Pollutants considered to be harmful for the health of the public and environment have air quality standards set for them by the Clean Air Act of 1970 which was last amended in 1990. The Clean Air Act has set two types of national air quality standards. The two types of air quality standards set are [...]
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 [...]
According to the Environmental Protection Agency there are a great number of types of air pollution. These are all classifieds as different levels and threats to the environment in regards to how they are controlled and as to what level is allowed to be produced before it is considered as threatening to the environment. Because [...]
The quality of air we have to live in is very important to all of us. Many people today are sufferers of allergies and other breathing and respiratory ailments. More people than ever are being diagnosed with asthma and other allergies. A lot of this can be attributed to the many pollutants in the air [...]
Since the days of cavemen building fires in poor ventilated caves, the effects of air pollution have been a fact of life. Unfortunately, that fact of life has become a major pollution issue that needs to be dealt with. Increased industrialization, building, and population have caused the levels of air pollution to go soaring. The [...]
Diesel-powered vehicles are the backbones of all industry in the U.S.A. today making diesel emissions control a very important consideration of industry. Not unlike gasoline burning engines in cars, the diesel engine industry is also under regulatory action for diesel emissions control. The primary ingredient in the thick, black diesel exhaust is what we know [...]
Ontario uses a system called the Air Quality Index or AQI as an air quality monitor for the air in the Ontario province of Canada. Lower ratings mean better air quality. The Ministry of the environment uses data gathered by its air monitoring stations around the province to report an AQI for many of the [...]
Although it’s something we all tend to take for granted, the air quality around us plays a very important role in our lives. To test air quality is extremely important to our health and overall well-being. We’ve all heard people talking about the ozone and the ozone layer and how harmful it can be to [...]
Coal is widely derided as the least environmentally friendly option for power generation. It has, for several hundred years, been responsible for the generation of large amounts of mercury, soot and other pollutants that are known to cause respiratory ailments. This is very true for the people who work in coal mines, several thousand of [...]
If you’re looking for pollution, you’re in luck. It’s everywhere. Pollution is present in the air in the form of carbon dioxide that causes climatological chaos, CFCs and methane that destroy the protective ozone layer, sulfur dioxide that causes acid rain and smog, not to mention all the other chemicals that contribute to respiratory ailments [...]
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