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Air Pollution
by Paul Garcia
Air Pollution
What is air pollution?
-The presence in the air of substances which pose
a potential threat to human health and/or the
environment.
-The presence of particles in the air which
decrease visibility
-The U.S. EPA estimates that 50 percent of the
U.S. population is exposed to air pollutants
exceeding current federal standards.
Sources and Types of Air Pollution
- Energy production from
fossil fuels
- Carbon dioxide, sulfur
oxides, particulates
- Increase in greenhouse
gases, acidic precipitation
Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. Car emissions,
chemicals from factories, dust, pollen and mold spores may be suspended as
particles. Ozone, a gas, is a major part of air pollution in cities. When ozone
forms air pollution, it's also called smog. Some air pollutants are poisonous
More facts and Types of Air Pollution
-Automobiles, other
transportation sources
- Carbon dioxide, nitrogen
and sulfur oxides, products
of incomplete combustion
- Increase in greenhouse
gases, acidic precipitation
The Carbon Cycle
How does it affect life on Earth? Or how is
life on Earth affected by it?Long-term effects of
air pollution can last for years or for an entire
lifetime. They can even lead to a person's
death. Long-term health effects from air
pollution include heart disease, lung cancer,
and respiratory diseases such as emphysema.
Air pollution can also cause long-term damage
to people's nerves, brain, kidneys, liver, and
other organs. Some scientists suspect air
pollutants cause birth defects. 2.5 million
people die worldwide each year from the
effects of outdoor or indoor air pollution
CH4 (methane)
Fig. 47-23d, p.859
N2O (nitrous oxide)
Sources and Types of Air Pollution
Refrigeration devices
including home,
commercial, and
vehicles
- Chlorofluorocarbons
- Destruction of the
stratospheric ozone layer
The ozone layer
▪Absorbs UV radiation, preventing much of it from
contacting organisms in the biosphere.
▪Has been thinning since 1975 because of the accumulation of
chlorofluorocarbons.
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
Note that CFC increase stopped after 1995!
Effects of Air Pollution and
Global Warming
-Rising Sea Level
-Change of precipitation and local climate
conditions; acid rain
-Alteration of forests and crop yields
-Expansions of deserts into existing
rangelands
-More intense rainstorms
-Not all long-term effects can be determined
Where is it or
where is it
happening? Air
pollution is most
common in large
cities where
emissions from
many different
sources are
concentrated.
Sometimes,
mountains or tall
buildings prevent
air pollution from
spreading out.
This air pollution
often appears as
a cloud making
the air murky. It is
called smog.
Air Quality Air Quality Index (ppm) Protect Your Health
Good 0-50 No health impacts are expected when air
quality is in this range.
Moderate 51-100 Unusually sensitive people should
consider limiting prolonged outdoor
exertion.
Unhealthy for Sensitive
Groups
101-150 Active children and adults, and people
with respiratory disease, such as asthma,
should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
Unhealthy 151-200
Active children and adults, and people
with respiratory disease, such as asthma,
should limit prolonged outdoor exertion,
everyone else, especially children should
limit prolonged outdoor excertion.
Very Unhealthy (Alert) 201-300 Active children and adults, and people
with respiratory disease, such as asthma,
should limit prolonged outdoor exertion
everyone else, especially children, should
limit outdoor exertion.
What Is Being Done:
Alternatives
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s/solar_array_southfield.jpg
http://cs.baylor.edu/~forbes/personal/joshuatre
e/wind-generators.1.jpg
Renewable Energy Sources
Solar Energies
Wind Power
http://www.wrenuk.co.uk/images/biom
ass.jpg
Biomass
http://www.ca.blm.gov/news/images/geothe
rmal.gif
Geothermal
Changes In Vehicle Systems
Hybrid
Fuel Cell
Battery-
Electric
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e/tech_pic_eng_prius.jpg
http://www.redjellyfish.com/newim
ages/merlin.jpg
http://www.evworld.com/archives/te
stdrives/carpicts/ecom_sm.jpg
Comparative Costs of Renewable Energy
Technologies
What are some solutions? Anybody can take
steps to reduce air pollution. Millions of people
every day make simple changes in their lives to
do this. Taking public transportation instead of
driving a car, or riding a bike instead of traveling
in carbon dioxide-emitting vehicles are a couple
of ways to reduce air pollution. Avoiding aerosol
cans, recycling yard trimmings instead of
burning them, and not smoking cigarettes are
others.
