Essays Tagged: "polluted air"

Three reasons why I would rather live and raise a family in the country or in the city.

less people in the country than in the city, the amount of littering on the roads is also less. The polluted air is very harmful to the human body and that is why I will choose to raise my family in t ...

(3 pages) 51 1 4.2 Oct/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

The plains of Siberia.

eep breath. My lungs are filled with the clean and pure air, a noticeable change from the thick and polluted air of the outside world. The light summer breeze, coming down through the trees, feels war ...

(2 pages) 40 1 4.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Review of Literature-wrote this in 9th grade for science fair. got all the way to state wit it tho so be careful. its about marigolds and what the effects of zinc, borax, and citric acid has on them.

common among plants. Some disorders are caused by lack of nutrients, too much or too little water, polluted soil, or polluted air. Weather can effect a plant's growth too, for example: too much or to ...

(6 pages) 37 1 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Acid Rain.

the air and falls back down to earth. Oxidation occurs the most in clouds and especially in heavily polluted air where other compounds such as ammonia and ozone help to catalyze the reaction, changing ...

(7 pages) 28 0 3.7 Nov/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Hydrogen Fuel Cells: A Better Source of Energy?

s have the potential to power our cars in a more efficient way, which will lead to cleaner and less polluted air. The hydrogen fuel cells run on hydrogen, which is the most plentiful gas in the univer ... lution in our air. I believe that the fuel cells have great potential for our future because of how polluted the earth is becoming. The earth is our habitat and we must take care of it by any means ne ...

(7 pages) 71 0 4.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

The effects of acid rain on nature, humans and our environment

and oxidant compounds in the atmosphere. The reaction can take hours or even days, during which the polluted air can travel far from the original source of pollution. The mixture of these gases create ...

(4 pages) 37 0 2.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Air and Water Pollution Plan: Virginia and Michigan's air and water pollutant issues

side effects in the human populous and an increased need for medical care even in healthy people. "Polluted air can make healthy people cough and wheeze…for people who are sick or especially s ... t and pollution." (Virginia's Water Resources, 2006, page 96.0). Virginia's water supply has become polluted from natural occurrences and human activities. Virginia's Water Resources (2006) listed som ...

(6 pages) 28 0 5.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Science Essays

Man over nature

troy the delicate cycle it forms. No one can deny, how civilization has basically stripped jungles, polluted air and water, exterminated species and contaminated the land. The human beings have lost c ...

(2 pages) 1060 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

How to keep your car running l

an oil change at 3,000 miles if you live in a metropolitan area where you face stop-and-go traffic, polluted air, and very hot temperatures.Oil change is very easy to do; you don't always have to go t ...

(3 pages) 1136 0 1.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

AIR POLLUTION

* AIR POLLUTION Polluted air contains contaminants in enough quantity and for along enough time to be harmful to liv ...

(2 pages) 39 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Most people living in the eastern United States are not

imes can't count change.'" It also cites that Yellowstone National Park is the location of the most polluted air in the United States due to the steady use of snowmobiles, which increase carbon dioxid ...

(3 pages) 1379 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

What Are the Effects of Acid Rain?

h industrial prosperity, fossil fuels were widely used. The problem following was air pollution. As polluted air combines with rainwater, it becomes so-called acid rain. Why? Factors that contribute t ... er is a heavy price due to man-made air pollution. There is an excess of sulfur and nitrogen in the polluted air. These chemical substances suffer conversion action and produce acidic contaminants, th ...

(11 pages) 10 0 0.0 Aug/2009

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Meteorology

Air Pollution and the 2008 Beijing Olympics

air daily (Team 26026, 1999). Humanity needs to be cautious because some of the air breathed in is polluted. Air pollution comes from all the particles in the air. The places that have to deal with a ... f the damages caused to the environment are taken for granted. "Beijing was ranked as the 13th most polluted city in the world in 2004". "Air Pollution in Beijing is a problem. Figures for particulate ...

(5 pages) 13 1 1.0 Nov/2009

Subjects: Science Essays