1. Air and Water Pollution Prevention and Control Engineering Fall 2013 Sunny Mistry December 12, 2013

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

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

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

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

6. Pesticides in Drinking Water  Herbicides – Minimize Other Vegetation  Sources:  Forest Management  Parks  Golf Courses  Lawns  Roads  Aquatic Weed Control  Insecticides – Control Insects  Sources  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 6 S. Mistry

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

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