...Sharita Rogers Natural Science Cluster Dr. J. Kullman April 25, 2013 Air Pollution kills over 1 million in China I found this article titled “Air Pollution Linked to 1.2 Million Premature Deaths in China” in The New York Times on April 1, 2013. I found it interesting because prior to reading this article, I did not know air pollution was such a big problem, particularly in China. Edward Wong, journalist for The New York Times, wrote this article about premature deaths due to outdoor air pollution. According to Wong, air pollution is linked to 1.2 million premature deaths in 2010. This is nearly 40 percent of the global total. Ambient particulate matter pollution was the 4th leading risk factor for deaths in China. A study showed that the growth rate of disclosure of pollution information has slowed; meaning China is not disclosing this information to the public. China needs to figure out how to get a handle on their air pollution problem. China is no stranger to air pollution. According to the article, 350,000 to 400,000 people die prematurely each year because of outdoor air pollution. This is nearly 40 percent of the global total. In 1990, air pollution killed 800,000 people prematurely world wide. India also has densely populated cities that struggle with air population as well. India also had 620,000 premature deaths in 2010. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development stated that “urban air pollution is set to become the top environmental cause of morality worldwide...
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...Pollution has been and is still a major problem in the world. There are different types of pollution, which are water and air pollution. Air pollution includes different types of poisonous gases that change the characteristic of air. The United States and Kenya are affected by pollution; for example, in New York City and Nairobi where there is traffic noise and emission from vehicles, sewage overflows, plastic bottles and bags. Even though both cities are affected by pollution, the methods applied in managing and handling air pollution are different. Despite pollution being a major issue in the world, the United States has greatly improved after the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (Clean Air Act Amendments 1990). United States Environmental...
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...To start off with, Air Quality Index (AQI) is "a scale of numbers that represents the current or daily air quality levels in different areas. The AQI is based on local air quality standards and pollutants concentrations that each country decides upon”(Upout). One of the possible reasons these air quality variations exist on Manhattan can be because of factors such as Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), which are gases produced by fuel combustion. Next possible reason can be the Ozone (O3), which is a gas that is made up of three oxygen atoms that enter the air from the motor vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions, and natural sources. Another possible reason can be the “high truck and traffic volume, industrial facilities and older heating systems can all contribute to the increased levels of air pollution in the impoverished neighborhoods”(Hinsdale)....
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...My Le Professor Robb A. Bajema EL 100 April 26th, 2013 Air pollution in China Air pollution is one of the most serious environmental problems in China. According to a new analysis, approximately 1.2 million people die prematurely from exposure to outdoor air pollution in China. A study by Greenpeace and Beijing University focusing on four Chinese cities estimates the number of people dying prematurely from air pollution is close to three times that killed by traffic accidents. The air has been classified as hazardous to human health, at its worst hitting pollution levels 25 times that considered safe in the US. The entire city is blanketed in a thick grey smog that smells of coal and stings the eyes, leading to official warnings to stay inside. The majority of the air pollution in China is generated by the burning of coal to generate electric power. China gets 80 percent of electricity and 70 percent its total energy from coal, much of it polluting high-sulphur coal. Around six million tons of coal is burned everyday to power factories, heat homes and cook meals. Jerry Goodell wrote in Natural History magazine: “In China coal is everywhere. It’s piled up on sidewalks, pressed into bricks, and stacked neat the back doors of homes. It’s stockpiled into small mountains in open fields, and carted around behinds bicycles and wheezing locomotives. Plumes of coal smoke rise from rusty stacks on every urban horizon. Soot covers every windowsill and ruins the collar...
