Air Pollution in China Presentation (pdf) - Teach Engineering

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Solid Fuels• Many people who live in thecountryside in China use solid fuelsto cook meals and heat their homes• Solid fuels include coal, corn stalks,wood, and other types of biomass• Burning these fuels in a stove that isnot very good, or doesn’t have achimney, releases a lot of pollutioninto the air, which is damaging topeople’s health.© Abigail WatrousThis is a small coal stove,called a “cookstove”
Health Effectsof Indoor Air Pollution• Nearly 3 billion people in the world use solidfuels for cooking• One of the most dangerous emissions fromthese fuels is PM 2.5 (particulate matter 2.5)• PM 2.5 are very small particles that get deepinto your lungs when you breathe• These particles, along with other emissions,can cause serious health conditions• Scientists and engineers are investigating to findbetter ways for people without much money tocook their meals and heat their homes
Page 1 and 2: Air Pollution in ChinaLearning Goal
Page 3 and 4: How many people live in China?…ab
Page 5: Pollution in Rural China• Many pe
Page 9 and 10: Urban Pollution• China has many V
Page 11 and 12: Global PM 2.5 Levels2001-06 average
Page 13 and 14: Outdoor Air PollutionSome negative
Page 15 and 16: Some Chinese words to learn:• Ni
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