HEALTH EFFECTS FROM AIR POLLUTION IN CHINA

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8A Although B Moreover C However D ThereforeQUESTION VI. Read the passage below and choose the best answer (A, B, C or D):Pollution is the process of making air, water, soil etc dangerously dirty and not suitable for people to use. For example:• Air pollution is where the[r]

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hour exposure. With possible adverse health effects, the question of the chemical characterization of the ultra-fine particles released by such devices is of special importance (BfR, 2008). However, due to the low mass of the UFPs and high volatility nature, they evaporate as soon as t[r]

it is in low concentrations; it acts as a shield to protect the Earth’s surface by absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation. If this ozone becomes depleted, then more UV rays will reach the Earth. Exposure to higher amounts of UV radiation could have serious impacts on human beings, animals, a[r]

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systematic error from measurement, uncorrected confounding, selection bias, and other biases" that "may even dwarf the random sampling error" (Phillips 2003). The significance of random sampling error is estimated via p-values or confidence intervals. But statistical uncertainty tells us noth[r]

Raw sewage , garbage , and oilcontribute to the pollution of water . When wateris polluted , it cause a lot of waterborne diseasesand threatens marine wildlife . About 1.5 billionpeople around the world lack safe drinkingwater and every year , 5 million people die fromdiseases . Britishcountr[r]

of all ages. Globally, the prevalence of asthma and allergies has increased over the last few decades. Asthma has become the commonest chronic disease in children and is one of the major causes of hospitalization for children aged under 15 years. The increasing prevalence of allergic diseases[r]