The Paradise

The Paradise

The 6 Basic Air Pollutants

Ozone (O3)

Particulate Matter

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

Lead (Pb)

Ozone Depletion Leads to Skin Cancer

• Skin cancer is a malignant growth on the skin which can have many causes. Cancers caused by UV exposure may be prevented by avoiding exposure to sunlight or other UV sources. Skin cancers are the fastest growing type of cancer in the United States. Skin cancer represents the most commonly diagnosed malignancy, surpassing lung, breast, colorectal and prostate cancer. More than 1 million Americans will be diagnosed with skin cancer in 2007.

Excessive Particulate Matter Pollutions Leads to Respiratory

Diseases• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) are

characterised by an increase in Airway Resistence, shown by a decrease in Peak Expiratory Flow Rate. Many individuals with COPD present with "barrel chest" - a deformity of outward rib displacement due to chronic over-inflation of the lungs,also, in severe COPD, a flattening of the diaphragm can be seen on chest radiograph

• Examples of obstructive lung diseases include:• Emphysema • Acute & Chronic Bronchitis• Asthma • Bronchiectasis • Bronchiolitis

Carbon Monoxide Leads to-Carbon monoxide inhibits the blood's ability

to carry oxygen to body tissues including vital organs such as the heart and brain. When CO is inhaled, it combines with the oxygen carrying hemoglobin of the blood to form carboxyhemoglobin (COHb). Once combined with the hemoglobin, that hemoglobin is no longer available for transporting oxygen.

Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide Triggers

• Eye, nose, and throat irritation. May cause impaired lung function and increased respiratory infections in young children. 

Exposure to Sulfur Dioxide Health Effects

• it can irritate the respiratory system. Exposure to high concentrations for short periods of time can constrict the bronchi and increase mucous flow, making breathing difficult. Children, the elderly, those with chronic lung disease, and asthmatics are especially susceptible to these effects. Sulfur dioxide can also:

• Immediately irritate the lung and throat at concentrations greater than 6 parts per million (ppm) in many people.

Health Risks of Lead Exposure

• Short-term exposure to high levels of lead can cause vomiting, diarrhea, convulsions, coma or even death. Severe cases of lead poisoning are rare in Canada.

• However, even small amounts of lead can be harmful, especially to infants, young children and pregnant women. Symptoms of long-term exposure to lower lead levels may be less noticeable but are still serious. Anaemia is common and damage to the nervous system may cause impaired mental function. Other symptoms are appetite loss, abdominal pain, constipation, fatigue, sleeplessness, irritability and headache. Continued excessive exposure, as in an industrial setting, can affect the kidneys.

• Green House Effect• Global Warming• Abnormal Rise of

Global Temperature• Melting of Ice on the

North and South Poles• Big Masses of

Evaporation that costs stronger Hurricanes

• Acid Rain• Death to Aerial Species• Poisonous Gaseous

Smell• Blurred Atmospheric

View

• Acid Rain• Blurredness on

Atmospheric Vision• Decay to the

Environment

• Acid Rain • wide range of

environmental damage

• visibility impairment and eutrophication

• Acid Rain • Plant and Water

Damage • Aesthetic Damage • Visibility

Impairment

• Groundwater Contamination

• Lead Content of Petrol

• Consumption of Unleaded Petrol

• Avoid breathing dirty air, and help keep our air clean!

• Kids: stay away from the smoke coming out of the back of

• the school bus or any vehicle – you don’t want to breathe that!

• Reduce exercise outdoors when the air is smoky or smoggy.

• Drive less (walk, bike, carpool or take the bus more)!

• When you do drive, combine car trips, keep your car tuned up, and don’t top off your tank

• Stop Smoking• Stop Burning Plastics• Minimizing usage of

aerosol hairspray• Stop CFC recovery on

open air

Gas Properties

• There is a lot of “free” space in a gas.

• Gases can be expanded infinitely.

• Gases occupy containers uniformly and completely.

• Gases diffuse and mix rapidly.

A Lot of Free Spaces in Gas

• A lot of free spaces in gas which allows each particle to spread on a high velocity for there is no particles that gas particles may bounce that may cause the delay of expansion

Gases Expanse Infinitely

• Gas expanse infinitely for there is a lot of free space that each air particle may occupy and due because gas has no definite size and shape unlike any other form of matter.

Gases occupy containers uniformly

and completely.• Due to gas has no definite size

and shape its occupies containers on a uniform pattern and completely adjusts its self on its environment

Gases Diffuse and Mix Rapidly

• Due to the atmosphere has many vacant spaces and on the gas property diffusibility gases mix it self at a very high rate and combines on a very short amount of time.

Presentation References

• http://www.sbcapcd.org/edu/healthposter-web.pdff• http://www.portfolio.mvm.ed.ac.uk/studentwebs/

session4/27/AirPollutantsandtheirhealtheffects.htm

• http://www.epa.gov/air/urbanair/6poll.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skin_cancer• http://biology.about.com/library/blco.htm• http://www.epa.gov/iaq/no2.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COPD• http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/aw/air/health/

sulfurdiox.htm• http://www.lenntech.com/Periodic-chart-

elements/Pb-en.htm

Presented To You By:

Ardiente, Micheal

Delos Santos, Rex

Rosales, Van Chester

Medallo, Kristyl May

Novela, Julie Mae