Air pollution

A major public health challenge facing the people of Honduras is the issue of household air pollution (HAP). HAP is a dangerous form of environmental health hazard, so much so that the World Health Organization (WHO) has called it “the most important global environmental health risk today”. HAP is air pollution that is produced inside the home due to cooking, lightening, and heating needs and is typically the result of burning biomass fuels such as wood or coal, which produces “products of incomplete

Background: What is Air Pollution? What is this alarming issue that we all hear about in the news almost everyday and are being warned about it because about every action of our daily life has an impact on it? Air pollution is the introduction of foreign particles into the atmosphere that can have detrimental effects on human, animals, plants and the planet Earth itself (Dalisay, C). Air pollution not only affects our health but also has huge impact on the well being of the planet we live on, from

Air pollution is characterized by the introduction or rise in air gases and particles beyond the standard levels of clean air (EPA, 2016a). Types of air pollutants vary depending on the source, such as industries, motor vehicles, combustion or natural sources; however, certain air pollutants have drawn more attention because of their widespread and health effects (EPA, 2016a). Examples of these pollutants are: ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and

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

Air pollution can be described as any contaminate of the atmosphere that disturbs the natural composition and chemistry of the air. This can be in the form of particulate matter such as dust, or excessive gases like carbon dioxide or other vapors. These pollutants can occur naturally, or are the product of human activities. The air that we breathe is filled with substances that are hazardous to our health. Some contaminates can be noticed because of an odor, where some cannot because they are odorless

increase profit without a second thought to the degradation of the collapse of an ecosystem or environment. Air pollution would be no different when it comes to the consideration of the earth. The air pollution impacts the commons in that it not only affects what is directly surrounding its area but can have severe impacts to all things including various ecosystems and resources. The air pollution that hangs over the cities sits in the atmosphere and affects millions if not billions of people all over

Air pollution has become exponentially more prominent in the last century alone than across the entirety of human existence. The obvious reason for this is the large increase in man-made emissions that came about after the industrial revolution. Now, transportation is as easy as ever but it’s by and large the largest producer of emissions the world over to the point where it will have a lasting effect long after we’ve adopted alternative solutions towards making the air cleaner. In the U.S., I recently

Stemmed from coal burning and motor vehicle emissions, air pollution in China leads to many adverse health and environmental effects for the country. According to the Environmental Pollution Center, air pollution is defined as the presence of toxic chemicals or compounds [...] in the air, at levels that pose a health risk ("What Is Air Pollution?"). Los Angeles, along with its surrounding cities, are known by researchers to contain the worst smog in the United States. There are estimated to be over

Introduction Air Pollution pollution in my community has received very little concern or not given much attention. In essay will focus much in my community where I live, therefore it will not touch much details as per country per se but what pollutants have been identified in my community. The informational used in this paper is based on oral interview with local environmental health officers at our local clinic and my on observation on the prevailing situation on pollution. To start with, over

Rush hour seems to create more pollution in the metro Atlanta area. Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale are counties in metro Atlanta that received failing grades based on their ozone levels. Although Atlanta has made some progress, there is room for improvement (Stevens). In Atlanta, nitrogen is the main culprit for ozone pollution, which comes from vehicles (Southern Environmental Law Center). Atlanta is also ranked second for having the most polluted air (Southern Environmental Law