Wednesday, December 21, 2011

HOW REMOVE CARBON DIOXIDE


Dioxide in the air is to maintain trees and plant more trees.Trees, especially young and fast growing, absorb very much carbon dioxide, break through photosynthesis and store carbon in wood. Around the world, the rate of forest encroachment has reached alarming levels. In many areas, little plants that grow back once because the soil loses its fertility when converted to other purposes, such as for agriculture or housing development. Steps to overcome this is to reforestation that play a role in reducing the increasing greenhouse gases.

Carbon dioxide gas also can be removed directly. How to inject (injects) the gas into oil wells to push the oil out to the surface (see Enhanced Oil Recovery). Injection can also be done to isolate it in underground gas as in oil wells, coal seams or aquifers. This has been done in one of Norway's offshore drilling plat forms, where carbon dioxide is brought to the surface with natural gas captured and injected back into the aquifer so it can not go back to the surface.

One source of supply of carbon dioxide is the burning of fossil fuels. The use of fossil fuels began to increase rapidly since the industrial revolution in the 18th century. At that time, coal became the dominant source of energy for later replaced by oil in the mid-19th century. In the 20th century, began regular gas energy used worldwide as an energy source. Changes in trend in the use of fossil fuels is actually indirectly have reduced the amount of carbon dioxide released into the air, because the gas releases less carbon dioxide compared to oil especially when compared with coal. However, the use of renewable energy and nuclear energy further reduces the release of carbon dioxide into the air. Nuclear energy, although controversial for reasons of safety and hazardous wastes, but does not release carbon dioxide at all.

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DAMAGE TO OZONE LAYER


Condition of the Arctic ozone layer is getting worse this winter. Presumably this condition is caused by cold weather in the upper atmosphere. At the end of March, 40% stratospheric ozone layer is damaged. This increased level of damage before that only approximately 30%. The damage is the reaction of the stratosphere due to cooler conditions for the chemical industry pollution. Damage to the ozone layer in 2011 showed, people should be vigilant and aware of the situation for some time north pole to the ozone layer some future time. Damage to create harmful ultraviolet-B can be entered through the atmosphere. Rays that causes skin cancer, cataracts, and immune system damage. WMO warned residents to beware.

 
Danger of Destruction of Ozone layer
Ozone layer is a layer in the atmosphere at an altitude of 19-48 km (12-30 miles) above Earth's surface that contain molecules of ozone. The concentration of ozone in this layer reaches 10 ppm and are formed due to the influence of ultraviolet sun rays on oxygen molecules. These events have occurred since the millions of years ago, but a mixture of nitrogen molecules that appear to maintain the concentration of ozone in the atmosphere is relatively stable.

Ozone is a toxic gas so that when positioned near the soil surface would be dangerous if inhaled and can damage the lungs. In contrast, the ozone layer in the atmosphere protects life on Earth because it protects it from ultraviolet radiation that can cause cancer. Therefore, scientists are very worried when they found that chemicals chloro fluoro carbon (CFC) which is used as cooling medium and the driving gas aerosol spray, giving threat to this layer. When released into the atmosphere, these chlorine-containing substances are broken down by sunlight which causes the chlorine can react and destroy ozone molecules. Every single CFC molecule can destroy 100,000 ozone molecules. Therefore, the use of CFCs in aerosols was banned in the United States and other countries in the world. Other chemicals like bromine halokarbon, and also nitrogen oxides from fertilizers, can also attack the ozone layer.

Depletion of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere is estimated to be the cause of increased skin cancer and cataracts in humans, damage to certain crops, affect plankton which will result in the marine food chain, and increased carbon dioxide (see global warming) due to reduced plant and plankton. Conversely, too much ozone in the lower atmosphere helps the occurrence of smog, is associated with respiratory tract irritation and respiratory diseases for those who suffer from acute cardiopulmonary problems.

In the early 1980s, researchers working in Antarctica periodically detect the loss of ozone over the continent. The situation called ozone hole (an area of ​​thin ozone in the ozone layer) is, formed during the Antarctic spring and continues for several months prior to thicken again. Studies performed with a balloon at high altitude and weather satellites show that the overall percentage of ozone in the Antarctic is actually declining. The flights are carried out to examine it also gives the same results.