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...Determining the Causes and Effects of Water Pollution in Lake Huron The Great Lakes, Lake Erie, Michigan, Huron, Superior, and Ontario, are our largest freshwater system. Lake Huron, like the other Great Lakes contain many species of wildlife, and is in danger of being polluted. This pollution is harmful to fish, wildlife stocks, and to the humans of this region. At the University of Mississippi, Latham, A., Wright, E., & Tsang, A. [n.d.] produced a study that focused specifically on Pollution's Effects on the Great Lakes Ecosystem. Determining the causes and effects of water pollution in Lake Huron may facilitate new ideas and solutions for cleaning up our waterways’ and improving public health. Although there are many causes of Lake Huron’s pollution, most fall under three categories: 1) Point-source pollution; 2) Nonpoint-source pollution; and 3) Air pollution. Point-source pollution refers to mercury, fecal matter, and sewage, from treatment plants or industrial facilities, being dumped into the Lake. Nonpoint-source pollution refers to runoff of polluted water from crops or lawns which contain contaminants. These contaminants may be oil, sand, salt from roadways, agricultural chemicals, and nutrients and toxic materials from urban or rural areas (The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation, 1998-2012). Additionally, air pollution is also a major concern. According to the Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation, “…the air quality of the Ontario Lake Huron...
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...Sources of pollution and mitigation measures Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the environment that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or that damage the environment. Pollution takes place because; we process, consume and throw away a high volume of material resources at a very high rate. Then the nature’s way of reabsorbing these resources back into its structure and effectively neutralizing them is much slower than our rates of production or consumption. Hence over production; also inefficient and dirty methods of production and consumptions; careless and thoughtless disposal of post consumption waste resources are the major causes of man-cause pollution. There are fundamental drivers of the pollution; these are the major forces behind the surge in levels of air, water and land pollution throughout the globe. These are Industrialization it set in the motion the widespread use of fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) which are now the mail sources of pollution. Population growth with the exploding increase in the population around the world, the demand for goods and services goes up. This demand is met by expanded production and use of natural resources, which in turn lead to higher levels of pollution. Globalization. It has become an effective facilitator of environmental degradation. Developing countries tend to have loose regulations on pollution levels thus global bigger manufacturers tend to move to these areas rather than...
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...Environmental Pollution Strategy xxxxx Sci/256 August 28, 2013 xxxxxxx The rapid growth over the past decade has been economically positive for the city of Phoenix. With the increase in manufacturing, construction and jobs. Air and water pollution as well as loss of open spaces are putting stress on the infrastructure, natural resources, and beginning to affect the environment within the city and surrounding region. To correct these negative environmental impacts I propose the following: pollution control legislation, random emission testing, encouraging carpooling initiatives, and establish green spaces. Expense Budget Of the $18 Million allotted for measures to fix the pollution issue, only $14.9 Million will is needed to correct successfully the environmental issues. Below is the breakdown of solution and cost. |Solution |Expense: | |Pollution control legislation for point sources |$4.3 Million | |Random emission testing |$3.6 Million | |Establish green spaces |$4.2 Million | |Encourage carpooling ...
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...Assignment 2 Poverty and Pollution Case Jaime Mesia BUS 309 – Business Ethics Strayer University May, 30th 2013 Assignment 2 Poverty and Pollution Case Jaime Mesia BUS 309 – Business Ethics May, 30th 2013 Abstract Urban living is the keystone of modern human ecology. Cities have multiplied and expanded rapidly worldwide over the past two centuries. Cities are sources of creativity and technology, and they are the engines for economic growth. However, they are also sources of poverty, inequality, and health hazards from the environment. Urban populations have long been incubators and gateways for infectious diseases. The early industrializing period of unplanned growth and laissez-faire economic activity in cities in industrialized countries has been superseded by the rise of collective management of the urban environment. This occurred in response to environmental blight, increasing literacy, the development of democratic government, and the collective accrual of wealth. In many low-income countries, this process is being slowed by the pressures and priorities of economic globalization. Beyond the traditional risks of diarrhea disease and respiratory infections in the urban poor and the adaptation of various vector-borne infections to urbanization, the urban environment poses various physicochemical hazards. These include exposure to lead, air pollution, traffic hazards, and the ‘‘urban heat island’’ amplification of heat waves. As the number of urban...
