Atmospheric Pollution Environmental Science SCI 275 University of Phoenix July 29, 2011 BY Reigard U. Brown Sr. The paper that I am writing will be about one of the problems we have in the world is Atmospheric pollution. Atmospheric pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter that cause harm or discomfort to humans and living organisms in our atmosphere. There are many different ways that air pollution can be omitted into the air we breathe like pollution that comes from house cleaning products, older model cars, energy plants, and forests fire.
Global warming will only cause an increase in these issues along with additional problems that could eventually end this civilization, if we don’t work hard on improving our efforts on managing all the different types of pollution and waste that contributes to this major concern. 2. Water Issues, was an extremely important area of local environmental concern this summer. 70% of our planet’s surface is water, but most of that is salt water. Freshwater though essential to life, is one of the rarest and most endangered resources on our progressively fragile planet.
The only downside to this option is that it can result in a high risk of the lesion returning. Another option is chemotherapy which is the use of chemicals that kill the cells. Radiation too is an option and that is the use of ionizing radiation beams that kill cells. Both of these methods are very extreme and draining on a patient. They become very weak and sick through these treatments because they kill not only malignant cells but healthy ones as well.
The ozone protects us from the majority of the harmful rays from the sun and it shields us from most of the sun’s heat. When we first found the oil sands they were covered with trees, shrubs and other plant life, to get to the oil we had to clear-cut. The clear-cutting destroys many habitats of animals. When an animal looses it’s habitat it either dies or it runs to the city, where it can be a potential threat. When we refine or even dig up oil sands we produce harmful chemicals.
It was then declared that Love Canal was and is still considered a very dangerous area to be near and to live on. “ Love Canal will likely long endure as a ‘national symbol of a failure to exercise a sense of concern for future generations'(Sam Howe Verhovek). In my own opinion, I believe that Love Canal should not now, nor ever have anymore houses or facilities built on it. Love Canal was and is a place that had many illnesses among its people. “residents exhibited a ‘disturbingly high rate of miscarriages ... Love Canal can now be added to a growing list of environmental disasters involving toxics, ranging from industrial workers stricken by nervous disorders and cancers to the discovery of toxic materials in the milk of nursing mothers.’ (Love Canal).
Water supplies have been contaminated due to companies not using proper procedures and there also have been seismic activity in areas where there is rarely seismic activity. Fracking’s economic benefits do not compensate for the destructions that we are doing to our environment for generations to come. Many people involved in the fracking industry want you to believe it is safe but when using the numerous chemicals there is no telling what can go wrong. “Water would simply sink into the rock without cracking the substrate. For this reason, the drilling companies must make a slick
But in recent studies these chemicals have caused health problems such as Liver cancer, fertility problems and other developmental issues in humans and animals. (So basically the dispersants are working but once they do their job, they are sinking to the bottom of the ocean and making things worse) Environmental groups attempted to obtain information regarding the structure of ingredients in Corexit through the Freedom of Information Act but were denied by the EPA. The EPA later released a list of all 57 chemicals in the 14 dispersants on the EPA’s National Contingency Plan Product Schedule after Earth Justice sued on behalf of the Gulf Restoration Network 5 are associated with cancer, 33 are related to skin irritation that is anywhere from rashes to severe burns, 12 with eye irritation and 7 with kidney/respiratory toxins and all are toxic to aquatic life. As you can see in these pictures it is devastating to wild life. Some immediate impacts consist of oil coated bird feathers causing birds to lose their buoyancy and the ability to regulate body temperature.
Meth addiction harms the body in a horrific way, the drug is made up of chemicals that can kill a person also leading to the addiction, and in order to get over the drug it’s a continuous battle the person must want it for themself, and have the strength over their own mind they can’t be weak or they will fail and relapse. In the beginning use of Meth there are not many changes in appearance, but within a couple months a person’s whole appearance can be changed. The body tends to get very thin, and for most people their skin starts getting picked at leaving open wounds. The appearance can change so fast that the person may not even be recognizable. Not only does the appearance change so do the mind.
Cancers are caused by a mixture of environmental and genetic factors. Skin cancer is also a mixture of the two, but the environment truly plays a greater role. Skin cancers are related to excessive exposure to sunlight. Ultraviolet light can damage DNA, and change the cell’s genetic material. The type that occurs most frequently is basal cell carcinoma, which spreads only locally and not to other parts of the body.
Such damage can cause a fatal cancer to develop. If damage occurs to often in reproductive cells, it can actually cause genetic defects in later generations of offspring. When particles of rays penetrate a certain material, it often causes the delicately balanced economy of the cell to be greatly disturbed and is often disastrous. The individual cell affected may survive but has a chance of dying. However, if the cell is able to recover, it may begin to proliferate widely in the uncontrolled growth of cancer.