The misuse of natural resources and consumption of chemical products has caused climate change on the planet, due to the deployment of substances that affect the ozone layer. Prevention measures will help humans become aware of the consequences of excessive use of these toxic products and thus use the necessary ones so that the environment is not so affected.
Key words: climate change, global warming, chemical products.
Introduction
The consequences of climate change are causing less water availability, increased floods and droughts, reduced performance of agriculture in low latitude areas, loss of biodiversity in tropical and semi-arid areas.
Global warming is one of the strongest environmental problems due to the mishandling of natural resources. This problem is caused by many factors such as forest burning, the excessive use of chemical products, deforestation, etc.
In this research, he will emphasize the consequences of the excessive use of chemical products and how we can counter it.
With these measures to prevent climate change, the aim is to raise human awareness of the consequences of the mishandling of natural resources and the excessive use of chemical products, and in this way resort to
These measures to reduce pollution and prevent climate change, which is mainly caused by human activity and which will continue to cause it during this century, is the consumption of fossil fuels, in particular oil and coal, which emits carbon dioxide (CO2). The mechanism by which CO2 and other gases cause global warming is called the greenhouse effect.
Climate change is affecting the entire planet, causing hundreds of thousands of victims each year and impacting various economic activities.
Climate change is a problem that has been rapidly increased by the accumulation in the atmosphere of greenhouse gases (GHG), emitted by human activities.
Problem Statement
Pollution is currently a problem caused by humans due to overuse of environmental services, causing damage to the planet. It has been decided to carry out this research to emphasize the problem and raise awareness of it and apply certain preventive measures to avoid it.
Climate change
It is the alteration of the exchange of matter and energy between the five compartments that define the Earth's climate: atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, cryosphere and biosphere.
It is the balance between these five compartments that regulates both the atmospheric climate (temperature, precipitation, wind regime, etc.) and the maritime climate (temperature, salinity, sea level, waves, currents, etc.). (Barrios, 2005).
Global warming
It refers to the increase in the average temperature on the Earth's surface (land and water) that has occurred since the mid-20th century and its continuation projection into the future.
Climate change refers to any significant long-term change in expected weather patterns in a specific region or across the earth.
Global warming comes from the pollution that we list below to know the causes of its emission, as well as its consequences in the problems that are encompassed as climate change. (Amestoy, 2004).
Chemical agents
Carbon dioxide
It is the cause of global warming directly originated in the energy industry, since the main source of emissions of this pollutant is identified in the burning of coal to produce heat and electricity. This and the dependence, in almost all industrial and transport processes, on the use of petroleum derivatives such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel and natural gas are the main activities related to the emission of CO2. Carbon, which accounts for almost half of the pollution causing global warming, is the main responsible for this environmental crisis. The burning of fossil fuels represents almost a quarter of the total carbon dioxide that is emitted into the atmosphere,deforestation and burning of forests for agriculture and agricultural uses is another factor that increases CO2 levels.
Methane
Methane is represented as a minor pollutant identified as the cause of climate change; however its smaller volume does not make it less worrying because of its effects: it has a much greater capacity to trap heat than CO2. Another thing that makes it a polluting factor is its interaction with other molecules that, in the end, also increase the greenhouse effect.
The main cause of methane emission is the agricultural industry. So much so, that it is estimated that about half of food-related global warming gas emissions come from meat production . In addition to livestock, rice cultivation is noted. Methane also comes from oil production activities, coal mine activities, landfills, waste treatment, and the use of fossil fuels.
Black carbon
These particles come from the combustion of biomass, especially in the burning of forests and other habitats for agricultural and agricultural use. The emission of soot or black carbon is deposited on ice and snow and this further causes its thawing. The effects on ice and snow areas in turn impact levels, which is the measurement of the effectiveness of various objects and surfaces on Earth. Ice and snow represent the most reflective surfaces: up to 90% of solar energy is sent back by them; if they melt much more energy is absorbed.
Carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds
This source of pollutants represents almost 7% of the causative agents of global warming. Carbon monoxide (CO) is emitted from the operation of automobiles, while volatile organic compounds (CVO) are emitted in industrial processes around the world. Another concern about these agents is that they also interact with other substances in the atmosphere such as methane, sulfates and CO2, by which they capture significant amounts of heat and contribute to global warming.
Nitrous oxide
To a lesser extent, but important, this agent is identified as the cause of climate change, which comes mainly from agricultural practices that include nitrogen fertilizers in its process. It is estimated that in the last 100 years the amount of nitrogen in the environment has doubled. These nitrogenous fertilizers are used to increase the yield of the lands, even though there is no crop rotation, convenient for producers but inconvenient for the health of the atmosphere and rivers and streams, since nitrogen stimulates the growth of algae; in turn, this generates environmental consequences when the algae die and decompose, causing the oxygen in the water to run out and producing what are called "dead zones" in which aquatic life cannot proliferate.Nitrous oxide is also generated in the burning of fossil fuels, in industrial processes, human wastewater and in the management of livestock waste.
How to contribute prevention measures to counteract the decrease in global warming.
- To contribute to the reduction of carbon dioxide, the main pollutants are automobiles, which is why the solution would be to use biodiesel as fuel, since this product is made from a natural resource (the pinion), this will not harm the environment environment and carbon dioxide will decrease.For the production of energy or heat, coal is used as the main material, this affects the environment by increasing global warming, so to decrease this pollution, the option would be to use environmental services such as heat or water increasing solar panels and wind farms and thus obtain energy and avoid the use of coal. In the case of nitrous oxide it is used to improve agricultural production but it does damage to the soil.In this case, the solution is to replace this product with natural products such as organic waste (cattle excrement) that in many cases is used or organic fertilizers. To reduce carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, it is of great importance that companies reduce the spills on soils or rivers, which pollute the environment.
conclusion
The excessive use of chemical agents is causing the deterioration of the ozone layer causing global warming. It is a problem that grows day by day which is detrimental since this is causing certain diseases and is affecting agriculture in broad strokes since each cycle is more difficult to obtain the crops due to this problem.
The application of these prevention measures on the use of chemical agents will help to raise awareness of the problem and take into account the consequences that may arise if they are not taken into account, for this reason it is very important to carry them out to have a better life in the future..
Bibliography
Barrios, V. (2005). Global climate change (2nd ed.). Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Amestoy, AJ (2004). Global warming, climate change. (1st ed.). Saint Vincent.
Bernard, JN, & Wright, TR (1999). Environmental Sciences, Sustainable Development (6th Ed.). Malaga, Spain.
Writers
Román Sarmiento Pacheco. Engineering student in food industries (Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cintalapa)
Berenice Medina Velásquez. Engineering student in food industries (Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cintalapa)
Eunice Medina Velásquez. Engineering student in food industries (Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cintalapa)
Rosa Isela Cruz Ramos. Engineering student in food industries (Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cintalapa)
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