Air Pollution Flashcards

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Causes many health problems such as : Respiratory Diseases, eye irritation and premature newborn babies.
Contributes to global warming
Acid rain has many ecological effects; aquatic environment, forests, soil and public health
Air pollutoon damages natural resources and leads to ecosystem degradation and poor air quality

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How to minimise: promoting environmental education, using air pollution monitoring systems, implementing energy efficiency programmes, introducing vehicle emission standards, extending environmentally-friendly meas of transport
Expanding public transport facilities, regular check-ups for cars should be obligatory.
Using more efficient engines and modern exhaust-filtering devices.
Developing tree planting programmes
Understanding the concept of reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

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Assessment of pollutant levels

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Air monitoring

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Carbon emissions
Carbon footprint
Contamination
Ozone depletion
Greenhouse gas
Particulate 
Pollutant
Smog
BioHazard: a risk to human health and the environment
Conservation: the protection of natural resources
Green energy: Environmentally-friendly source kf energy
Deforestation
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