Smog

The earth is 4.543 billion years old, our ancestors are estimated to date back to six million years, with modern human life dating back to 200,000 years ago (Reed). The effects of humanity on earth can be displayed by the increase of pollution within our ecosphere. As our population continues to increase, so does our carbon footprint upon the earth. On a more localized scale, the Central Valley is a mecca of poor air quality and elevating pollution levels. An assortment of environmental factors increases

at 198 μg/m3. Thick smog has enveloped New Delhi since the Diwali festival, as the Capital witnessed the worst spell of smog in a season. The air quality has been severe as pollution levels touched high. The smog is said to be a cloud causing low visibility to qualify as smog, there should be enough pollution, smoke, and moisture in the air. The smoke and other particulate matters combine with fog when there is high humidity and low temperatures to form smog. Pollution refers to

Is the air you breath safe? Is it clean? In the southern planes during the 1930’s the air was absolutely horrible and toxic to breath in. According to scope article Black Sunday, Starting in 1932, frequent severe dust storms tore through the Southern Plains. The storms left piles of dirt “big enough to bury animals, destroy crops, and fill basements.” The dust got inside people’s homes and destroyed their belongings; it also made it hard to breathe (pp. 8-9). The storms, along with the Great Depression

The two biggest air pollution in California are transportation such as cars and trucks and stationary sources such as oil refineries and industry facilities. Two major pollutions are ozone and fine particulate materials. Ozone also known as smog. The cause of smog includes the automobile and industrial processes that involve combustion of fossil fuels. The products of fossil fuel consumption are sulfur dioxide, particles, ground-level ozone, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and lead. Ground-level ozone

Types, Effects, and Controls of Air Pollution Air pollution depending upon which source you use is broken down in a couple of ways. No matter how you look at it though, air pollution is still air pollution and it is both harmful to humans and the environment. One source breaks air pollution down into two categories or seven primary and two secondary pollutant types (Wright & Boorse, 2008, p. 487). The primary pollutants can more easily be broken down into four types of pollution which are based

In the past recent decades, pollution has become a worldwide known problem. Advancements in technology and machinery have increased the amount of air pollution that is absorbed into our atmosphere. Harsh and toxic chemicals released into the air have many negative effects on not only peoples and animals but our environment as well. Air pollution is a very serious threat the world must face. In some countries, the pollution is so bad that people are forced to wear masks to protect them from the harmful

Dogs have to go outside every day to go to the bathroom, get some exercise, or just to play with their owner. What if every time these precious animals went outside, the chance of acquiring cancer was a higher risk than ever? This may be the future. In saying this, it may not be a common thought going through every person’s mind. Awareness of the social, economical, and resourceful features of the earth may not be stressed from day to day life as much as humans abuse the air that encompases them

Chinese Air Pollution History of Air Pollution in China During the 1980s, China underwent a series of industrial changes leading to severe air pollution (Chen, Ebenstein, Greenstone, & Li, 2013; Chen, Kan, Chen, Jiang, & Hong, 2011; Kan, London, Chen, Zhang, Song, Zhao, & Chen, 2007; Schmidt, & Olicker, 2004). As industries in large cities expanded, the resources required to manufacture goods produced pollution in the air (Chen, Ebenstein, Greenstone, & Li, 2013; Chen, Kan, Chen, Jiang, & Hong, 2011;

pollutions occur naturally for example during forests fires or volcanic eruptions, but the air pollution caused by human activities has become more prevalent and serious. The burning of fossil fuels, from coal-fired power plants and vehicles, causes smog and acid rain which includes particulate matter such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide that are released into the air.Air pollution has also become a global issue that has been taken more seriously every year. In the United Nation’s

(Wheeler, Morris and Gordon). This is not surprising given the host of actual and potential causes of air pollution problem in the heart of California. Ground level ozone is a major type of pollution in the Valley that primarily causes summertime “smog,” produced through the photochemical or sunlight-induced reactions between volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) (San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District 3). The other type of pollution, particulate matter (PM), refers