individual_sustainability_exercise

Sustainability activity.      

What does sustainability mean?
To keep going , producing , capability to endure........

This is an exercise that shows what we can do as individuals to contribute to sustainability.

      

Please do a little research on Carbon Monoxide (CO) to answer the following questions.

What is carbon monoxide?

-       Carbon monoxide is a toxic gas

-       once it gets into your system it will stay there

-       Carbon combined with oxygen is carbon monoxide.

-       It is odorless and tasteless, created during combustion

-       produced by the burning of tobacco.  (5 marks)

What is carbon monoxide poisoning?

-       Lack of oxygen to the brain after inhaling CO

-       toxicity of the nervous system and the heart,

-       Effects from longterm inhalation could lead to death,

-       symptoms include headache , dizziness , convulsions

-       Death

How does it affect us as humans?

-       Affects the sustainability of the human race

-       by increase of gas emissions causing the greenhouse effect. 

-       Transport emissions account for 20 – 25% of the worlds energy consumption

-       Contributes to Air pollution

-       Introduces ideas for healthy lifestyle promoting alternatives

How can we help to deal with CO problem?

-       use biofuel powered vehicles

-       use public transport

-       ride bicycles or walk short distances

-       use ethanol based fuels

-       electric vehicles

Related links.

http://www.cdc.gov/co/default.htm

http://www.noah-health.org/en/environemental/topics/airquality/combustion.html

http://www.cbs.state.or.us/osha/pdf/hazards/2993-04.pdf

Note.

·      Each question is worth 5 marks.

·      Your answers should indicate 5 valid points.

·      You may add on more sheets if there is not enough space to write.