AIR POLLUTION

INDEX• AIR POLLUTION• CONSEQUENCES• HEALTH PROBLEMS• POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS• IN OUR COUNTRY: ANDALUSIA JAÉN BAILÉN MARTOS

What is air pollution?

Air pollution is the introduction of harmful

material into the atmosphere, causing

damage to living organism and to the

environment.

Industry

• Large amounts of chemical compounds, released into the atmosphere.• Chemical, electrical and

metallurgical plants.

Traffic

• Emissions of various types of gases, fumes, dust and particles, for example, diesel fuel emissions.• Traffic is responsible of the 30-

90% of air pollution.

ConsequencesAir pollution has serious

consequences every day, and can cause health problems or strange

atmospheric phenomena.

AIR POLLUTION

NATURAL MAN-MADE

Health Problems

•Respiratory diseases•Allergic reactions•Physical exhaustion•Viral diseases•Lung cancer

Potential solutions

Apply the power of the 3Rs: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

AIR POLLUTION IN OUR COUNTRY

The Top Ten polluted cities in our country are:

• La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz (18 microgramos/m3)• El Ejido, Almería (18 microgamos/m3)• Toledo (17 microgramos/m3)• Málaga (17 microgramos/m3) • Barcelona (16 microgramos/m3)• Granada (16 microgramos/m3)• Jaén (16 microgramos/m3)• Logroño (16 microgramos/m3)• Sevilla (16 microgramos/m3)• Valencia (14 microgramos/m3)

ANDALUSIA

The Andalusian Government has promoted some plans for the Improvement of the Quality of Air to reduce these emisions.

JaénIn the area of Jaén, recorded data reveal high

traffic pollution in the summer months.

BailénBailén has about 154 chimeneys of the ceramic sector and brick industries. It is one of the most contaminating cities in the area of Jaén. There are lots of companies that have

not assessed the health risks for more than 2,500 workers.

MartosMartos is a very important producer town of olive oil in the region of Jaén. It has a lot of factories so

all of them expel a high amount of pollutants

“Orujo” is a residue in the production of the olive oil. It is the solid part of the olive: the mixture of olive pit, peel and pulp.

From 100 kgs of pressed olives you get 20kgs of virgin olive oil and 80 kgs of “orujo”.

The problem of “orujo”The problem is that this residue is quite polluting

for the environment. In Martos, the factory “LAMARCA” has been denounced by the

residents in the area.

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