PPT-Reverberating Beyond the Region in Addressing Air Pollution

Sangmin NAM and Heejoo LEE UNESCAP Subregional Office for East and NorthEast Asia Regional Environmental Governance Ecological Interdependence geographical proximity climatic contiguity and ecological interconnections. newborns. . Rüedi. S*, . Proietti. Elena*. , . Gorlanova. O, Dick B, . Flück. C. , . Röösli. M, . Latzin . P, . M. . Frey B, Frey U. Prenatal air pollution exposure has adverse effects on the infant’s respiratory system. . Outdoor Air Pollution. Stationary and Mobile Sources of Air Pollution. Two Sources of Air Pollution. 1. . Stationary Sources:. have a relatively fixed location. Point Sources: . Fugitive Sources: . Area Sources:. By:Luna C. , Jessica L.M. , Lindey O.C , Jaquelinne R. . How can I get this information?. By researching about air pollution, reading newspapers and magazines (articles).. Driving Question. Why should we care about air pollution around the globe? How will we get the message out to others?. newborns. . Rüedi. S*, . Proietti. Elena*. , . Gorlanova. O, Dick B, . Flück. C. , . Röösli. M, . Latzin . P, . M. . Frey B, Frey U. Prenatal air pollution exposure has adverse effects on the infant’s respiratory system. . By: Jackson Dyer, Edward Surles, . Carson Alverson, Isaac Godfrey, . Jack Bartlett, Jose Sanchez, and Noah Wagner . Pollution is the act of introducing harmful substances into the environment. This can affect the environment very harmfully like when different chemicals and different gasses interfere with nature. . SMOG. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is notorious for air pollution. In fact, the word smog was first used in 1905 to describe the air in London. Smog is air pollution caused by sunlight acting on gases from automobile and factory exhausts. It sometimes hangs over cities in the United Kingdom. . Air pollution . -.  Harmful gases and tiny particles (like carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and . sulphur. dioxide) when released into the air pollute the air. The smoke released from burning fuel, from factories and not to forget the motor cars are the major sources of air pollution. . Green Budget Europe Event. Dr. Aonghus McNabola. School of Engineering. Trinity College Dublin. 15. th. Sept 2016. Diesel Emissions, Air Pollution & Climate Change. What do we mean by ‘air pollution’ ?. India-California Air Pollution Mitigation Programme; October: 21-23, 2013. Initiative for Mitigating Air Pollution from The Transportation Sector. A Brief History of Air Pollution. Roman Philosopher Seneca; AD 61 “As soon as had gottten out of the heavy air of Rome, and from the stink of chimneys-”. Dr Clare Beattie. Urban Air Quality Issues. Nitrogen dioxide – not achieving objectives. Particulate Matter (PM) – achieving objectives in Bristol. No threshold for health effects. All the health work relates to PM. Stretch across much of India, Bangladesh, China, and the western Pacific Ocean. Air pollution connects the world. Pollutants can circle the globe in about two weeks. Stricter air pollution standards and continued shifts towards cleaner fuels are needed. Topics. :. 1) Major Air Pollutants. 2) Smog & Acid Deposition. Our Atmosphere . IS. a Resource. Atmospheric Composition. N. 2. . 78.08%. O. 2. . 20.95%. Argon 0.93%. Carbon dioxide 0.04. % (400 . 1. Air Pollution. Air Pollution and Weather. Air pollution and weather are linked in two ways. One way concerns the influence that weather conditions have on the . dilution. and . dispersal. of air pollutants. . Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the . health.  of . humans.  and other . living beings. .. Air pollution can cause diseases, allergies, and even death to humans; it can also cause harm to other living organisms such as animals and food crops, and  Air pollution can be caused by both human activities and natural phenomena..