Tuesday, December 20, 2011

BIKE TO WORK

Have you ever do regular exercise every day? Exercise is very important for health. Many ways to exercise, example jogging every morning before the move or you can also bike. Bike it is a sport that is very efficient, you can do it anytime. Bersepeda is also a current trend. Cycling can be done at any time, for example, when going to work every day when we use the bike is tantamount to exercising every day and our bodies become strong and healthy. Biking to work can pose its own benefits, such as to reduce pollution, reduce congestion and give health to our bodies. Cycling can reduce pollution, pollution in our country is now getting worse, because too many vehicles that emit smoke bike. Did you know? familiarize you with the bike then we have reduced the impact of existing pollution. More and more people are cycling the air we breathe will be better than before. Cycling can reduce congestion, bottlenecks may have become a tradition in Indonesia itself, but what if we start to change slowly. Cycling to work is one thing advocates for reducing congestion.Bike path even today in some areas have been provided by the government. There is nothing wrong if we as a society use. It would be a positive influence in our country. Cycling can provide health of our bodies, of course! In addition to forming the muscles with cycling else we can burn the calories in our bodies, for example A woman of about 60 kg of body weight when pedaling speed of 22 km / hour can burn about 488 calories in 60 minutes. Besides cycling can also protect the heart, heart disease is one of the killers of women who most especially. In one study, the researchers asked 32 respondents to a woman riding a bicycle at least half an hour a day, three times a week. After a year, it is known that these women blood pressure decreased, so did the number of cholesterol, and significantly improve their fitness. Look location of cycling which can be reached within 30 minutes without stopping, so you can maintain a consistent speed. It turned out without us knowing a lot of benefit from cycling. Although the cycling sport that includes the efficient exercise in terms of cost-effective, but the benefits provided very unusual for our bodies and our environment. From now on, let's familiarize ourselves for the ride!


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POLLUTION-FREE BIKE TIPS

Cycling much-loved by all circles because it can relieve stress and make our bodies to be fit. But the current state of the high levels of air pollution could be a threat to its own for the cyclists. Riding a bicycle in an area polluted or full of pollution can disrupt a person's health condition.

Effects of air pollution arising from this, as follows:
  1. Reducing the amount of oxygen that serves to bring blood to the body 
  2. Reduced lung function your body 
  3. Reducing the amount of oxygen that serves to bring blood to the body 
  4. Difficulty breathing in times of cycling  
  5. The occurrence of airway irritation 
  6. The rest is more free radicals you are inhaled can cause blockage of blood vessels.

Then you ask how to anticipate it all because you do not want all that happens to you while biking.Or is there among you who actually afraid of cycling because of pollution. And now nothing to fear anymore.

There are 5 things you should do by the cyclists during cycling, as follows:
  1. Always use respiratory protection such as masks to reduce exposure to pollutants that are   on the road. And you better if you use a cloth mask should be frequently replaced or washed. 
  2. We recommend traveling during the morning and the air still has not been contaminated by air pollution. It can make you much more healthy for your breathing to be refreshed because the air is still fresh. 
  3. Do not back a bus or other vehicle exhaust when stopped at traffic lights or crossing the street, so no smoke inhaled vehicle containing hazardous substances.
  4. Looking for an alternative route away from the crowds and the traffic density due to public transport, private vehicles and large buses, and try to find a way that still found a lot of trees. But do not make you late late office to such activities because they were busy looking for the route. 
  5. Eating healthy foods and contains antioxidants to ward off or reduce the free radicals are inhaled during cycling.



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BIKE TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND RISK OF DEATH



cycling to school


Cycling not only nourish themselves, but also can reduce pollution levels and risk of death it causes. According to the study, each year the cyclicts/ "pegowes" has cut 9 million kg of CO2 emissions and prevent 12 deaths.
CO2 or carbon dioxide emissions are a source of pollution of the most widely produced by incomplete combustion in motor vehicles and industrial machinery. High levels in the atmosphere trigger a greenhouse effect that trigger global warming.
For health, the CO2 can provide short-term impact directly between the other trigger respiratory problems and increased risk of cancer. While in the long run, the resulting climate change will be many new raising diseased.
The role of the cyclist, especially in big cities are very big in reducing the adverse effects of air pollution. More and more is riding a bicycle, the less CO2 emissions generated so in general become more healthy environment.
Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology in Barcelona, ​​Spain uncover the cycling movement in several cities likes that "Boris Bicing Bikes" in London and Barcelona itself has managed to cut CO2 emissions by 9 million kg / year. Risk of preventable deaths each year is estimated at 12 cases / year.
"Active transport such as cycling encouraged people to move and become more powerful tool for improving public health," said David Rojas-Rueda, one of the researchers who reported the findings in the British Medical Journal, as quoted by Reuters on Monday (8 / 8 / 2011).
The death rate that could be prevented each year through the movement of cycling include deaths from air pollution 0.13 and 0.03 deaths due to traffic accidents. Coupled with the risk of death from lack of exercise, the total number of deaths could be prevented every year to reach 12.28 / year. Meanwhile, cut the CO2 emissions of 9 million kg / year equivalent to the total estimated emissions aviation aircraft to transport 1,800 people from Sydney to London PP (go home). If an average of one plane can carry 200 passengers, means the figure is equivalent to 9 aircraft flights.

