[Air Pollution] Highlights about air pollution!

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[Air Pollution] Highlights about air pollution!
by Desire HOUNGNIGBE \| 01-05-2019 01:45 1
Air pollution is a quality deterioration of the air that can be characterized by measures, pollutants chemical biological or physical presence in the air, with adverse consequences to the human health, living beings, climate, or material goods. The leading causes of air pollution are related to the ignition of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas). The combustion of these raw materials occurs mainly during or in the operation of the industrial and sectors transport land. Air pollution can have various short- and long-term effects on health. The pollution of urban air increases the risk of diseases acute respiratory(for example pneumonia) and chronic (lung cancer, for example) and also cardiovascular diseases. As the world gets hotter and more crowded, our engines continue to pump out dirty emissions, and half the world has no access to clean fuels or technologies (e.g. stoves, lamps), the very air we breathe is growing dangerously polluted: nine out of ten people now breathe polluted air, which kills 7 million people every year. The health effects of air pollution are serious – one third of deaths from stroke, lung cancer and heart disease are due to air pollution. This is having an equivalent effect to that of smoking tobacco, and much higher than, say, the effects of eating too much salt (World Health Organization, 2019). Finding solutions to air pollution is essential. Specifically on the side of road transport, it is necessary to develop soft traffic (pedestrian, rollerblading, bike ...), encourage sustainable mobility (established public transport network, develop parking at the entrance of cities, carpooling, car sharing ...), reduce the need for transportation at source (teleworking, walking, development of employer-wide travel plans). These solutions will help address the problem of air pollution and allow us to have a healthy environment. References Who, 2019. How air pollution is destroying our health. [online] Available at: https://www.who.int/air-pollution/news-and-events/how-air-pollution-is-destroying-our-health [Accessed 20 Apr. 2019]. Google, 2019. Air pollution transport - Google Search. [online] Available at: https://www.google.rw/search?q=Air+pollution+transport&authuser=1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiiqNKKofjhAhWi34UKHeiqADEQ_AUIDigB&biw=1345&bih=640#imgdii=mhOXJomsZ8riUM:&imgrc=08_F-CRILBQfaM: [Accessed 20 Apr. 2019].

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10 Comments

Desire HOUNGNIGBE says :
Thank you guys for your comments and your contributions.
Posted 20-06-2019 18:42

Desire HOUNGNIGBE says :
Thank you guys for your comments and your contributions.
Posted 20-06-2019 18:41

Kushal Naharki

Kushal Naharki says :
Hello Desire

Thank you for your report about air pollution.
I believe that together we can beat air pollution. we can't stop breathing but we can stop pollution.

Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.

Regards,
Kushal Naharki

Posted 17-06-2019 04:46

Desire HOUNGNIGBE says :
Thank you so much Eco Generation for your comment and your relevant contributions to my report.
Posted 08-05-2019 20:29

Eco Generation says :
Greetings Desire,

It is agreeable that the current situation of air pollution is quite bad and that this can eventually build up very fast and bring up more serious changes in the not so distant future.
People should adapt and develop upon the solutions which you've mentioned in the article (soft traffic, susbtainabile mobility, reduce the need for transportation beforehand).
Thank you for a very clear report and keep up the good job!

Sincerely,
Eco Generation
Posted 07-05-2019 15:39

Desire HOUNGNIGBE says :
Thank you, dear mentors, for your contributions.
Posted 03-05-2019 21:25

Louis Mentor says :
Hi Desire,

This is a really good report about the air pollution and I really like how to concentrated on the impacts of the air pollution to us. In fact, there are many problems that are caused by the air pollution such as brain or respiratory diseases. I hope air pollution can be mitigated as soon as possible.

Louis Mentor

Posted 03-05-2019 01:12

Wonhee Mentor says :
Hello Desire

Thank you for your report about the impacts of air pollution on human health and the causes of air pollution. The main causes of air pollution are fossil fuels, transportations and burning trash. Thus, as you mentioned, we must find a new alternative and environmental-friendly energy that can substitute fossil fuels in the long run to mitigate air pollution. Thank you for pointing out this very important point! Keep it up!

Wonhee Mentor
Posted 01-05-2019 21:37

Desire HOUNGNIGBE says :
Thank you Muskan. I would like to go more in deep. But I had a delay for submission. Hope I will do more for the following reports next months. Thank you for your comment and your support.
Posted 01-05-2019 04:56