Air Pollution

What is Smog and Where Does it Come From?

Nearly every large city on Earth suffers from some degree of smog. This word itself is a combination of smoke and fog, though the actual substance that hangs in the atmosphere like a dirty brown blanket is usually far more complicated.
During the initial century of the industrial revolution, smog was almost always caused by the [...]

A Closer Look at Air Pollution in India

India is one of the most polluted countries in South East Asia. There are severe problems with both indoor and outdoor air pollution in India. The indoor air pollution is caused by many factors, but mostly the burning of toxic fuels to prepare meals. Indian people, burn coal, wood, and even animal dung to cook [...]

Air Pollution in Moscow

Air pollution in Moscow is an incredible problem effecting people from around the world. Moscow may have seemed like a distant, uncomplicated world in Europe’s heartland, but the fact is this city has grown in its love for luxurious living and in turn has become a large problem for the environment. In some [...]

Air Pollution Prevention: Everyone Benefits

With a focus on air pollution prevention, many companies are working hard to improve the quality of air in both the smallest and the largest of cities throughout the United States. In some larger cities, such as Los Angeles, air quality is a very worrisome factor. A layer of smog can be seen [...]

Air Pollution Solutions: What Can Be Done?

Air pollution solutions are some of the most sought after solutions today. Finding a way to improve the quality of air in local cities and states is incredibly important to the well being of the world as a whole. While you can look to governments to make solutions happen for everyone, you can also [...]

Bad Effects of Air Pollution

What are the bad effects of air pollution? There is a lot of talk about the environment and going green. There is also a lot of talk about the carbon footprint that each person leaves behind. The smaller your footprint is, the more you are doing to help protect the environment for [...]

What are the Causes of Air Pollution?

There are many different sources that can be sited as causing air pollution, and they all fall into two different categories. These two categories are natural sources and human sources. The first category, natural causes of air pollution, can not be controlled by us. These causes include things like smoke that comes from wildfires, which [...]

Can the Effects of Air Pollution Harm Me?

You and your children could be at risk when breathing in polluted air. There are two types of, effects of air pollution, and they are long term, and short term effects. Just how badly each person is harmed by pollution will depend on the duration of exposure, as well as the amount they were exposed [...]

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