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DANGERS OF MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS


Danger of Vehicle Exhaust Emissions For Humans And Environment motor vehicles contain various chemical compounds. The composition of the content of their chemical compounds depending on driving conditions, engine type, fuel emission control device, operating temperatures and other factors all of which makes emission pattern becomes complicated.Type of fuel pollutants released by the engine with gasoline or diesel fuel is the same, just different proportions due to differences in engine operation.
Visually always visible smoke from the exhaust of motor vehicles with diesel fuel, which is generally not seen in motor vehicles with gasoline fuel.Although motor vehicle exhaust gas mainly composed of compounds that are harmless such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide and water ceremony, but also other compounds contained therein to be big enough quantities that could endanger the flue gases endanger health or the environment.Pollutants are mainly contained in the flue gas exhaust of motor vehicles is carbon monoxide (CO), various compounds hindrokarbon, various nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulfur (SOx), particulates and dust including lead (PB).
Certain fuels such as hydrocarbons and organic lead, released to air because of evaporation from the fuel system. Motor vehicle traffic, can also increase the levels of the particular dust coming from the road surface, tire and brake components. After being on the air, some of the compounds contained in exhaust gas of motor vehicles are subject to change due to the occurrence of a reaction, for example by sunlight and water vapor, or also between the compounds with each other. The reaction processes are rapid and occur on the spot in the highway environment, and those that take place slowly. Chemical reactions in the atmosphere sometimes takes place in a chain reaction of a long and complicated, and produce a final product that can be more active or weaker than the original compound.
For example, the reaction in the air that converts nitrogen monoxide (NO) contained in motor vehicle exhaust gas into nitrogen dioxide (NO2) which is more reactive, and the chemical reaction between oxides of nitrogen with hydrocarbon compounds that produce ozone and other oxides, which can cause smoke clouds fotokimi (photochemical smog). Formation of smog is sometimes not the case in the place of origin of the source (city), but can be formed in the suburbs. Distance smog formation is dependent on the reaction conditions and wind speed. For pollutants that are more stable like that waste (Pb), some hydrocarbon-halogen and polyaromatic hydrocarbons, can fall to the ground with rain or with dust settles, and contaminate soil and water. The compound is then also be entered into the food chain that ultimately enter the human body through the vegetables, dairy cattle, and other products from livestock animals.Because many of the food industry today, will be able to give an unwanted impact on urban and rural communities. Motor vehicle exhaust emissions also tend to create conditions for soil and water becomes acidic. Experience in developed countries prove that this condition can cause the release of the bond soil or sediment with some minerals / metals, so metals can pollute the environment.


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START A BUSINESS PROCESSING WASTE INTO PLASTIC CRAFT



One who has to his craft business of plastic waste is  mother Fajar Purwaningsih , Mom who is a kindergarten teacher at his home in Garden Perum Sedayu E3, Metes, Argorejo, Sedayu, Bantul, Yogyakarta. Waste plastic waste has been successfully magic into various handicrafts that has artistic value and economical. Starting a business processing plastic waste into craft is not an easy matter.
Many people are cynical contempt even as he searched for secondhand junk, even her son was asked if he was working as scavengers. But it was all a story and then, now just a lot of people who want to learn from him how to make crafts plastic waste valuable economic and high art.Even Fajar Purwaningsih instead must often leave the house to provide counseling, learning how to make this recycling craft to the parties who invited him to train like the PKK or the Dharma women, school institutions.

How to Become a Craft Plastic Waste Processing

The initial step to process plastic waste into craft is is to separate dry waste and wet waste.Furthermore, dry waste such as packs of soft drinks such as coffee, milk and instant noodles cleaned. After that plastics that have been washed and dried and then cut into pieces like the pattern of handicraft items that will be made.The pattern is made in accordance with the form of goods to be made. After the cut according to pattern, the next step is to sew in accordance with the pattern. All it takes is the patience of tailors.
Currently craft of plastic waste has become a distinctive fashion products from recycled goods or could be called trashion. This means Trashion fashion from wasted. With be trashion later, handicraft products recycling dry waste will be enjoyed not only among the lower middle to upper middle class but also usually very concerned about the quality of craft products to be purchased. (Galeriukm).

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