Malaysia has developed tremendously in globalised level with a growing population of approximately 30 million people. This results in the increase in industrial areas, residential areas and amount of vehicles in Malaysia. Economically this development has brought prosperity to our country but adversely this has affected our air quality by increasing the toxic gas concentration in the ambient air in Malaysia. Based on the journal titled Economics of Air Pollution in Malaysia, every 1% increase in human population will increase 1.42% in carbon monoxide emission. We will see the emission pattern of toxic gas especially carbon dioxide over the years, the effects of air pollution and the methods to overcome this problem. Transportation plays a vital role in our daily bases. However transportation is one of the greatest contributors to air pollution and the largest contributor to the air pollution are motorcycles and motorcars. Combustion engine vehicles such as …show more content…
Developers have been clearing lands to build infrastructure that accommodate the growing population and modernization of the country. Due to the high costing in producing sustainable energy using renewable source, the party that responsible for the air pollution is ignorant to the environmental effects, eventually the community are baring the consequences of their actions. Malaysia has been facing this challenging issues related to the environmental pollution. To solve this matter, the Malaysian authorities are looking into the root cause of the pollution and extra measurements are to be taken. Enforcement of strict and effective legislation and regulations, enhancement of existing punishment, consistent in term policies, protection to endanger species of flora and fauna and the protection of natural resources are required to monitor and manage this matter
The other source include automobile, buses, trucks and other vehicles. These two key sources account for the bulk of air pollution. If the climate change is to be addressed, then the first step is to ensure that these two sources are redesigned so that the
The air pollution increase the risk of getting cancer, heart attack, and respiratory problems. EDF have been trying to solve air pollution problems for years, and it eventually reduce the emission of car and the sulfur content of gasoline. They tries to make the new generation of cars to produce less carbon monoxide. Even though oil and gas industry strongly reject the idea of lowering standard, some place already lower their emission standard for car. The standard of emission car had rise did not solve the problem itself.
Traffic-related Air pollution A2.1 Problem There is evidence that air pollution from motor vehicles has adverse long-term effects on the chronic respiratory disease in human. Short-term exposure to air pollution has been associated
The officials mostly continue to ignore what the people really feel and how they live in the polluted environment. But there is nothing more real and powerful than the feedback from the people who are living and suffering this environmental problem in China. And if the Chinese Government will not realize this now, the consequences might be unpredictable for the future of the current leadership. Conclusion: Although the Chinese government is undertaking actions and adopting legislation in the field of environmental protection, still the situation remains without palpable improvements.
Air pollutions rapid increase is not without our help, many causes and sources of this problem are attributed to
Gasoline/diesel cars are a big part of transportation emissions. In fact, according to the Department of Ecology Washington, “One of the main causes of global warming is pollution from cars. Vehicle pollutants harm our health and contain greenhouse gases that cause climate change. Burning gasoline and diesel fuel create harmful byproducts of nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and formaldehyde. In addition, vehicles emit carbon dioxide, the most common human caused greenhouse gas.”
Air pollution is believed to contribute to numerous deaths through the augmentation of various illnesses. Close vicinity to areas which receive a highly concentrated amount of traffic results in a 20 percent decreased lung size in children than average, which initiates respiratory dysfunction. The exhaust emitted from trucks causes the quality of air to immediately rise to a point that is 4,000 times as polluted with “particulate matter” as is considered suitable for a person’s health.
INTRO: Air pollution is a worldwide human health risk that affects people of all social classes. The most polluted cities can be found in developed countries such as the United States, China, and the UK. Although air pollution can be the result of natural phenomena such as volcanoes and storms, much of today’s issues stem from anthropogenic i.e. human, causes. Houston, Texas is one of the largest cities in the United States and, unfortunately, the quality of their atmosphere reflects the city’s expansive area, many shipping ports, chemical plants, and high traffic.
There’s a vast amount of issues going on in the state of Texas and no one seems to make an innovation. One of the biggest issue in the state of Texas is pollution in our cities. Based on my outside knowledge, no person seems to bother to make a change in our ecosystem. People seem to care less on how our environment’s health is and focus more in themselves, which is causing a more serious problem. Maybe not in that same time, but thorough the years, it’ll not just cause an issue in our environment, but also among ourselves.
The common misconception is that air pollution is under control, but the fact of the matter is, it’s not it’s inclining, and is hurting thousands of Canadians annually. “Air pollution is a "silent killer" and is unique in that it affects the entire population”, according to Dr. Michael Brauer, professor at the school of population and public health, University of British Columbia. Canada in respects to the recent updated World Health Organization mandates have fallen behind, the need is for Canada to act sooner rather than later. We commonly refer to Global Warming as air pollution, so the government needs to understand what scientists are saying about this ageless disaster. Air pollution essentially means gas, such as sulfur dioxide, carbon
Environment: Air Pollution Annotated Bibliography Holden C. Edmonds COMM 2367: Persuasive Communication TR 8:00-9:20 Kristie Sigler September 5, 2016 Environment: Air Pollution Annotated Bibliography Newspaper or Periodical Hawthorne, M. (2011, April 1). High levels of toxic lead found in air outside Chicago school. The Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct- met-pilsen-lead-problems-20110331- story.html
The advancement of automobiles over time has directly affected the advancement of society as a whole. Society relies intensely and increasing on private motorized transport, vehicles are expected to become safer, more luxurious and powerful. These expectation, however do not take into account of the ensuring consequences such as greater emissions of air pollutants and greater exposure of people to hazardous pollution that causes serious health problems. All the evidence points to the magnitude of these adverse effects on health and to the need to identify solutions that both reduce risks to health and meet the requirement for mobility. This creates a major challenge to the governments, public health organizations, environment authorities and most importantly to the design engineers.
CHAPTER 1 1. INTRODUCTION The air we respire contains mixture of natural and man-made chemical, physical and biological elements that modifies ambient air quality. Among all air pollutants, the most threatening for human health include particulate matter and gaseous pollutants such as carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide (WHO). The movement of people into urban areas and the growth of industry within these areas has carried more people into contact with air pollution than any other time in recent memory.
There are many problems that threatens society and one problem in particular, air pollution is a problem that threatens everyone. Air pollution is the contamination of air with pollutants that are harmful to humans, animals, and the environment. It began to be a problem when humans discovered the uses of fire and then the amount of air pollution exponentially grew after the industrial revolution, and is still a problem even today. The largest causes of air pollution are from human activities such as burning of fossil fuels and gas emissions from manufacturing plants. There are ways that ordinary people can help contribute to prevent air pollution and or else face the dangerous consequences of polluted air.
Why should humanity be worried about Air pollution? I will take advantage of this essay to talk about Air pollution, explain its causes and show its fatal consequences on us as human beings, and then I will suggest and argue three effective solutions that could help the world to overcome this atrocious phenomenon. We all know that we cannot live without food or water, but at least we can survive for several days, but it is quite impossible to live more than few moments deprived of clean air, and we all know that earth is the only planet that has air; what we can conclude from this is that air is a vital element in our lives, but unfortunately it started getting contaminated since industries and factories attacked humanity about two centuries ago, air started getting toxic since man became slave of money, globalization, urbanization and