The Short Answer: Air pollution is caused by solid and liquid particles and certain gases that are suspended in the air. These particles and gases can come from car and truck exhaust, factories, dust, pollen, mold spores, volcanoes and wildfires.
Q. How can we reduce pollution in Egypt?
Below are activities to reduce air pollution:
Table of Contents
- Q. How can we reduce pollution in Egypt?
- Q. How can we reduce air pollution from traffic?
- Q. Does traffic cause more pollution?
- Q. What can I do to reduce my impact on the earth and help others?
- Q. What are some positive human impacts?
- Q. What are some social factors that affect health?
- Q. How can economic factors affect mental health?
- Q. How does poverty affect mental and physical health?
- Control industrial emissions.
- Noise control.
- Control vehicles exhaust and in the following are the main achievements:
- Replacing the old taxis in Greater Cairo by new ones using natural gas. Examination of vehicles exhausts at traffic units.
Q. How can we reduce air pollution from traffic?
Everyone can take steps to reduce vehicle pollution
- Ride a bike or walk. If you are only going a short distance, consider riding a bike or walking instead of driving.
- Take public transit. If you need to go somewhere that is along a bus or light rail line, consider taking public transit instead of going in a car.
- Carpool.
- Avoid idling.
- Use alternative fuels.
Q. Does traffic cause more pollution?
Traffic congestion increases vehicle emissions and degrades ambient air quality, and recent studies have shown excess morbidity and mortality for drivers, commuters and individuals living near major roadways. Presently, our understanding of the air pollution impacts from congestion on roads is very limited.
Q. What can I do to reduce my impact on the earth and help others?
10 things you can do to help save our planet
- Use your voice. We are the first generation to know we’re destroying the world, and we could be the last that can do anything about it.
- Be Informed.
- Be political.
- Travel responsibly.
- Eat sustainably.
- Reduce your waste.
- Watch what you buy.
- Find ways to donate.
Q. What are some positive human impacts?
Ways in which people positively affect ecosystems around the world include:
- Recycling.
- Establishing wildlife preserves and parks.
- Creating green, open space laws.
- Doing reforestation.
- Creating environmental regulations.
Q. What are some social factors that affect health?
Social determinants of health such as poverty, unequal access to health care, lack of education, stigma, and racism are underlying, contributing factors of health inequities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to achieving improvements in people’s lives by reducing health inequities.
Q. How can economic factors affect mental health?
Conversely, poverty, financial problems and social deprivation are major socioeconomic risk factors for mental health problems and disorders (12,13). In most parts of the European Region, alcohol consumption is negatively associated with population mental health.
Q. How does poverty affect mental and physical health?
Poverty in adulthood is linked to depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, psychological distress, and suicide. Poverty affects mental health through an array of social and biological mechanisms acting at multiple levels, including individuals, families, local communities, and nations.
