SCRAPBOOK OF AIR POLLUTION

SCIENCE FORM 1

Name : Nurin Hannanie binti Azmady

Class : 1 Jujur

Year : 2012

Teacher : Puan Radziah binti Md Din

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CONTENT

1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4

2 INTRODUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION 5

3 AIR POLLUTANTS AND ITS SOURCES 6

4 EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION 7

5 STEPS TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION 8

6 SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO KEEP THE AIR CLEAN 9

7 PRACTISE HABITS THAT KEEP THE AIR CLEAN 10

8 REFERENCES 11

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1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teacher, Puan Radziah binti Md Din as well as our chief scientific committee, Puan Norsilah Kamaruddin who gave me the golden opportunity to do this wonderful project on the topic The Air Around Us – Air Pollutions, which also helped me in doing a lot of Research and I came to know about so many new things. I am really thankful to them. Secondly I would also like to thank my parents and friends who helped me a lot in finishing this project within the limited time. I am making this project not only for marks but to also increase my knowledge.

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2. INTRODUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION

What is Air Pollution?

1) Air pollution is the unwanted and harmful substances

that been added to the air by factories, motor vehicles,

forests fires, the development of large housing estates

and the extensive use of the chlorofluorocarbon(CFC).

2) It occurs when the atmosphere contains pollutants.

What is Air Pollutants?

1) Air pollutants are harmful chemicals or substances

present in the air. They can affect human beings and

the environment in a negative way.

2) Examples of air pollutants are smoke, dust, carbon

monoxides and oxides of nitrogen, sulphur dioxide,

lead, and chlorofluorocarbon.

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3. AIR POLLUTANTS AND ITS SOURCES

AIR POLLUTANTS SOURCESDust Saw mills

Quarries Construction sites Construction factories

Smoke particles and soot Cigarette smoke Forest fires Burning of rubbish Burning of fuels Smoke from motor

vehiclesChlorofluorocarbon(CFC) Aerosol sprays

Electronic works Refrigerator and air

conditioner factories

Pesticides Excessive pesticides used in agriculture

Fogging to kill mosquitoes

Lead Burning of petrol containing lead in vehicles

Insecticides

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4. EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION

Global warming Thinning of the ozone layer Health problems

Depletion of food resourceExtinction of species

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Thinnning of the ozone

layer

Health problems

Depletion of food

resources

Extinction of species

Global warming

5. STEPS TO CONTROL AIR POLLUTION

the habit of smoking must be stopped

motorists should use unleaded pet

replant forests for absorbing carbon dioxide

farmers should reduce the uses of pesticides do not allow open burning in residential areas

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the habit of smoking must

be stopped

motorists should use

unleaded petrol

replant forests for absorbing

carbon dioxide

farmers should reduce the uses

of pesticides

do not allow open burning in residental areas

6. SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO KEEP THE AIR CLEAN

ban open burning of rubbishprevent forests fires

keep a strict watch on the disposal of radioactive waste

run campaigns to explains what individuals must do to keep air clean

ensure motor vehicles use catalytic converters

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ban open burning of rubbish

prevent forests fires

keep a strict watch on the disposal of radioactive waste

run campaigns to explains what

individuals must do to keep air clean

ensure motor vehicles use

catalytic converters

7. PRACTISE HABITS THAT KEEP THE AIR CLEAN

do not smoke in public places

do not rubbish in open air ensure your motor vehicles do not give out excessive black

smoke

walk or cycle instead of going by cars

plant trees in your house compounds and in open spaces

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do not smoke in public places

do not rubbish in open air

walk or cycle instead of

going by cars

ensure your motor

vehicles do not give out

excessive black smoke

plant trees in your house compounds and in open

spaces

8. REFERENCES

Books Lau Hut Yee (2012), The Steps To Control Air Pollution, Sasbadi Sdn. Bhd., Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

Internet Wikipedia- the meaning of air pollutionhttp://wikipedia.airpollution.my

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