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COMENIUS PROJECT

COMENIUS PROJECT. AIR POLLUTION. Main problems. U rban air quality and indoor air pollution: A significant proportion of Europe’s population live in areas, especially cities, in which ozone, nitrogen dioxide and other pollutants are higher than the recommended standards.

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COMENIUS PROJECT

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  1. COMENIUS PROJECT AIR POLLUTION

  2. Mainproblems • Urban air quality and indoor air pollution: • A significant proportion of Europe’s population live in areas, especially cities, in which ozone, nitrogen dioxide and other pollutants are higher than the recommended standards. • Air pollutants released in one country may be transported in the atmosphere. • It damages our environment and our health

  3. Consequences Healthproblems: Heartdiseases, respiratorydiseases, lungcancer, skincancer… It can reduce lifeexpectancy of theaveragecitydwellerby 8 months in Europe, or up to 2 years in someareas(Study of the EEA).

  4. LUNG CANCER • ASTHMA

  5. Climatechanges: floods, droughts… • Otherproblems: Causes acid rain, damagesforests, acidifiessoils and waters, reduces cropyields and corrodesbuildings.

  6. EMISIONS OF CO2 OF INDUSTRIES FROM SPAIN

  7. Only a few energy, oil, steel and cement companies are responsible for a significant part of CO2 emissions in Spain and account for 65% of these emissions.

  8. []CO2 emission [1990-2009]. Index with regard to the year bases= 100 []Index –UE[15] []Objective Kioto-UE(2012) []Objective Kioto-Spain(2012)

  9. PERCENTAGE OF POLLUTION

  10. Comparison of pollution in Europe

  11. Averageannualnitrogendioxide in micrograms per m3

  12. WHAT CAN WE DO TO PREVENT AIR POLLUTION? Use more renewable sources of energy (solar, wind, water, tidal energy..) Make greater use of public or collective transport. Try not to buy items that are not biodegradable. Recycle waste. Not throwing rubbish in the street. Try to avoid using insecticides.

  13. Care for forests, not causing fires or destroy green areas in cities. • Propose measures to improve public transport. • Avoid burning trash and tires. • Avoidance of smoking. • Reduce consumption of electricity, which will contribute to reduce the emission of contaminants and particles. • Apply the 3 Rs rule : Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

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