One of the major sources is carbon monoxide which manly comes from automobiles, but also burning of fossil fuels, CFCs etc. ... People burn down forests and people burn fossil fuels, and CFCs from aerosols. ... Factories and transportation depend on huge amounts of fuel billions of tons of coal and oil are consumed around the world every year. When these fuels burn they introduce smoke and other, less visible, by-products into the atmosphere. ... Be careful not to spill fuel while filling up gas tank and to tighten your gas cap tightly. ...

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Even though there have been improvements in the air quality of many regions in the word, pollutants from traffic transportation and fossil fuel combustions continue to remain as a particular concern (Rage et al. 2009). ... Factors like car emissions and factories burning fossil fuels into the air have been a major cause of bronchitis in human respiratory health. ... In 1992 Mexico stated by presidential decree that all vehicles were to be converted to clean-burning fuels by the year 1996 or replaced (Collins and Scott 1993). ...

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Even though there have been improvements in the air quality of many regions in the word, pollutants from traffic transportation and fossil fuel combustions continue to remain as a particular concern. ... Factors like car emissions and factories burning fossil fuels into the air have been a major cause of bronchitis in human respiratory health. ... In 1992 Mexico stated by presidential decree that all vehicles were to be converted to clean-burning fuels by the year 1996 or replaced. ...

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In fifty years of so, we will run out of fossil fuels and something will have to be done. ... There are certain problems with nuclear energy, but compared to fossil fuels, it is much better. ... It is hard to say when all of this will happen, but as we get closer to having no more fossil fuels, the chance that something will happen, becomes much greater. ...

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The EPA states that fossil fuel-fired electric utility plants are responsible for 70 percent of the annual SO2 and 30 percent of NOX emissions in the United States. ... To achieve this goal, two phases of restrictions would be placed on fossil fuel-fired power plants. ... Under the Acid Rain Program's free-market based approach, individual utility units are given allowances or "credits" based on historical fuel consumption and emissions data. ... A source may opt to reduce its SO2 emissions by switching to a cleaner fuel, redirecting operations to cleaner units, or reducing output...

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Sulfur and nitrogen oxides (often abbreviated SOx and NOx, respectively) are common by-products of fossil-fuel combustion. SOx forms from sulfur impurities in fuels, especially coal and some petroleum products. NOx forms from nitrogen impurities in fuels and from nitrogen in the air used for combustion. ... In some areas of central Africa, use of heavy fuel oils to generate electricity produces acid rain. ... Since passage (1970) of the Clean Air Act, U.S. emissions of sulfur dioxide have been reduced substantially, due to the burning of low-sulfur oil and coal, installation of costly scrubber...

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Carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane (CH4) are produced by the burning of fossil fuels, expelled from living and dead biomass, and released by the metabolic processes of microorganisms in the soil, wetlands, and oceans of our planet. ... Lead compounds, which are emitted by motor vehicles fuelled with leaded petrol, are cumulative poisons. ...

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US-CHINA made a deal to cut of carbon emission by 2030 and use zero-emmision fuels. ... However recently the US-CHINA made a deal to cut of carbon emission by 2030 and use zero-emission fuels. President Xi Jinping of China targets to peak CO2 emissions around 2030, with the intention to try to peak early, and to increase the non-fossil fuel share of all energy to around 20 percent by 2030. ...

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According to Effects of Pollution by Scott Forseman, pollution is defined as the addition of any substance or form of energy to the environment at a rate faster than the environment can accommodate it by dispersion, decomposition, recycling, or storage in some harmless form. In my course of research, I uncovered many forms pollution. However, the ones I included were the forms of pollution that may interfere with our present and future existence. In this paper, air, water, and land pollutions have been identified and explained, as well as the consequences of these pollutants, also some possi...

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Some solutions that I would do to combat the global warming problem include: 1) I could install solar panels in my house to supply electricity which are more cost productive and environmental friendly unlike fossil fuels which produce carbon dioxide into the air; 2) cut back on electricity usage because they are major contributors to the production of sulfur dioxide; 3) plant trees and other plants to absorb carbon dioxide. ... This is great for everyone to join and be a part in cleaning up the environment; 4) using less fuels by car pooling with other students or running to certain places pro...

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The coal industry has given rise to many environmental issues such as adverse effects on the air, land and water quality of the surrounding areas of the mines and continues to affect global environment as a whole. The damaging effects coal burning on the environment causes many premature deaths worl...

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Becki Hall Human Ecology March 25, 2002 Air Pollution Dust from the cracked, dry earth mists the sky. The horizon supports the afternoon sun. In the distance, two silhouettes come walking forward. The closer they two figures get, the more clearly distinguishable they become. It is a fath...

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This essay identifies and explains the problem of pollution facing humanity today. It will also propose one of the first ideas which could more effectively limit air pollution, Emission Credit Trading. This can be seen as one of the first steps in the development of an ecosociety. The notion o...

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This essay identifies and explains the problem of pollution facing humanity today.It will also propose one of the first ideas which could more effectively limit air pollution, Emission Credit Trading. This can be seen as one of the first steps in the development of an ecosociety. The notion of a via...

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