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...Running header: POLLUTION 1 POLLUTION: MORAL AND ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY VANESSA HARRISON HARVEY BUS330 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING INSTRUCTOR: ANGELA MANLEY AUGUST 14, 2012 Running header: POLLUTION 1 “I do wonder whether there will come a time when we can no longer afford our wastefulness – chemical wastes in rivers, metal wastes everywhere, and atomic wastes buried deep in the earth or sunk in the sea.” – John Steinbeck Pollution is the action of environmental contamination with man-made waste. This includes land, water, and air. Of all the First World countries, the United States is the most polluting nation on Earth. The United States is ranked seventh on pollution control, by only spending 60% of its Gross National Product to help the environment. As a nation we have spent over 120 billions of dollars a year on research and development. The majority of the cost incurred has come from Environmental Quality, our country has consumed over 98 quadrillion Btu of energy in the year 2000 alone. Americans generate five pounds of solid waste every day, creating one ton of solid waste each year. In an average day in the United States, we throw out 200,000 tons of edible food and have thrown 1 million bushels of litter out of our automobiles. The main human contributor for pollution are landfills. It is possible that land pollution can contaminate the air and/or the water. Water pollution is the action of environment contamination...
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...The longer humans have lived on Earth, the worse the devastating and destructive plague known as pollution has become. It chokes the air, kills off the wildlife, and contaminates as well as thickens the water. The main cause of this pollution are buildings and other man-made structures. Since the first building was built, the pollution was increasing at a alarmingly high rate. However, with humans taking no actions to fix this pollution problem, the Earth felt as it was being taken for granted. She was tired of being progressively aged by pollution, and she does not know how much longer she can survive. Therefore, the Earth could foresee the catastrophe waiting to happen. She had to send a warning to the humans. As usual, New York City was...
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...Air Pollution Pollutants in our air today are very serious environmental problem. Besides other pollutions such as water, sound and land, air pollution affects us the most as we inhale and exhale them every single seconds. As living in an industrial era, we have familiar with terms such as smog, lead, ozone, and carbon monoxide. The news, newspaper and media have shown a lot of consequences of these pollutants that we have to face nowadays such as the haze. More and more regulations have been established and implemented to minimize the air pollutions such as vehicle emissions testing standards and pollutant emitting facilities standards. However, it seems that all of these are not working as the air pollutions worsen. Thus, the causes need to be researched and identified to find for the solutions of combatting air pollution that affects us the most. According to Dr. Laurent Hodges in her book Environmental Pollution Second Edition (1997), there are a number of different causes of air pollution. Firstly, particulate matter that consists of solid and liquid aerosols which suspended in the atmosphere is one of the major cause. It comes from the burning of coal in industrial processes. These atmospheric particles will scatter and absorb sunlight then reduces visibility. Secondly, sulphur oxides that being produced when coal is burning and during industrial processes can damage materials, vegetation, and human respiratory system as it is acidic. Sulphur oxides, even in a small...
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...an old eastern culture that is rapidly rising to take its place among the world’s greatest modern civilizations, a stature that is all the more intriguing given the way it is blazing its own path in terms of the social contract. Do not be dissuaded by an element of bad press in the West; news tends to wallow in the alternative reality of political drama, while the realities on the street are something quite else. Chinese people are indeed largely welcoming and open, and opportunities abound for the astute. Yet China is not easy. Strange food, different ways of doing things, different social contracts and expectations, uneven levels of development and modernity, and the widespread inability to communicate in English all combine to make China a hard country to move to. But for those who brave the adversities, and immerse themselves into China, the rewards are undeniable—at the very least you learn something about different ways of seeing and something about a culture that has been innovative throughout much of its history. POLLUTION Pollution is one aspect of the broader topic of environmental issues in China. Various forms of pollution have increased as China has industrialized, which has caused widespread environmental and...
