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EPA has found that recycling causes 35% less water pollution and 74% less air pollution than making virgin paper. [72] Pulp mills can be sources of both air and water pollution, especially if they are producing bleached pulp. Recycling paper decreases the demand for virgin pulp and thus reduces the overall amount of air and water pollution ...
Air traffic causes aircraft noise, which disrupts sleep, adversely affects children's school performance and could increase cardiovascular risk for airport neighbours. [47] Sleep disruption can be reduced by banning or restricting flying at night , but disturbance progressively decreases and legislation differs across countries.
Air pollution can occur naturally or be caused by human activities. [4] Air pollution causes around 7 or 8 million deaths each year. [5] [6] It is a significant risk factor for a number of pollution-related diseases, including heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and lung cancer.
In 2008 the World Health Organization (WHO) and other organizations calculated that coal particulates pollution cause approximately one million deaths annually across the world, [29] which is approximately one third of all premature deaths related to all air pollution sources, [50] for example in Istanbul by lung diseases and cancer. [51]
A relatively new technology that can mitigate air pollution is called bio-filtration. Bio filtration is where off-gasses that have biodegradable VOCs or inorganic air toxins are vented out through a biologically active material. [82] This technology successfully used in Germany and the Netherlands mainly for odor control.
As a result, paved surfaces represent a major concern because of the additional energy consumption and air pollution they cause. [59] The potential of energy saving within an area is also high. With lower temperatures, the demand for air conditioning theoretically decreases, saving energy.
After years of “high priority violations” of air pollution regulations at its Fremont, Calif., assembly plant, Tesla has been penalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Afterwards, the concentrated brine is moved to a nearby production facility to produce Li 2 CO 3 and LiOH•H 2 O. [7] These production facilities are responsible for the bulk of the atmospheric pollution caused by brine extraction sites, releasing harmful gasses such as Sulphur dioxide into the air. [8]