Air Pollution Article Reviews Samples For Students

Review of “Bigger is not better: A Comparative Analysis of Cities and their Ari Pollution Impact” by Andrea Sarzunski: 2012

Andrea Sarzunski (Feb, 2012) on his article “Bigger is not better: A Comparative Analysis of Cities and their Air Pollution Impact” focus on the pressure cities have on the environment. He notes that the interaction of humans and the environment causes pollution of the air as humans engage in economic activities. In particular, the author focuses on the relationship between the size of the city and the pollution level of the city. From this argument, the author notes that the levels of pollution in the cities are closely related, though not exclusively, to the population densities of the city. ...

Brief Overview

The Environmental Health Perspectives is an article by Marshall, Brauer, and Frank that was published in 2009. The main focus of the paper was on the interrelations that exist between air pollution, and physical activity, and the relation of these two factors to the design of a neighborhood or community. According to the article, the modified environment poses numerous impacts on public health, depending on the relationships among such fundamental factors as design of the neighborhood, physical activity, patterns of design, water and air pollution, in addition to safety, in transportation. The authors, therefore, conducted a study to investigate the interplay ...

According to the article, China’s air pollution kills about 4000 people a day and the reason quoted is the burning of coal in the country. The main pollutants are tiny particles which are called PM2.5s which are the leading cause of stroke, heart attack, lung cancer, asthma and are responsible for China’s 17% mortality rate as recorded by Berkeley Earth. Richard Muller, the scientific director of Berkeley Earth, reported about his stay in China that when he was visiting Beijing, every hour that he was exposed to the air, he was losing twenty minutes of his lifespan. ...

In the South China Morning Post's article called “Dumping of untreated acid in Chinese canal highlights nation's water pollution woes,” we read that a Jiangsu chemical plant was recently charged with the fine of 20 million yuan ($2.88 million) for the violation of dumping nearly 2,700 tons of liquid acid waste into the Grand Canal. The reason for this fine is due to the immeasurable level of environmental damage that this caused. The fine attests to the drastic importance of respecting the earth and its bodies of waters, understanding that it is all maintained by a delicate natural ...

The Current State of Research on New Methods and Technologies for the Safety and Reliability of Assessment of Propellants, Explosives and Pyrotechnics1

Abstract

Materials with high energy have in the past and are still in use for both intensive military and civil purposes. Research and studies have been conducted recently to try establishing and inventing new materials likely to have enhanced high performance and that are less sensitive to heat and shock as compared to existing materials. In future military applications have a threshold to be adjusted to. This paper is mainly focusing on the on the advancements, possible formulations of ...

Overview

Transportation is a very fundamental thing for the growth of economy in a country. This is because it facilitates the movement of goods from one place to another. Transport can either be through air, sea, roads or railways. It has been established that a country that has a vast network of transport has a commendable economic growth. This is because the main thing that is crucial for the economic growth one of them being the transport network is in place and well developed. Other than businesses, most of the countries owe their economic growth to the agricultural products. If a country has a well advanced transport ...

The article is about comparing the pollution caused by cars in the 1970’s to the pollution that existed in the United States prior to the automobile. The focus of the article is the pollution caused by the waste of horses. Horses were the cause of a number of pollution related issues in the past. The gases that they released along with the fecal matter they left behind not only resulted in foul odors, but were harmful to the environment and people’s health. There was also the issue of noise, which subsequently increased to horrifying levels in cities ...

The article, “GIS Solutions for Environmental Management” was very informative. I learned many things about the program itself, as well as the services it offers. The article also taught me about ESRI GIS products, along with how professionals use them to manage the environment. The article also explained environmental problems, and how GIS is used to help aid those problems. Overall, I found the article very stimulating and educational.
According the article, GIS stands for Geographic Information System. The technology that supports it is used to deliver information concerning the environment to the public, as well as environmental ...