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    Air Pollution from Vehicles Jacqueline Alcantar University of Phoenix Kieste Mayfield October 24, 2010 Automobiles as well as other mobile vehicles are one of the largest contributors to polluting our air on a daily basis. While these vehicles produce green house gases such as carbon monoxide, they are also contaminating the air with many other air pollutants and air toxins. By finding alternative fuel sources will be one of the solutions to curb the emissions that produce the pollutions. As smaller

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    Wall-effect” and “heat island effect” Since Hong Kong restructured to financial industry base. Hong Kong government trend to build more high buildings in core business districts to attract foreign companies invest Hong Kong, due to high rent of office/commercial buildings and lack of these buildings especially in Central and Wan Chai. The population growth makes the demand of housing increasing. Therefore, Hong Kong has become mixed-use development and has appeared many high-rise residential or

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    utilize green plants and humidifiers to absorb and precipitate harmful substances. There is also an interesting commercial phenomenon related to smog pollution. Many medical equipment manufacturers have introduced mouth muffles that are advertised having function of filtering out PM 2.5. Meanwhile, a lot of companies have increased the supply of air purifiers in the market responding to the smog crisis. It turns out that this sort of particular merchandises are very popular in the market so that some

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    Inhale The Fresh Air Exhaled By Indoor Plants Today, it is tough to decide that which is the bigger threat to humanity, terrorism or pollution. Apparently the former seems a bit more dreadful, but statistics reveal that the latter is causing more mayhem in countries like China and India. The monster is so threatening outside that people can’t go out without covering their faces, and now it is making people breathless even inside their houses. This crude & unkind pollution is indiscriminately attacking

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    Imagine having your life cut short by at least ten years. This is the reality for many people who are constantly exposed to high levels of air pollution. In the midwestern United States, members of the Teamsters Union are at a higher risk of lung cancer. These union members are truck drivers and mechanics who simply work their hardest every day to make a living. They haul heavy equipment or material to construction sites or warehouses. Workers may have to load and unload equipment as well as repair

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    Air pollution is a very serious problem throughout the world. Exposure to air pollution is easy and it can affect your health. Air pollution is the introduction of particulates, biological molecules, or other harmful materials into Earth’s atmosphere, causing diseases, death to humans, and damage to other living organisms such as animals and food crops, or the natural or built environment (Air Pollution, 2016, June 27). This definition proves that exposure to air pollution can harm the main things

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    Abstract: In the past few years, the air pollution in Beijing becomes more and more serious. Frequent smog weather cause social disordered and serious harm to the health of residents. The number of respiratory diseases increased. Citizens live in a bad living condition. Because of the smog, we have to stop all outdoor works and activities. It also caused great economic losses. So we must do some thing to control the air pollution. Keywords: air pollution, control measures, Beijing Introduction:

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    Since last century, air pollution has become one of the most popular topics related to people’s healthy life. After the Second World War, the consumption of fossil energy increase sharply due to the rapid development of industry and transportation, however, there almost no relevant environmental regulations to control the negative effects caused by industrial emissions. Therefore, air pollution became a growing problem. This paper will compare the conditions of air pollution between Los Angeles and

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    smoking two packs of cigars per day? Did you know that in some parts of Asia the smog and pollution is so thick you can’t even see the stars during the night? The threat to our health has been immense due to the air pollution. It increases the risk for stroke, asthma, cancer, heart attacks and other diseases and conditions that are dangerous for all living beings. Many people find it interesting that the pollution has such an effect on our health, yet still no substantial action has been taken to turn

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    transportation and various exhaust gases today, a level of air pollution has significantly increased in the environment. The smog enveloping the city is the most visible and obvious sign of urban pollution. However, even invisible harmful particles can have a big impact on the quality of airspace. In general, any substance released into the environment and having an adverse effect, is an air pollution. Hazardous substances present in the air, not only affect the environment but to a greater extent

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