Pollution

S570 ARTIGO ARTICLE Associação entre poluição atmosférica e doenças respiratórias e cardiovasculares na cidade de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brasil Association between air pollution and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Itabira, Minas Gerais State, Brazil Alfésio Luís Ferreira Braga 1,2 Luiz Alberto Amador Pereira 1 Marly Procópio 3 Paulo Afonso de André 1 Paulo Hilário do Nascimento Saldiva 1 Abstract 1 Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São…

closer to the source areas. Anthropogenic debris constitutes a significant threat to the marine environment, represent a hazard not only for the marine animals, but also for human activities, health and tourism. Keywords: Guanabara Bay, marine pollution, beach debris. 1. Introdução A partir da década de 70, o problema do lixo no ambiente marinho tem recebido grande atenção (Carpenter & Smith, 1972, Colton et al., 1974, Pruter, 1987, Day & Shaw, 1987, Gilligam et al., 1992),…

------------------------------------------------- [The pollution Concern in Our World] Firstly, I would like to describe why the adoptions of sustainable measures are extremely important to the Earth’s environment. Most of ours currently daily habits result in pollution, mainly atmospheric pollution. It can come from a variety of sources, and can cause illness, destroy wildlife and even contribute to global warming. It is possible to say that one of the largest sources of air…

ARTIGO ARTICLE 311 Poluição do ar e mortalidade em idosos no Município do Rio de Janeiro: análise de série temporal Air pollution and mortality in the elderly in Rio de Janeiro: a time-series analysis Regina Pa i va Daumas 1 Gulnar Aze vedo e Si l va Mendonça Antonio Ponce de León 1 1 Abstract 1 De p a rtamento de Ep i d e m i o l o g i a , Instituto de Medicin a Social, Un i versidade do Estado do Rio de Ja n e i ro, Rio de Ja n e i ro, Bra s i l . C o r re s p o n d ê n c…

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 1996; 50 (Supl.1):s52-58. 6. Touloumi G, Pocock SJ, Katsouyanni K, and Trichopoulos D. Short-term effects of air pollution on daily mortality in Athens: a time-series analysis. International Journal Epidemiology 1994; 23:957-967. 7. Ballester F, Corella D, Perez Hoyos S, Hervas A. Air pollution and mortality in Valencia, Spain: a study using the APHEA methodology. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 1996; 50 (5):527-533. 8. Borja…

Qualidade do Ar no Município de São Luís com Ênfase na Poluição Atmosférica Automotiva ALLIANCE BETWEEN URBAN MOBILITY & NATIONAL AIR QUALITY FOR SUSTAINABLE CITIES: Case Study About the Standards for Air Quality in the City of São Luís Air Pollution with Emphasis on Automotive (GT2 – Direito Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Sustentável) Ana Tereza Lyra Lopes1 Karina de Jesus Pinto2 Marcos Carlos de Mesquita Neto3 RESUMO A inovação trazida pela Lei nº 12.587/2012 (Política…

ar e seus efeitos na saúde da população do município de São Paulo e sobre métodos de avaliação da exposição à poluição relacionada ao tráfego. MÉTODOS: Foi realizado um levantamento bibliográfico com os descritores "air pollution", "São Paulo" e "traffic-related air pollution". RESULTADOS: Foram obtidos vários estudos que verificaram relações entre a poluição do ar no município de São Paulo e problemas respiratórios e cardiovasculares, crescimento fetal, aumento na mortalidade e…

that sits 9.3 to 18.6 miles (15 to 30 kilometers) above Earth and serves as a shield from the harmful ultraviolet B radiation emitted by the sun. Today, there is widespread concern that the ozone layer is deteriorating due to the release of pollution containing the chemicals chlorine and bromine. Such deterioration allows large amounts of ultraviolet B rays to reach Earth, which can cause skin cancer and cataracts in humans and harm animals as well. Chlorofluorocarbons…

Lifestyle choices and the result of future The Brazilian lifestyle has been destroying the environment for years. For instance is the pollution of the vehicles. The more you use them, the more air pollution you make, and if each person uses, there will be a completely chaos. Packing in general is thrown away every moment when they could be recycled. Water is massively wasted in this country. People have long showers, waste water washing things that are not meant to be washed on a daily…

necessário que a população se conscientize para a prevenção e conservação do planeta. ABSTRACT This work aims to show the various forms of pollution caused by shipping, such as oil pollution for garbage in general and the water ballast. It also aims to show the possible solutions to these types of pollution, minimizing the attack to the marine environment. However, the biggest goal is to show the great importance of the environment and in particular…