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...Earth’s water able to be consumed, it is imperative that the cleanliness of the water be sustained by all humans. Water pollution was such a growing issue in the US that the government established the Clean Water Act in 1948, and then revised in 1977. The Clean Water Act made it illegal for anyone to “discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters, unless a permit was obtained” (Environmental Protection Agency, 2/12). Under the original Clean Water Act in 1948, no dumping was allowed by anyone in order to protect the cleanliness of the water. In 1977, it was amended to add that if a permit was obtained, dumping was acceptable. Because of the amendment, the Clean Water Act now only reduces the amount of pollutants going into our water system. Water Pollution: A Growing Issue Water pollution has become a large global issue, especially in developing countries where it is a struggle to find clean drinking water for the inhabitants of the region. There are currently seven different types of water pollution; sewage, disease causing agents, sediment pollution, inorganic plant and algal, organic compounds, radioactive substances, and thermal pollution. These seven types can be categorized into three main types; biological, chemical, and physical. This paper will discuss chemical pollution in main water systems. Chemical water pollution can be caused by pesticides, metals, solvents, or petroleum...
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...Colder Winters Held Dawn of New Ice Age – Scientists See Ice Age In the Future (The Washington Post, January 11, 1970). 1970 – Is Mankind Manufacturing a New Ice Age for Itself? (L.A. Times, January 15, 1970). 1970 – New Ice Age May Descend On Man (Sumter Daily Item, January 26, 1970). 1970 – Pollution Prospect A Chilling One (Owosso Argus-Press, January 26, 1970). 1970 – Pollution’s 2-way ‘Freeze’ On Society (Middlesboro Daily News, January 28, 1970). 1970 – Cold Facts About Pollution (The Southeast Missourian, January 29, 1970). 1970 – Pollution Could Cause Ice Age, Agency Reports (St. Petersburg Times, March 4, 1970). 1970 – Pollution Called Ice Age Threat (St. Petersburg Times, June 26, 1970). 1970 – Dirt Will.Bring New Ice Age (The Sydney Morning Herald, October 19, 1970). 1971 – Ice Age Refugee Dies Underground (The Montreal Gazette, Febuary 17, 1971). 1971 – U.S. Scientists Sees New Ice Age Coming (The Washington Post, July 9, 1971). 1971 – Ice Age Around the Corner (Chicago Tribune, July 10, 1971). 1971 – New Ice Age Coming – It’s Already Getting Colder (L.A. Times, October 24, 1971). 1971 – Another Ice Age? Pollution Blocking Sunlight (The Day, November 1, 1971). 1971 – Air Pollution Could Bring An Ice Age (Harlan Daily Enterprise, November 4, 1971). 1972 – Air pollution may cause ice age (Free-Lance Star, February 3, 1972). 1972 – Scientist Says New ice Age Coming (The Ledger, February 13, 1972). 1972 – Scientist predicts new ice age (Free-Lance Star,...
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...References * Ritz, Beate & Wilhelm, Michelle. 2008. UCLA. Air Pollution Impacts on Infants and Children. Retrieved September 27, 2013 from http://www.environment.ucla.edu/reportcard/article.asp?parentid=1700 * N.A. n.d. EPA. Ways to Reduce Air Pollution. Retrieved September 27, 2013 from http://www.epa.gov/airquality/peg_caa/reduce.html * Davis, Del Bene Davis. ANA. Home Environmental Health Risks. Retrieved September 27, 2013 from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Volume122007/No2May07/HomeEnvironmentalHealthRisks.html Air Pollution Impacts On Infants And Children * Exposure to air pollution can cause respiratory problems especially infants because they don’t have fully developed lungs. * Air pollution can trigger asthma attacks in children especially since children spend most of their time outdoors * Moms who smoke causes pollution in the house which can affect infants and children's lungs. Resources * Children's Safety Network * Children's Health and Safety Association Natural Resources * Natural Defense Council Web Based Resources * www.connectsafely.org Air Pollution Definition: Pollution of the atmosphere. Examples & Interventions Neurological Effects: * Fatigue * Headache * Confusion * Dizziness * Loss of consciousness * Coma * Death Neuropsychiatric Effects: * Impaired judgment * Poor concentration ...
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