Human Impact on the Environment: Industrial and Vehicular Emissions in Georgia

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GEOG 1220: HUMAN IMPACT
ON THE ENVIRONMENT

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Introduction
Industrial emission is dispensing of industry related waste into the environment
which has its own harmful effects. Whereas, vehicular emission is somewhat similar
to industrial emission but here wastes are discharged from vehicles leading to
pollution causing in environment. These both terms (Industrial and vehicular
emission) is causing a heavy impact on environment as well as give rise to health
related issues too. Heavy companies discharge many dangerous pollutants affecting
environment which does affects health. These industries emit defunct waste
products releasing directly into air. Even sometimes, they vary in capacity which is
usually harmful to the nature. Among many gaseous contents industry and vehicles
emitting into air are carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, ozone and
many others. Whereas, in case of Georgia, severe devolution has been suffered
during Soviet period where may economic reforms regarding heavy disposing
industries with minute regard towards nature and its related consequences. Major
cities where air pollution related are faced where particularly in cities like Rustavi
where a huge steel and metal chemical producing plant is established which a cause
for hazardous impact on environment. Other root cause leading to air destruction in
environment is traffic and vehicles. With this regard, global warming is becoming
major responsive climate changes. (Hao, et al., 2015)
Aim
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impacts of industrial and vehicular emissions
in Georgia and to propose solutions to reduce such impacts.

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Industry and vehicular emission and its impacts on air
Industry emission gives rise to much hazardous gaseous formation which not only
affects air but also the waste moving directly into water bodies and affecting it.
Whereas, vehicular that is vehicle outraging formation of air pollution due to fuel
consumption. Basically, heavy industry and vehicular emissions leads with impactful
long-term effects on environment. Biophysical environmental consists of those living
bodies which are plant, animals or a non-physical thing such as water, rocks and soil
minerals. It is a combination of gases earth surrounded with, water forms, rocks and
soils and atmosphere in which plants and animals exist. It gives rise to many such
environmental impacts such as global warming. Global warming gives rise to climate
changes which are caused due to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses
which are emitted through cars and trucks (vehicular emission). Other biophysical
environmental cause lays impact on air, soil and water quality. Vehicle oils or fuel
babble into the soil, even more often disposed fuels from vehicles emission pollutes
rivers, lakes.
Hazardous form of gasses diluted in air even harm human health. Vehicle containing
high level gas which is air formed particles of shoot and metal causing skin and eye
allergies or irritation. Many such other gaseous forms are ozone which affects lungs,
carbon monoxide gas is particularly hazardous for toddlers. Socioeconomic factors
comprises of effects caused to that part of society who lack basic amenities. These
characteristics are basically from those who are either first catchers residing near
industrial emission gets affected by it more often. According to health statistics 2018,
a Georgia rank 70th among other 194 countries in case of air pollution and Tbilisi is
the most dangerous city of Georgia and is among dangerous cities in Europe which
records highest air pollution (F, et al., 2016).