atmospheric pollution-week 9 final project

8/9/2019 Atmospheric Pollution-week 9 Final Project

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L E T ’ S C L E A N U P O U R A I R !

Atmospheric Pollution


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Pollution

Pollution is from the Latin word meaning “to makeunclean”. It is the introduction of contaminants intothe environment which cause adverse change to its

natural form. Pollution can be in the form of foreignsubstances or natural contaminants by regularoccurrences, either way, can be eually harmful.


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!hat is Air Pollution"

#he introduction of harmful materials into theatmosphere

$hemicals

Particulates%iological materials


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&cean health affected by air pollution

&il spills can destroy food sources that live in theocean

'eduction in tourism('estaurant patrons)ifficult for birds or fish to survive in water

Pesticides being sprayed into the air eventually comedown into water


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!e are all at 'isk

)iseases

)eath

)amage to food sources

Permanent damage to the natural or man madeenvironment


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$auses of Air Pollution

*atural sources

a. )ust

b. +ethane from the animal digestion and

wastemoke from wildfires -which can also be man made

/olcanic activity


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$auses of Air Pollution cont0

+an made sources

a. +obile sources such as vehicles, aircraft, ships

b. 1umes from paint, hair products household

cleaners c. Landfill waste that create methane

d. moke from power plants and factories


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2ffects of Air Pollution

Air pollution is a risk factor for multiple healthconditions, including respiratory infections, heartdisease, and lung cancer. It can cause difficulty

breathing, coughing, whee3ing, asthma, and canaggravate e4isting respiratory and cardiac conditions.#his could result in an increase in medication use, anincrease in hospital admissions, and premature death


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2ffects of Air Pollution cont..

Production of acid rain

a. )amage to soil, water and food sources

5armful to 6lobal warming

&3one depletion


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5ow $an !e 'educe Pollution"

'educe dependency on non renewable sources suchas coal, natural gas and oil

Increase awareness and activity of recycling

'eduction of emissions7tili3e land use planning strategies8ensure land is

efficient for a wider economy and population, whilestill protecting the environment.


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!ho $an +ake it 5appen" !e All $an9

$ommunity 'esidents : Initiate a “6o 6reen”initiative in their area

%usinesses : Implement recycling standards, replace

energy usage with renewable, sustainable products6overnmental Agencies : !illing to supply adeuate

funding to support the changes initiated

*on8Profit organi3ations : &rgani3e city wide

cleanup pro;ects


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#his plan can be successful with the help of all. I feelthat we can wean the world off of certain pollutantslike gasoline, and energy powered by coal, oil naturalgas by reducing its availability. As we have shown, we

will use whatever is available and if the only motor vehicles that are available are 5ybrid, we will use that.If the only energy sources available are wind or solar,

we will use that. If we can show everyone how much better these choices are for our environment, thetransition will be that much easier.


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'eferences

$hiras, ). ). -?. 2nvironmental science -@thed.. %urlington, +A Bones C %artlett Learning.

www.fs.usda.gov(detail(te4as(landmanagement(re

souecemanagement("cidDstelprdbE?>FEGH

http((www.environmentte4as.org(programs(t4e(clean8air8healthy8families

www.niehs.nih.gov(health(topics(e4posure(air8pollution
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