SULEIMAN MWACHIZI

Personal Project

Table of contents
What is pollution.1
Causes of air pollution.2
My focused problem.3
Ways to reduce air-pollution..4
Complex electrostatic precipitators...5
Simple electrostatic precipitator..6
Pictures..7
(Translation to Swahili is after every paragraph))

WHAT IS POLLUTION?
Air, one of the most
important and common
key to our survival in this
world yet it is still taken
for granted by the
plantation of factories
that pollute the air and
making it impossible for
us to breath in. When we
think of air pollution, as humans we first think of the factories,
forest fires, volcano eruptions and other corrosive gases however
we ignore the fact that we also cause at least half of the
population in the world. This is due to the fact that most houses
in dont have the technology to help install a smoke filter in the
house or just that they dont have the financial stability to
purchase one so they just let the smoke rise out of their
chimneys this causing pollution in most small villages or towns.
Translation to Swahili below.
(Hewa, kimoja cha vitu muhimu zaidi na lazima iwe nzuri kwa
maisha yetu yaendelee lakini hupuuzwa na viwanda vya
kutengeneza bidhaa mbalimbali na kuchafuliwa na mosho
unaotoka kwa viwanda mbali mbali na ikichafuka itakuwa shida
kuvuta hewa safi. Watu wengi wakiambiwa kuhusu swala la
uchafuzi wa hewa hao hufikiria ni vile viwanda lakini pia sisi

wenye nyumba pia huchangia pakuu kwa uchafuzi wa hewa kwa

sababu ya moshi unaotoka jikoni kuenda kwa hewa. Hii ni kwa
sababu nyumba nyingi hazina technolojia ya kuzieka hizo smoke
filters kwa nyumba na wengine hawana fedha zinazotosha
kununua hii bidha sababu sana sana huwa ziko gali na huu ndio
mwenendo wa kuanza uchafuzi wa hewa na pia huanza pahali
padogo na huendelea kwenda sehemu zengine.)

CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION

Natural causes
Dust and Wildfires:
In large and open areas
with less vegetation and
shrubs and dry grass, there
is a possibility of a wildfire
occurring and these happen
due to lack of precipitation.
The smoke and carbon dioxide caused by these wildfires
contribute to the rising levels of carbon in the atmosphere. In
lands where there is also lack of precipitation, wind can create
dust storms which can be hazard for living organisms.
Translation to Swahili below.
(Katika maeneo makubwa na ya wazi yakiwa na miti kidogo na
asili ya vichaka na nyasi kavu kuna uwezekano wa kupata moto

nyikani na haya yote husababishwa na ukosefu wa mvua. Na pia

moto huo huchangia ngazi kwa Carbon kwenye hewa. Pia kwa
maeneo hayo ambayo yana ukosefu wa mvua upepo wa dhoruba
hufanyika na inachafua hewa ya kupumua na kufanya hatari kwa
viumbe vilivyo hai.)

MY FOCUS PROBLEM (TATIZO KUU)

Manufacturing factories
are one of the largest
releasing carbon dioxide
stations and other
chemicals and organic
compounds depleting the
quality of air in terms of
cleanliness or at least safe to breath in and with rising level of
manufacturing factories the world will soon be a dangerous place
to live in and petroleum refineries also release hydrocarbons and
other various chemicals that cause not only cause air pollution
but land pollution too. Household cleaning products and other
painting supplies expose toxic in the air and cause pollution and
most of the time, once a house its been painted, there is usually
a smell which makes it impossible for a person to breath.
Translation to Swahili below.
(Viwanda ni moja kati ya vituo vikubwa vinavyotoa carbon na

kemikali zingine vile vile wakiharibu ubora wa hewa katika suala

la usafi au angalau iwe salama kwa kupumua na pia kupanda kwa
viwango vya viwanda vya utengeneaji bidhaa na viko kila pahali
duniani ikifanya dunia iwe pahali pabaya pa kuishi na pia viwanda
vya kutengeneza mfuta ya petrol huchafua hewa vile vile
huchafua ardhi. Kuna vitu vyengine vya nyumbani ambavyo
vinasababisha uchafuaji wa hewa kama vifaa vyingine vya
uchoraji na kawaida rangi hizi zina harufu ambayo inafanya kuwe
na ugumu wa kupumua na rangi hizi zikienda hewani, watu wengi
watapata shida ya kupumua.)

WAYS TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION (NJIA ZA

KPUNGUZA UCHAFUZI WA HEWA)
1. If possible, install a device called an electrostatic
precipitator on your chimney. (Kama inawezekana,
nyumba ziwekwe smoke filter kwenye jiko ili
kukabidhiana na moto unotoka kwa jiko.)
2. Avoid Using chemical pesticides or fertilizers that are
harmful to the environment. (Epuka na kutumia dawa au
mboleo ambazo ni hatari kwa mazingira)
3. Avoid using household supplies like spray paint outside
with the presence of people. (Epuka kwa kutumia vifaa vya
nyumbani kama rangi za upuliza na dawa mahali ambapo
kuko wazi na karibu kwa watu)

COMPLEX ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS

Diagram of a complex electrostatic precipitator/ Mchoro mgumu
wa muundo huu.

These are mostly used in factories since industries produce a lot

of smoke so they need such models last longer/ miundo hii

hutumiwa sana kwa viwanda kwa sababu viwanda vingi hutoa

mushi mwingi na pia miundo hii pia hukaa kwa mda mrefu.

SIMPLE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS

Diagram of a simple electrostatic precipitator/ Mchoro rahisi wa
muundo huu.

These are mostly used in houses since they are easy to make and
also do not need a large power supply to work/ (Hizi hutumiwa
sana kwa nyumba ka sababu ni rahisi kutengeneza na hazihitaji
umeme mwingi.)

PICTURES

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