Water And Air Pollution Plan
In the analysis of Alexandra, the city of Rockford has mainly air pollution and moderate water pollution because of all the manufacturing companies. These industries release carbon oxide, sulfur oxide, and nitrogen oxides in the air which forms the photochemical smog around the area. A photochemical reaction is any chemical reaction activated by light and air pollution is known as photochemical smog (Miller, 2005, p.439). Besides the industrial pollution, photochemical smog can from many other sources such as automobile engines and coal-burning activities. There are steps to follow in order to prevent the photochemical smog.
In the contrast Houston comes before Rockford in air and water pollution. One of the main problems in Houston is air pollution. The air pollution is caused from automobiles and also the Chemical plants located in Texas city, Texas. Even though the chemical plants are 45 miles away from the heart of Houston, in Texas City, the tiniest particles can come here airborne. These tiny particles can come from atmospheric gases such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds. You can find such fuels as these in cars and industrial facilities such as chemical plants. By using coal fired power plants we are dispersing also mercury into the air that affects not only humans through affecting the organs and nervous systems, but also polluting the rivers and lakes.
Water pollution is also a large factor in Houston but is also underway of resolving the issue the best it can be resolved. The pollution in waters are often caused by littering and also caused by chemicals, fertilizers, oil’s, coli form bacteria, and pesticides. During the times it rains it pushes and carries pollutants in water ways and into rivers and streams. When flooding occurs it can also push sewages into lakes and streams which in turn could end up into the main water system. Because Houston’s flat topography it leaves the city open to flooding.
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