Air quality
As man requires quality and clean air to breathe for survival, observation of the attribute by the management around many cities and countries has been a great priority. Residing in the suburbs of the city of Los Angeles, high traffic rates and industrial constructions within the city have been a great contributor to the levels of air pollution in the city. It is this reason that the standards of the air quality management in the city have been set to reduce the respiratory cases that have been on the rise in the hospitals in Los Angeles. Statistics from a 1992 UNEP report indicate that the rates of Sulphur dioxide gas released from chemical factories have been on the rise since then up to the beginning of the twenty first century. Air borne lead traces have also been spotted within the urbanized sides of the city due to the motor traffic increase within the last decade.
Determining the relations between the climate and the air quality has been conducted through the daily maximum and minimum temperature by climatology departments in the city. A climate that is established as hot and humid, lays out the ground for the accommodation of heavy gases that are emitted by the motor machinery on the road, air and in the factories. Breathing in the city and suburbs has therefore become a great consideration in the climatology and health departments of the state and city of Los Angeles. Local weather sequences have also been a great factor in the air quality together with the pre-monsoon, post-monsoon and winter seasons, where it has been observed through research that between November and May is the period with naturally quality air.
Quality air management has however been attributed to the quality of clean air that is currently and often experienced in the region of the city. Green environment policies have been brought about by the management of climatology department in Los Angeles, through planting sessions within the urban and rural regions of the city.
Reference:
United Nations Environment Programme, (UNEP) & United Nations Human settlements Programme (UNHSP) (2000). Urban Air Quality Management Tool book. Nairobi: UNEP.
