FS3 SLIDESHARE ASSIGNMENT

1. Air PollutionAir Pollution
How Does It Affect UsHow Does It Affect Us
By: Cesar BulanadiBy: Cesar Bulanadi

2. Air PollutionAir Pollution
 Air pollution can cause seriousAir pollution can cause serious
health problems, especially forhealth problems, especially for
people who are very young, verypeople who are very young, very
old, or who have heart or lungold, or who have heart or lung
problems.problems.
 Air pollution intensifies theAir pollution intensifies the
effects of existing diseases sucheffects of existing diseases such
as emphysema, heart disease,as emphysema, heart disease,
and lung cancerand lung cancer

3. Short Term Effects of Air PollutionShort Term Effects of Air Pollution
 Short-term effects of air pollution onShort-term effects of air pollution on
peoplepeople’’s health range from minors health range from minor
headaches to more seriousheadaches to more serious
bronchitis and pneumoniabronchitis and pneumonia
 Air Pollution can also make asthmaAir Pollution can also make asthma
and emphysema worse for certainand emphysema worse for certain
individuals.individuals.
 Many short-term effects areMany short-term effects are
reversible if exposure to air pollutionreversible if exposure to air pollution
decreases.decreases.

4. Long-Term Effects of Air PollutionLong-Term Effects of Air Pollution
 Long-term effects onLong-term effects on
health includehealth include
emphysema, lungemphysema, lung
cancer, and heartcancer, and heart
disease.disease.
 Exposure to air pollution may worsen medicalExposure to air pollution may worsen medical
conditions suffered by older people and mayconditions suffered by older people and may
damage the lungs of children.damage the lungs of children.

5. Indoor Air PollutionIndoor Air Pollution
 Often the air quality inside aOften the air quality inside a
building is worse than the airbuilding is worse than the air
quality outsidequality outside
 Harmful compounds can be foundHarmful compounds can be found
in carpets, building materials,in carpets, building materials,
paints and furniture – especiallypaints and furniture – especially
when they are newwhen they are new
 To best maintain the air quality indoors you shouldTo best maintain the air quality indoors you should
identify and remove the sources of harmful compoundsidentify and remove the sources of harmful compounds
 Mixing outdoor air with indoor air, is also necessary forMixing outdoor air with indoor air, is also necessary for
good air quality.good air quality.

7. Sick-Building SyndromeSick-Building Syndrome
 Sick-building syndromeSick-building syndrome is a set ofis a set of
symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, eyesymptoms, such as headache, fatigue, eye
irritation, and dizziness, that may affect workersirritation, and dizziness, that may affect workers
in modern, airtight office buildings.in modern, airtight office buildings.
 Sick-building syndrome is believed to be causedSick-building syndrome is believed to be caused
by indoor air pollutants.by indoor air pollutants.
 Sick-building syndrome is most common in hotSick-building syndrome is most common in hot
places where buildings are tightly sealed to keepplaces where buildings are tightly sealed to keep
out the heat.out the heat.

8. Radon GasRadon Gas
 Radon gas is colorless, tasteless,Radon gas is colorless, tasteless,
odorless, and radioactive.odorless, and radioactive.
 Radon seeps through cracks andRadon seeps through cracks and
holes in foundations where it adheresholes in foundations where it adheres
to dust particles.to dust particles.
 People inhale the dust, there radon can destroyPeople inhale the dust, there radon can destroy
the genetic material in cells that line the airthe genetic material in cells that line the air
passages.passages.
 The damage can lead to cancer, especiallyThe damage can lead to cancer, especially
among smokers.among smokers.

9. AsbestosAsbestos
 Before the 1970Before the 1970’’s asbestoss asbestos
was used as an insulatorwas used as an insulator
and fire retardant in buildings.and fire retardant in buildings.
 Asbestos fibers can cut andAsbestos fibers can cut and
scar the lungs, causing thescar the lungs, causing the
disease asbestosis.disease asbestosis.
 Victims of the disease have more and moreVictims of the disease have more and more
difficulty breathing and may eventually die ofdifficulty breathing and may eventually die of
heart failure.heart failure.

10. Noise PollutionNoise Pollution
 Health problems that can be causedHealth problems that can be caused
by noise pollution include loss ofby noise pollution include loss of
hearing, high blood pressure, andhearing, high blood pressure, and
stress.stress.
 Noise can also cause loss of sleep,Noise can also cause loss of sleep,
which may lead decreasedwhich may lead decreased
productivity at work and in theproductivity at work and in the
classroomclassroom
 AA decibeldecibel is the most common unitis the most common unit
used to measure loudness, and isused to measure loudness, and is
abbreviated dB.abbreviated dB.

11. Light PollutionLight Pollution
 Light pollution doesnLight pollution doesn’’t directlyt directly
effect human health, but it doeseffect human health, but it does
negatively affect our environment.negatively affect our environment.
 The most important environmental concern of inefficientThe most important environmental concern of inefficient
lighting is energy waste.lighting is energy waste.
 Energy is wasted when a light is directed upward intoEnergy is wasted when a light is directed upward into
the night sky and lost to space. Examples includethe night sky and lost to space. Examples include
lighting on billboards, poor-quality street lights, and thelighting on billboards, poor-quality street lights, and the
lighting of building exteriors.lighting of building exteriors.

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