Environmental Science
Environmental Science
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780073532547
Author: William P Cunningham Prof., Mary Ann Cunningham Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Question
Book Icon
Chapter 16, Problem 16.1CTDQ
To determine

The measures to be taken for the improvement of indoor air quality, if the government should mandate such changes and the values or world views represented by different sides of the given debate.

Expert Solution & Answer
Check Mark

Answer to Problem 16.1CTDQ

To improve indoor air quality every individual should follow some strategies like monitoring of all the coal and oil based appliances and increasing ventilation.

Explanation of Solution

The indoor air quality might be improved by adopting the strategies stated below.

1. Source control

2. Improved ventilation

3. Air cleaners

Source Control is the most effective way to improve the indoor air quality. The gas or poor air releasing sources like gas stoves, refrigerators, air conditioners, and so on should be checked time to time. If any of them is not working properly, it should be changed or repaired. Inside the house, coal and oil burners should not be used in any case.

The second most important approach to improve the indoor air quality is to increase the amount of outdoor fresh air into the house by ventilation. Ventilation improvement is also important to compensate the short-term hobby activities like painting, welding, soldering, and so on.

The third approach to improve air quality is the use of air cleaners. Air cleaners are the devices to collect the indoor polluted air and draw it outside. The effectiveness of an air cleaner depends on how well it collects pollutants from indoor air and how much air it draws through the cleaning or filtering element.

Government should mandate such changes because a large number of populations suffer with the air borne diseases like asthma, silicoses, mercury poisoning and so on.

The cost of the air cleaners should not be reduced so that it would be affordable for all. If the cost would be very high the large number of population would not adopt such amendment. This is one of the different sides of this debate.

Want to see more full solutions like this?

Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
There is an old axiom (a self-evident or universally recognized truth) of economics that “There is no such thing as a free lunch”. In the United States, stringent, enforced water quality laws and regulations provide a high level of protection of our waters. This is accomplished at a significant cost. For example, (sewage treatment plants use 2% of the electricity produced in the United States. This high level of protection increases the cost of goods manufactured in the United States compared to other nations such as China where standards are lower, enforcement a bit lax and in some cases, non-existent. What five (5) things could be done to “level the playing field” so that all manufacturers must provide the same degree of water quality protection no matter where in the world they are located? include how each of your ideas will be implemented (ex: which organization will be provided the power and resources to make sure each idea happens). These should be only about water pollution,…
Connecticut is the only state in America where treated industrial and municipal wastewater cannot be discharged to a surface water body used downstream as a source of drinking water. It is legal in all 49 other states. For example, New Orleans, Louisiana takes its drinking water from the Mississippi River which receives discharges of many, many treated municipal and industrial wastewater discharges as well as agricultural runoff from the more than 20 states that are upstream of it. Should other states be required to adopt Connecticut's standard? Why
What is thermal pollution? How can it be controlled?
Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Similar questions
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science ...
Earth Science
ISBN:9780134746241
Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Exercises for Weather & Climate (9th Edition)
Earth Science
ISBN:9780134041360
Author:Greg Carbone
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Environmental Science
Earth Science
ISBN:9781260153125
Author:William P Cunningham Prof., Mary Ann Cunningham Professor
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Text book image
Earth Science (15th Edition)
Earth Science
ISBN:9780134543536
Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
Publisher:PEARSON
Text book image
Environmental Science (MindTap Course List)
Earth Science
ISBN:9781337569613
Author:G. Tyler Miller, Scott Spoolman
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Physical Geology
Earth Science
ISBN:9781259916823
Author:Plummer, Charles C., CARLSON, Diane H., Hammersley, Lisa
Publisher:Mcgraw-hill Education,