What is the best strategy for helping your community reduce noise pollution?
On their own, each person can reduce their noise pollution amounts by... *Rakeing leaves by hand, don't use a noisy leaf blower. *Triming bushes or shrubs by hand, don't use a noisy bush trimmer. *Sound proof rooms that might have music conducted in them, like a room with a piano or if someone in the hosue plays drums or guitar or whatever. This can be done simply with curtains, window inserts, carpeting, and closing windows and doors. *Not blasting music on the radio or computer or speakers. Be considerate of your own ears and those of other around you. *Not slamming doors / car doors, close them eaily and with only as much force as needed. (People don't usually think of this, but imagine - how loud is it when you slam your car door? Pretty tolerable. But imagine thousands of people doing so. Now that can start to get loud. *Turninf off the TV or radio when you aren't actually fully listening to it. *Traiing their dogs not to bark so much. *Not yelling. Have civil conversations. Call someone or go find them instead of yelling across the street for them, for example. *Planting trees and bushes around you house. They help keep the air clean, absorb sound, give privacy, and add nice design and looks to a house. *Doing noisy things (dishes, hammering, ect.) over or on a rubber mat to reduce noise. *Puting carpets, rugs, mats, throw rugs, ect. in their houses / mats outside. *Puting fabric window coverings instead of plastic or wooden shades / blinds. *Not revving up a motorcycle or car unless it is actually needed for the drive. *Don't beep your carn horn "just because", make sure it is a legitamate reason.
Are there any laws on pollution?
Almost every country in the world has laws on pollution which are directed at its own citizens. These may be developed nationally at the regional, state, or provincial level and at the municipal level. In addition there are international accords relating to pollution, oil discharges, the use of certain chemicals with environmental impact and global warming.
Some of the laws an be Draconian with the dumping of hazardous waste being regarded as a capital offence. However most are more reasonable with the imposition of fines, imprisonment or mandatory cleanup as a penalty.
The enforcement of many laws is questionable.
Environmental considerations are also woven into may non environmental legislation. In NAFTA between Canada the US and Mexico there are special provisions which ensure that there is no economic advantage to one area or the other being a pollution friendly jurisdiction.
What acidic gases cause air pollution?
acids that are bad and can harm you in some such as an acid being an irritant
How can using renewable resources reduce pollution?
because it is renewable that means it natural and can never run out. it can cause less pollution because it doesn't give out any once it is built. when people are building dams fr hydroelectricity they obviously cause allot of pollution because of the machinary and the fuel that is being used. however renewable enery doesn't create any pollution but building it does.
How do humans harm the environment?
humans pollute the environment mainly because they dont believe that the little polluting that they do can cause a big amount of harm to the ozone layer. The fact that million or more individuals pollute the environment causes a higher percentage of damage towards the ozone layer. Up north or places that are extremely cold begin to become destroyed ,the ice melts and the cold areas become warmer causing the polar bears habitat to be gone. This is a major problem.
What are the man made sources of particulate pollution?
There are many causes of air pollution. Automobile exhaust, fireplaces and wood stoves, factories, airplanes, cigarettes, and hydrocarbons all contribute to air pollution.
Pollution is really bad and needs to stop. So put down those car keys and walk to the store next time.
How is reducing pollution helping us?
it will help the earth because if we continue with the way we are going now there will be many unseen areas and it will kill us all.If we reduce air pollution we can ad least still live
What are the major air pollution problems?
One of the major air pollution problems are caused by high levels of carbon monoxide that are emitted from gasoline driven road and farm vehicles. These emissions and others from gasoline driven engines produce unclean air which damages the human body and the general environment.
Other sources of major air pollution come from some large nations that are building more manufacturing plants. If these factories are burning coal to enable them to operate, then adequate measures can be taken to filter the factory emissions as they are pushed into the atmosphere and travel via winds to pollute the air in locations thousands of miles away from the sources of the air pollution.
Noise levels of sound in the air are measured by a sound pressure level meter (SPL meter).
Noise levels in an electronic circuit are measured by a volt meter.
Chemical disasters are related to industrial accidents for which animals and/or humans are harmed. An example is toxic oil spills leak into public drinking water causing humans and animals to become sick or perish.
What are the advantages of technology in society?
it makes our work easy...........
it let's our brain to learn more other things...
