1. Air Quality in Global Cities
Benson Bush
1st Period
Air Quality in Global Cities

2. Overview Population in cities growing High pollution levels in cities
Health problems
What EPA is doing
What the EPA should also do

3. Top 5 Polluted Cities Population is growing very quickly
Global Cities
Population Then
Population Now
Kabul, Afghanistan
Not Enough Information
2,447,044 (2010)
Chongqing, China
2,518,721 (2000)
6,263,790 (2010)
Accra, Ghana
2,905,726 (2000)
4,010,054 (2013)
La Paz, Bolivia
789,585 (2001)
Kathmandu, Nepal
671,846 (2001)
1,003,285 (2011)
Population is growing very quickly
These cities are the top 5 most polluted cities
Pollution levels grow with population

4. Pollution Index In Cities
Kabul, Afghanistan
110.34
Chongqing, China
109.77
Accra, Ghana
109.27
La Paz, Bolivia
106.41
Kathmandu, Nepal
101.38
In comparison, Utah’s Pollution Index is
Pollution levels don’t have a direct correlation to population size.

5. Health Problems Respiratory and/or cardiovascular diseases
Inflammation
Increasing the range of ticks and mosquitoes, which can spread disease such as Lyme disease and West Nile virus (Global Warming)

6. The Clean Air Act
It is a way for the EPA to control the amount of Carbon Emissions in the US from power plants.
It cuts the amount of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere and makes the air a lot cleaner.

7. What the EPA should do:
The EPA should also regulate how much greenhouse gas emissions are coming from the production of electricity.
In the US, the production of electricity produces more greenhouse gases than the industry does, so we need to decrease the amount of emissions coming from that sector.

8. What the EPA Can Do (Cont.)
Researching ways to saving energy and reducing carbon emissions should be one of America’s main priorities.
We can put more of our taxpayers dollars towards research of making our air cleaner and reducing the amount of CO2 is released into the atmosphere.

9. US Greenhouse Gas Emissions

10. Call To Action
We cant do much about the other cities around the globe, but we can do something here and now.
We can reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by turning off our lights and other devices when they aren’t in use.
Carpooling also would help reduce CO2 emissions.

11. Bibliography
Solomon, Paul A. “Air pollution and health: Bridging the Gap from the sources to health outcomes.” Environmental Health Perspectives (2011): A156+. Science in Context. Web. 26 May 2015.
“What EPA Is Doing” EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency. 28 Oct Web. 26 May 2015.