B creative| A One Health Approach
A One Health Approach
Air change every day
Summary
Our project is more like a collection of information to make the people aware of the severe consequences that face us and how this relates to COVID-19.We chose this challenge because we had solid background information about this kind of challenge. So, we had an opportunity to elevate our understanding of the challenge. We didn't use any kind of software or hardware as we don't think that it actually needs that sort of thing... A challenge we had was the vast amount of information that was within our grasp... but we eventually overcame it.
How We Addressed This Challenge
Air pollution is a major challenge indeed. But when and how did it first constitute a problem? Let’s take a look at what happened in October 1948. A big tragedy occurred in Donora, Pennsylvania. This happened years after the industrial revolution kicked in. Coal was largely implemented in all sorts of industrial machines and applications; it became the backbone of industry. As a result, coal emissions increased in the atmosphere. Examples of emissions produced by burning coal is smog. Smog is a term used to describe a mix of smoke and fog1. People of Donora were shocked by a yellow blanket of smog. Later after this, they were swallowed by a lethal haze of smog.
How We Developed This Project
Air pollution causes
Air pollution is a mixture of a solid particles and gases that are suspended in the air
These particles can cause by two main factors;
1-Human activity
2-Natural processes
Human activities
Burning of fossil fuels in electricity generation, transport, industry and households.
Industrial processes and solvent use for example in the chemical and mining industries (agriculture – waste treatment)
Natural processes
This is air pollution that is naturally produced by volcanoes, desert dust, wildfires, sea spray, meteorites, radon and livening things
Volcanoes produce particles and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrochloric acid
Some plants emit VOCs
Animals and decomposition give off carbon dioxide
Livestock produce significant quantities of methane, ammonia gas and carbon dioxide
Biological particles such as pollen spores, bacteria and viruses can also become pollutants if enough of them enter the air lightning contributes to ozone production
How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project
The relation between air pollution and ozone, and COVID-19 outbreak
COVID-19 made us have to applicate procedures we would not applicate it in the ordinary life. Dependencies of these procedures that manufacturing had been suspended and vehicles movements became less than the custom. Consequently, air pollutant exhausts decreased and air pollution rate decreased.
This was a great change. Due to the non-linear production chemistry and ozone titration in winter, the reduction in NOx has enhanced the urban ozone, which increases the oxidation capacity in the atmosphere and facilitates the formation of secondary aerosols. This had reached to block the largest Arctic ozone hole ever recorded.
One of the most factors in the atmospheric chemistry is nitrogen dioxide (NO2). It is important for ozone production and secondary aerosol formation.
By looking deeper in China regions, up to 90% reduction of certain emissions during the city-lockdown period can be identified from satellite and ground-based observations.
Project Demo
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=1Ma5SdLdDxbD1v_jI2s_vLhBpacKwvpN_
Data & Resources
https://www.longdom.org/scholarly/industrial-pollution-journals-articles-ppts-list-2683.html
https://www.science.org.au/curious/people-medicine/where-does-air-pollution-come
https://www.who.int/airpollution/ambient/pollutants/en/
https://www.nescaum.org/focus-areas/mobile-sources#:~:text=Mobile%20sources%20
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/air-pollution-everything-you-need-know
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/air-pollution/print/
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/sources.htm