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How does traffic pollution affect the environment?
Traffic pollution affects human s body parts like skin disorder,respiratory malfunction,etc,etc.It is because pollution consists of harmful gases like co2,so2,n2o etc.........as these gases are danger to human health they create a problem in us
How is the environment impacted by the use of forests?
*The water cycle, Trees draw water up through their roots and release it into the atmosphere. In Amazonia over half of all the water circulating through the ecosystem remains in the plants. With removal of part of the forest, it cannot hold as much water. The effect of this could be a drier climate. * Extinction of species which need the forest for survival. Forests contain more than half of the animals on our planet - as the habitat of these species is destroyed, so the numbers of species die.
How does algae affect a marine life?
upwelling affects the marine life because of the steagmagmaticbuoyant force of the air that goes through the water evaporates and crash out marine lives
How does littering hurt animal habitats?
Litter hurts the earth in many ways.
First, some litter are made of materials such as plastic. These materials are not biodegradable. That means it will not dissolve in a natural environment, and may stay where it is thrown for a long time, hurting the organisms around it. Plastic bottles and bottle caps are examples of plastic litter.
However, some litter are biodegradable. THIS DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD LITTER THESE THINGS. They are paper, tissues, paper towels, toilet paper.....etc. Basically, they are the things that will dissolve if it rains, or if something eats it.
How can we prevent water pollution?
-You can reuse your plastic bags instead of throwing them away.
-You can check with your city government and ask if all your waste is going to a safe and controlled place, not the ocean.
-If you like to go on boat rides a lot, the gas kinda kills the water. So you can go on boat rides every once and a while. That's what we do.
-There is so much more I could go on forever! Ask friends and neighbors, family and coworkers!
The next time you go to a supermarket, look down the aisle of cleaning products and detergents. What you see will soon be purchased, used, and then washed down the drain or flushed. This includes things like drain cleaners, shampoos, hair dyes, and beauty products. Remember, that everything that goes down our drains we have to pay for our sewage treatment plants to try to clean out.
Now think in terms of the manufacturers of these all these products and the waste from their plants. What they discharge is regulated by the government, but even small amounts of contaminants when you add up all the manufacturers is cumulative. Then add in all of the other products manufactured and add in their small contribution of contaminants. In addition, all of the exhaust particles (soot) from every vehicle that is driven eventually gets washed down sewers and into waterways. Any trash or debris on the land also gets washed into sewers and into the waterways.
An individual person can reduce, reuse, and recycle (and keep the trash picked up), which works as well for preventing water pollution as it does for preventing all pressures on the environment. The most important one is reduce; less going down the drain, less manufacturing, less transporting of goods.
Is pollution a problem in Singapore?
Pollution is a very bad thing. its not only that Singapore is getting affected, its even affecting the global environment. it is making like around half of the ice in Antarctica melting and the water in the ocean is rising. you could stop it by making solar panels cars and let everybody buy it. it is even affecting the ozone layer because when the sun turns around and the moon comes up it is heating the earth. that's why it so hot in cold days.
What are the demerits of using plastic?
How can adults and children reduce water pollution?
By helping the environment. Keep things out of water that really doesn't belong there. If you see anything that doesn't belong there, pick it up. Also, stop using plastic bags. Sea Turtles can mistake them for jellyfish and choke to death. So, just keep the water clean and waste free.
What are the bad effects of your environment?
There can be a lot of bad effects for example animals like penguins they can be affected by the environment if it is sunny.but there are different asppects of the environment that can affect animals for example the nature sorrounding them rain ,sun,snow and even water.by mainly global warming is another factort that is gonna affect animals and this is mainly caused by us people polluting using fossil fuels or even realisng carbindioxide in the air this can have agreat eefct on animals especillly those in the antaltic as the sea levels will rise causing damage to both the land and the people
What happens when landfill sites become full?
A landfill is essentially a contained repository for wastes. It is. by desig.n isolated from groundwater to minimize te release of toxics. Systems are also prevent ot minimize infiltration of rainwater or other surface water to minimize leachate which will require collection and treatment. Some lanffills create methane from the decomposition of waste under anaerobic conditions. This is gathered and burnt or used as a fuel to reduce the impact on greenhouse gas emissions.
Ultimately many landfills are covered with topsoil and grass or trees to become green space or playgrounds.