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When a city expands, more houses and buildings are built to meet the demands of new residents and business that are moving into a location. In order to construct new building, heavy vehicles are needed to clear land and begin construction. These heavy vehicles emit CO2 into the atmosphere. CO2 is a greenhouse gas which is part of the greenhouse effect that causes Global Warming. The greenhouse effect is the process by which absorption and emission of infrared radiation by gases in the atmosphere warm a planet 's lower atmosphere and surface ("Global Warming", 2013). In addition, new buildings cause indoor pollutants that are released through air vents, open doors, and open windows. These pollutants include formaldehyde (H2CO) from carpet and plywood, as well as, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from paint and…
In today’s society there is much pollution that can cause an individual to become very sick or death can occur from the many atmospheric issues such as ozone depletion in our society. There are many things that contribute to ozone depletion in our atmosphere as well as indoor pollution such as radon which can cause certain cancers and certain deaths. There is also a lot of indoor air pollution which can cause the same issues to an individual’s health. The indoor air pollution I will explain is radon can affect anyone in their homes by only inhaling or ingesting radon can harm an individual’s body. I will explain these two pollutions such as…
14. Indoor air in developed nations contains a mixture of pollutants including combustion by-products from…
American Lung Association. (2014, Jan 1). Indoor Air Quality. Retrieved Feb 18, 2014, from www.lung.org:…
These fumes and chemicals usually originate from factories, automobiles, dust, pollen, and fungus such as mold. A gas known as ozone plays a major part in air pollution. Smog is created when ozone contaminates the air. Another hazardous gas is carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas. This toxic vapor is responsible for global warming. Although many things release carbon dioxide when breathing, it is considered a contaminant (pollutant) when it is linked with automobiles, aircrafts, factories, and other human related doings that use and burn fossil fuels such as gasoline and natural gas. The reason air pollution is dangerous is because it is possible for it to be poisonous. Inhaling these toxins forming in the air can lead to heart or lung disease. Also, air from mold and dust insides many buildings are also likely to affect your…
Three potential indoor air quality hazards are: carbon monoxide, environmental tobacco smoke, and pesticides. Carbon monoxide can come from a number of things. To name a few, exhaust from vehicles in garages attached to the house, tobacco smoke, furnaces, gas and water heaters, woodstoves and fireplaces, as well as gas stoves all have the potential to increase the risk of carbon monoxide pollution in our homes. Environmental tobacco smoke from cigarettes, pipes or cigars will also increase the indoor air quality hazard if smoked inside. In addition, pesticides used to kill insects pose a threat to the quality of our indoor…
Air pollution affects everything from agriculture and ecosystems to human health, on a global scale. The five major air pollutants are ground-level ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide (Donnatelle, 2010). A majority of these pollutants are the result of human action. One example being coal power plants. These plants release greenhouse gas emissions and particle air pollution. The burning of the coal creates pollutant byproducts. Other forms of industrial pollution, exhaust fumes, burning wood, and several forms of indoor air pollutants result in air contamination. The combination of various air contaminates can be extremely toxic. The pollutants irritate the lungs and may even cause respiratory diseases and cancer in humans (Donnatelle, 2010).…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2007). Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/hpguide.html…
Indoor air is often considered safe and free from pollutants. But most people have the greatest contact with toxic pollutants not outside but inside their homes and offices. The modern consumer products like air fresheners, cleaning compounds, moth repellants, cigarettes, toilet disinfectants or deodorizers are the most common sources that laden the indoor air with toxic pollutants without anyone even suspecting them or their potential. Indoor air pollution refers to chemical, biological, and physical contamination of indoor air. It may result in adverse health effects.…
There are several factors that cause air pollution. The first factor is Ozone. As a report, Ozone forms as a product of solar energy and photochemical reactions of pollutants. It is easy that the highest concentrations of ozone in the atmosphere occur when sunlight is the highest temperature (Kleinman, 2000). In our daily life, vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions, gasoline vapours are some of the most important sources of ozone (Air pollution, 2010). The second factor is Airborne Particles. It is from combustion sources, such as power plants and automobile (Kleinman, 2000). The mainly of airborne particle is from motor vehicles, wood burning heaters and industry (Air pollution, 2010). The third factor is Carbon Monoxide. Carbon Monoxide is from fuel combustion in industrial processes, Vehicle exhaust contributes most carbon monoxide emissions in our city (Air pollution, 2010). It also has some natural sources, such as bush fires, carbon monoxide levels typically are highest during cold weather, because cold temperatures make the less fires and make that pollutants close to the ground(Air pollution, 2010).In brief, the reason of air pollution is from our daily life, it is Ozone, Airborne Particles, Carbon Monoxide and other natural sources.…
Secondly, indoor air pollution results because of released gases in air. In homes people everyday cook their meals in their cooker where most of them are with gas. The released gas is harmful for peoples health because it may cause irritation in nose, ear and…
Z.P. Bai, Y. Han, Z.G. Qiu. 2006. prevention and control of Indoor Air pollution.Peking, China: Chemical Industry Press.…
There are many sources of indoor air pollutants and among the common ones are environmental…
The pollution is the solid, liquid or gaseous material emitted into the air from stationary…