Conclusion
• Responsibility to improve environmental
conditions lies upon all of us as individuals
• Concentrate on preventing environmental
degradation before it starts
• Alternatives ARE feasible and CAN be used

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Air pollution.ppt

  • 2. Air Pollution What is air pollution? -The presence in the air of substances which pose a potential threat to human health and/or the environment. -The presence of particles in the air which decrease visibility -The U.S. EPA estimates that 50 percent of the U.S. population is exposed to air pollutants exceeding current federal standards.
  • 3. Sources and Types of Air Pollution - Energy production from fossil fuels - Carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, particulates - Increase in greenhouse gases, acidic precipitation
  • 4. Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. Car emissions, chemicals from factories, dust, pollen and mold spores may be suspended as particles. Ozone, a gas, is a major part of air pollution in cities. When ozone forms air pollution, it's also called smog. Some air pollutants are poisonous
  • 5. More facts and Types of Air Pollution -Automobiles, other transportation sources - Carbon dioxide, nitrogen and sulfur oxides, products of incomplete combustion - Increase in greenhouse gases, acidic precipitation
  • 7. How does it affect life on Earth? Or how is life on Earth affected by it?Long-term effects of air pollution can last for years or for an entire lifetime. They can even lead to a person's death. Long-term health effects from air pollution include heart disease, lung cancer, and respiratory diseases such as emphysema. Air pollution can also cause long-term damage to people's nerves, brain, kidneys, liver, and other organs. Some scientists suspect air pollutants cause birth defects. 2.5 million people die worldwide each year from the effects of outdoor or indoor air pollution
  • 8.
  • 10. Fig. 47-23d, p.859 N2O (nitrous oxide)
  • 11.
  • 12. Sources and Types of Air Pollution Refrigeration devices including home, commercial, and vehicles - Chlorofluorocarbons - Destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer
  • 13. The ozone layer ▪Absorbs UV radiation, preventing much of it from contacting organisms in the biosphere. ▪Has been thinning since 1975 because of the accumulation of chlorofluorocarbons.
  • 14. CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons) Note that CFC increase stopped after 1995!
  • 15. Effects of Air Pollution and Global Warming -Rising Sea Level -Change of precipitation and local climate conditions; acid rain -Alteration of forests and crop yields -Expansions of deserts into existing rangelands -More intense rainstorms -Not all long-term effects can be determined
  • 16. Where is it or where is it happening? Air pollution is most common in large cities where emissions from many different sources are concentrated. Sometimes, mountains or tall buildings prevent air pollution from spreading out. This air pollution often appears as a cloud making the air murky. It is called smog.
  • 17. Air Quality Air Quality Index (ppm) Protect Your Health Good 0-50 No health impacts are expected when air quality is in this range. Moderate 51-100 Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion. Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 101-150 Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Unhealthy 151-200 Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, everyone else, especially children should limit prolonged outdoor excertion. Very Unhealthy (Alert) 201-300 Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion everyone else, especially children, should limit outdoor exertion.
  • 18. What Is Being Done: Alternatives http://www.snre.umich.edu/greendana/image s/solar_array_southfield.jpg http://cs.baylor.edu/~forbes/personal/joshuatre e/wind-generators.1.jpg Renewable Energy Sources Solar Energies Wind Power http://www.wrenuk.co.uk/images/biom ass.jpg Biomass http://www.ca.blm.gov/news/images/geothe rmal.gif Geothermal
  • 19. Changes In Vehicle Systems Hybrid Fuel Cell Battery- Electric http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_school/engin e/tech_pic_eng_prius.jpg http://www.redjellyfish.com/newim ages/merlin.jpg http://www.evworld.com/archives/te stdrives/carpicts/ecom_sm.jpg
  • 20. Comparative Costs of Renewable Energy Technologies
  • 21. What are some solutions? Anybody can take steps to reduce air pollution. Millions of people every day make simple changes in their lives to do this. Taking public transportation instead of driving a car, or riding a bike instead of traveling in carbon dioxide-emitting vehicles are a couple of ways to reduce air pollution. Avoiding aerosol cans, recycling yard trimmings instead of burning them, and not smoking cigarettes are others.
  • 22. Conclusion • Responsibility to improve environmental conditions lies upon all of us as individuals • Concentrate on preventing environmental degradation before it starts • Alternatives ARE feasible and CAN be used