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Presentation On Air Pollution

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Causes Environmental impacts Monitoring and control measures Laws or Acts governing the issue

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  1. AMITY UNIVERSITY DUBAI TllL.lhiyn Air Stop air pollution before it causes alth gredatiorv,æ
  2. Agenda Causes Environmental impacts Monitoring and control measures Laws or Acts governing the issue UNIVERSITY DUBAI
  3. Causes AMI STY DUBAI Natural Sources Smoke that comes out from Wildfires, Volcanoes, methane, dust Human Sources Power plants, Automobiles, Fumes, Burning Wood, Stoves, Fireplaces, Factories, Industries, Furnaces and Tobacco Smoke Construction - land clearing, operation of diesel engines, demolition, burning.
  4. Environmental Impacts Climate System Health Economy Ecosystem Forestry Agriculture AMITY UyvERSITY DUBAI 22,00 tim da 6kg of AIR
  5. MITY UNIVERSITY Human Health Reduced Lung Functioning 0 Irritation of eyes, nose, mouth and throat. a Asthma attacks Respiratory symptoms such as coughing and wheezing. Bronch itis Reduced energy health Headaches and dizziness Neuro behavioral disorders o Cardiovascular problems Cancer Premature death
  6. OOBA' Plants and Animals 3 Widespread damage to natural vegetation and economic crops Necrosis-collapse of tissue-leaves O Chlorosis-leaves turning into yellow Q Abscission-dropping of leaves Damage due to Sulfur Emissions. QAnimals-birth defects, reproductive failure OAcid rain destroys aquatic life Excessive UV radiation-skin cancer-wildlife Damage lung tissues-animals
  7. AMITY UNIVERSITY Materials QCorrosion of metals, soiling, eroding of building surface. Fading of dyes material, rubber cracking. Deterioration of works of art.
  8. Control measures Control at source (Source relocation, Source shutdown, Fuel or Energy Substitution, Process changes, Good operating practices, Vehicular emission control) Controlling devices and technology (particulate pollution control, Gaseous pollution control) AMITY UNIVERSITY DUBAI
  9. Particulate matter pollutant Sum of all the solid and liquid particles (dust, pollen, soot, smoke) suspended in air. Prevention: Settling chambers Inertial separator or cyclone Electrostatic precipitator Bag houses and filters Wet scrubbers AMITY UNIVERSITY DUBAI
  10. OANILTY OOBA I Gaseous pollutants The removal methods for gaseous pollutants are designed to concentrate the pollutants in a liquid (absorption) or a solid (adsorption) or Combustion
  11. AMI STY DUBAI Laws and Acts ir Pollution Laws and Regulation Clean Air Acts 1970, 1977, 1990 National Ambient Air Quality Standards - CONO.SOzsPMOJPb to protect human health — Standard prevent erwironmental and property • Emission Standards — Hatardm.s Air PdIutants(HAPs) that cause health and ecol"ic.al effects. — Release Inventory (TRI) requires 21,500 refineries, power plants. hard rock mines, chemical manufactures, and factories to report their releases and waste manager-ment methods for 667 chemica Is. Relevant laws • Air Ponution Control Act (1955) • 1 st pdlution • as a national • md additiond steps v.«e Bæ.Oty mætt to public aware Of pr±lem • National Environmental Policy Act (1970) • EPA the Envirmmental Impact
  12. Share of deaths from air pollution, 2017 Share Of deaths Which are attri to total air polution — outdcx»r and indcx»r — as a risk factor. No data Source: IHME, Global Burden ot Disease 7.5% 125% Wcwl': 17.5% CC BY
  13. Death rates from air pollution, World, 1990 to 2017 Death rates are giV81 as the number Of deaths from ponution per 100000 population. rates are age-standardized, meaning they assume a constant age structure of the population: this alows for comparison betwæn countris and over time. Wcwlt: 100 80 60 40 20 1990 1995 Source: IHME, Global Burden ot Disease Air pollution (total) Outdoor particulate ma Indoor air pollution Outdoor ozone pollution 2015 2017 CC BY
  14. Thank you for listening Stay indoors, stay safe! tmv'lkTY OUBAI