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Air Pollution

Air Pollution. By: Kerra Nealy Kyi Moore. What is air pollution?. The damage that results from chemicals that are released into the environment. Comes from the production of electricity. Mainly emitted through the exhaust of motor vehicles.

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Air Pollution

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  1. Air Pollution By: KerraNealy Kyi Moore

  2. What is air pollution? • The damage that results from chemicals that are released into the environment. • Comes from the production of electricity. • Mainly emitted through the exhaust of motor vehicles. • The combustion of fossil fuels; the burning of coal and oil. • Producing electricity burning fossil fuels. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcWpkWBX04E

  3. Natural and Man Made • Volcanoes • Forest Fires • Sand or Dust Storm • Pollen Grains • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tDVkaz6vY&feature=related • Vehicles • Industries

  4. Most Polluted Cities in the World • Chernobyl, Ukraine • Linfen, China • Dzerzhinsk, Russia • Sumqayit, Azerbaijan

  5. Most Polluted Cites in the U.S. • Los Angeles, California • Pittsburg, Pennsylvania • Bakersfield, California • Visalia, California • Atlanta, Georgia

  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2-_2t8dj8s

  7. Smog • The worst offender of air pollution. • Often directly responsible for decreased lung function, respiratory infection, lung inflammation, and respiratory illness.

  8. Acid Rain • A mixture of wet and dry material from the atmosphere, containing higher than normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acid. • Acid Rain damages streams, lakes, forests, and the plants and animals that live there. • In wet weather climate, there is acid rain, acid snow, and acid fog • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE6Y0iEuXMQ

  9. Acid Rain

  10. Ways to Reduce Air Pollution • Drive you car less, walk or ride a bike. • Don’t smoke • Turn off lights when you leave a room, as well as A/C and heating. • Install electronic air cleaners in houses • Adding plants and trees to the surrounding environment.

  11. Works Cited • http://environment.about.com/od/healthenvironment/a/stateofair.htm • http://healthandenergy.com/air_pollution_causes.htm • http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/Frames/pollution-health-effects-f.html • “What is smog?” http://www.deq.state.la.us/portal/PROGRAMS/OzoneActionProgram/OzoneFactsandExperiments/WhatisSmog.aspx • “World Interesting Facts” http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/infrastructure/top-10-most-polluted-cities-in-the-world.html

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