Ask a question from expert

Ask now

Exploring Air Pollution Problems in Australia

15 Pages4017 Words404 Views
   

Added on  2020-03-16

Exploring Air Pollution Problems in Australia

   Added on 2020-03-16

BookmarkShareRelated Documents
EXPLORING AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS: A FOCUS ON BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 1Exploring Air Pollution Problems: A Focus on Brisbane, Australia Student’s NameDepartmentUniversity AffiliationAddressEmailWord Count: 2500
Exploring Air Pollution Problems in Australia_1
EXPLORING AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS: A FOCUS ON BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 2ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................2Search terms and criteria.................................................................................................................2Critical appraisal of the articles.......................................................................................................3Major air pollutants......................................................................................................................3Public health problems.................................................................................................................4Environmental issues...................................................................................................................7Critical analysis to answer the questions.........................................................................................7Primary air pollution problems in Brisbane.................................................................................7Major sources of pollution...........................................................................................................8Whether they are related to other environmental issues..............................................................9Impacts of air pollution on public health.....................................................................................9Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................10Statements of competing interests.................................................................................................10References List..............................................................................................................................11
Exploring Air Pollution Problems in Australia_2
EXPLORING AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS: A FOCUS ON BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 3Exploring Air Pollution Problems: A Focus on Brisbane, Australia IntroductionAir pollution is explicitly acknowledged to be a substantial public health issue, responsible for an increasing range of environmental and health consequences. The health effectsof air pollution are becoming a burden to healthcare systems. Air pollution is the presence of harmful substances in the air at concentrations that present a health threat. Common air pollutants are CO, SO2, PAHs and particulate matter, which may originate from different sources such as vehicle emissions, fossil fuel combustion, and biomass burning. (3, 18, 19)The smoke produced in closed spaces from cooking may also cause air pollution. Rapid urbanisation further increases the risk of exposure to ambient air pollutants. The rationale of this paper is to investigate how air pollution affects public health. In this scholarly paper, a literature review was performed into the concept of air pollution, its causes, and impact on public health with a focus on Brisbane, Australia, which is the selected community. Recent peer-reviewed articles published between 2012 and 2017 were retrieved from MEDLINE and CINAHL Plus. The research questions are; what are the main air pollution problems in Brisbane, Australia? What are the key sources? Are they associated with other environmental issues? How does the air pollution affect public health? Search terms and criteriaA literature search was conducted using CINAHL Plus and MEDLINE as the two primary academic databases to investigate current knowledge on air pollution and public health. The search terms were air, pollution, problems, sources, environmental, issues, Brisbane and
Exploring Air Pollution Problems in Australia_3
EXPLORING AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS: A FOCUS ON BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA 4Australia. Boolean operators that were used to facilitate the literature search were AND and OR. The search mode was “find all my search” while the expander was “apply all related words”. Year of publication was used as a limiter in the literature search. It was performed for the years between 2012 and 2017. Source type was “all results”, and the language was English. The searchcriteria yielded several meta-analyses and systemic reviews, and many recent studies on the association between air pollution and public health. For instance, the search “air AND pollution AND Brisbane” yielded 124 results in MEDLINE and 723 results in CINAHL Plus. 20 articles were found to be relevant and included in this study.Critical appraisal of the articlesThe primary themes that were discerned from the pertinent articles were categorised into three, major air pollution sources, environmental issues and public health problems. These themes were appraised using the apposite literature.Major air pollutants Alharbi et al. [ CITATION Alh15 \l 1033 ] conduct a study to determine the concentration of thoron and radon in workplaces in Brisbane. Several workplaces were selected randomly around Brisbane, and active method was used to measure the level of radon and thoron concentration. Closed areas were found to have the highest concentrations of radon, 86.6 ± 6.0 Bq m−3. On the other hand, maximal thoron concentration was discovered in stores, 78.1 ± 14.0 Bq m−3. The researchers found that the concentration of these gases was low during working hours and high after working hours due to the difference in ventilation. Besides, they unravelled that concrete flooring was a significant contributor of the radon and thoron in the environment.
Exploring Air Pollution Problems in Australia_4

End of preview

Want to access all the pages? Upload your documents or become a member.

Related Documents
Health Effects of Air Pollution
|9
|1927
|79

Role of lifestyle interventions in preventing diabetes: A literature review
|36
|5639
|314

Assessment-2 Search Strategy
|3
|755
|481

Report on Search Method
|8
|1632
|214

TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH HEALTH.
|3
|409
|34

ASSIGNMENT ON AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION.
|14
|2388
|12