Fall 2013
Sunny Mistry
December 12, 2013

Slide 2 S. Mistry
Asian Brown Cloud (ABC)
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Pollutants from many different industries emitted into the air result in the ABC:
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Hydrocarbons (HC)
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
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Nitrogen Oxides (NO
Sulfur Oxides (SO
X x
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Particulate Matter (PM
2.5
and PM
10
)
)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Sources:
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Burning Agriculture Waste
Inefficient Cookers Burning Wood, Cow Dung and Other
Bio-fuels
Forest Fires

Slide 3 S. Mistry
Asian Brown Cloud (ABC)
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Impacts to Local Regions
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Increase in Temperature
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Melting of Glaciers
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Floods
Global Dimming
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Sulfates Filtering Out Light
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Causes Droughts

Slide 4 S. Mistry
Asian Brown Cloud (ABC)
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Resulting Illnesses
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Populations in heavily populated areas are at a higher risk of developing pulmonary and heart diseases
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PM
2.5
and PM
10 get lodged deep inside lung tissue and cause cancer

Slide 5 S. Mistry
Asian Brown Cloud (ABC)
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Ideas and Methods to Reduce Pollution
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Installing Clean Burning Stoves
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Installing Particle Filters on Vehicles
Develop an EPA-like Agency to Control
Emissions
Monitoring Pollution
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Unmanned Drones to Monitor Pollution
Levels

Slide 6 S. Mistry
Pesticides in Drinking Water
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Herbicides – Minimize Other Vegetation
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Sources:
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Forest Management
Parks
Golf Courses
Lawns
Roads
Aquatic Weed Control
Insecticides – Control Insects
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Sources
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Agricultural Runoff
Irrigation Water Runoff
Tree Farms and Orchards
Forestry Applications
Insecticide Manufacturing and Storage
Insecticide Mixing and Transfer to Equipment
Urban and Suburban Runoff
Combined Sewer Overflows
Waste Water Treatment Discharge Plants

Slide 7 S. Mistry
Pesticides in Drinking Water
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Health Impact to Humans
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Development Issues in Infants:
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Brain
Nervous System
Other Organs
Issues in Adults:
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Potential Risk for Cancer
Reproductive Issues
Health Impact to Wildlife
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Issues in Wildlife:
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Nervous System
Reproductive and Reproductive Development

Slide 8 S. Mistry
Pesticides in Drinking Water
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Cleaning Process for Pesticides:
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Very Costly
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Time Consuming
Maintenance
EPA Standards and Guidelines:
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Safe Drinking Water Act
Need to Evaluate More Active Ingredients