Sustainable Living Stack Exchange
Sustainable Living Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [pollution]

any addition of harmful substances or products in the environment (air, water, soil or food). For questions specifically about [air-polution], [greenhouse-gas-emissions] or [toxic-chemicals] please use those tags.

For questions specifically about , or please use those tags.

63 questions
2
votes
1 answer

Comparing train station pollution with smoking

A research done in my city's main train station showed 400,000 UFP particles per cubic centimetre. I am looking into printing pamphlets and wanted to inquire how does spending half an hour in a 400,000/cm^3 environment compare with smoking when it…
Guy
  • 123
  • 4
2
votes
4 answers

What are the steps needed to fix Harbin's smog problem?

Harbin is a north-eastern Chinese city famous for its toxic smog. The smog has been caused by a combination of the weather, stubble being burnt in fields, coal being burnt for the municipal heating system, and other sources of smoke. In 2013, the…
George Chen
  • 525
  • 2
  • 8