term problems to severe

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

Rapid urbanization has caused a serious environmental problem especially air water pollution. Long history of industrialization has left cities dealing with a number of environmental issues. Air, land, and water pollution threatens to erode quality of life for many urban residents. Megacity, New York City has an increased number of cars due to the population and economic growth. Thus, car and traffic contribute to the air pollution, which poses major health effects due to the presence to heavy metals in car exhaust. Water pollutions is also another risk factor because water resources are becoming increasingly needed and millions of people are affected by unsanitary water. A city like New York, with an astonishing 8.5 million people, contribute to the water and air pollution immensely. Cuts to services has resulted in a gradual breakdown of urban infrastructure and services. This contributes to water and air pollution, ineffective waste management and environmental

Water pollution is the contamination of water by untreated sewage as well as human waste, often to the point when water becomes undrinkable or usable. According to Woodford C, around one-half of all ocean contamination is caused by sewage and waste. “Each year, the world generates perhaps 5–10 billion tons of industrial waste, much of which is pumped untreated into rivers, oceans, and other waterways.” (“Woodford C.” 19). “Many water bodies near urban areas (cities and towns) are highly polluted. This is the result of both garbage dumped by individuals and dangerous chemicals legally and illegally dumped by manufacturing industries, health center, schools and market places.” (“ESchooltoday” page 4, (3)). As a result of all this pollution in water, a lot of people are dying. Furthermore, Britain tried to force the government to take some kind of action to purify the water so that people can get no illnesses with safe drinking water in 1990’s. “In the early 1990s, when surfers in Britain grew tired of catching illnesses from

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

Air pollution in China has been a very serious issue and a health crisis, China is so heavily populated that everything that people do on a normal day is leads to air pollution. China’s use of coal is the major cause for China air problem and doesn't look like it is going to be slowing down anytime soon without the help of the government. “Coal is the major cause, and will continue to be the country's biggest source of energy and air pollution. Although billions have been pledged for renewable energy, 200 new coal power plants will be built across the country”(Charney). With China’s large use of coal they need to focus on cutting down on production and focus shutting down coal factories and moving towards not using coal at all. China’s population has faced many health risks with the air pollution problem, one of the most common ones are respiratory

The people of China enjoy the assets of a flourishing economy but they also are suffering from the price that is being paid on the environment and specifically air pollution in their country due to the cities and the housing of people and the materials that are being used

Although good indoor air quality is critical to human health, there are still 4.3 million premature deaths per year from related illnesses [4]. Major sources of indoor pollution include cigarette/tobacco smoke, biological contaminants such as molds, insects and dander, by-products of combustion from stoves and furnaces, formaldehydes and other volatile organic compounds, asbestos and radon [2]. Luckily, eradication of these pollutants can occur through several methods. A major requirement to improve poor indoor air quality is first controlling the source of pollution [2]. Following this, both improving ventilation and air cleaning should aid in suppression of indoor pollutants [2]. Maintenance of indoor air quality is easy once identified, but ambient air quality is not so easy. Ambient air quality refers to the state of the air outdoors [2]. Good ambient air quality is necessary for the maintenance of essentially every living organism [2]. There is an abundance of negative environmental and human health effects that occur from poor ambient air quality [5]. Three factors greatly influence air pollution; emission sources, weather conditions, and topography [6]. Emission sources are the most influential, as they control release of particular pollutants in high volumes [6].

It is always common that air that we breather within various indoor environments have different particles and gaseous contaminants. Upon these contaminants affecting human health and performance they change to be known as indoor pollutants, for example school setting commonly experience this environment. Health and performance in school is also affected by indoor temperature and relative humidity on influence of the airborne level of molds as well as bacteria.

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) states that air pollution is the result of human activities and natural processes on the environment, which causes certain gases to be released into the air to interact with other substances to form acid rain, the greenhouse effect and ozone hole on global scale.

”One would believe that with such a staggering increase in sewage, from thirty-eight thousand million liters per day in 2009 to sixty-two thousand million liters per day today, that the sewage treatment plants would increase their capacity, but surprisingly, have not (Vashishtha 2015).” Even in 2009, India did not have the treatment capacity to provide adequate services. Now, with sewage doubled, the capacity to treat the polluted water has remained constant. ”According to India 's Central Pollution Control Board, the country has an installed capacity to treat only about 30% of the household waste it generates – the rest is released into open drains or straight into the ground (Balasubramaniam, 2014).” This waste water is then transferred through natural and man-made irrigation and into fresh water systems. Freshwater systems that flow through villages and towns that are incapable of establishing a way to treat the water. These towns and villages, most of the time, do not know that the water is even polluted. The population here then develops disease that significantly impacts the entire village and town. ““Faulty perceptions on water treatment, lack of knowledge about health hazards associated with drinking unsafe water, false sense of protection from locally available water, resistance to change in taste or odor of water and a lack of support from male

Of these examples, air pollution, contaminated water, and our built environment often have the greatest impact on health. Air pollution is the product of the release of harmful materials into the air. Common air pollutants include: hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and ozone. In fact, exhaust emissions from cars and trucks are the main source of most of these air-borne pollutants (Health Unit, 2000). Increased amounts of contaminants in the air can lead to irritation of the respiratory tract and increased hospital admissions for respiratory complaints. For example: a common health problem related to airborne contaminants is asthma (Health Unit, 2000). Certain types of bacteria and other organisms present in water can cause serious health problems. Hence, why it is so important for people to have access to safe drinking water. In order to ensure that water quality meets the various requirements to be drank or used for recreational purposes, there are many monitoring and testing systems put in place. The built environment refers to roads, buildings, homes, workplaces, schools, parks and business complexes. In other words, it is everything man made that has altered our natural surroundings. Well-designed cities, towns, and parks provide numerous opportunities for experiences that improve health. However, urban sprawl, unregulated industrial development and decaying public infrastructure can bring about damaging consequences such as pollution,