首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
New research suggests that planting trees and other plants near factories could reduce pollution by almost one-third. The additi
New research suggests that planting trees and other plants near factories could reduce pollution by almost one-third. The additi
admin
2022-08-09
37
问题
New research suggests that planting trees and other plants near factories could reduce pollution by almost one-third.
The addition of plant life may even cost less and be more effective than technology designed to cut pollution, a new study found.
The lead author of the study was Bhavik Bakshi. He is a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Bakshi and other researchers collected data about air pollution and plant life in 48 of the 50 American states. The researchers knew that trees and plants are already capturing large amounts of harmful emissions from the air. So they attempted to find out whether new vegetation could lessen air pollution’s effects.
The study attempted to show how this vegetation could reduce the most common pollutants from industrial areas, including the production of energy from coal, oil and gas.
The researchers found that restoring vegetation to land cover, where possible, could cut air pollutant levels an average of 27 percent in the areas studied. They also found that in 75 percent of the areas, it would cost less to use plants and trees to reduce air pollution than to add new air cleaning technology.
"The fact is that traditionally, especially as engineers, we don’t think about nature," Bakshi said in a statement. "We just focus on putting technology into everything."
People seeking to solve air pollution problems "need to start looking at nature and learning from it and respecting it," Bakshi said. He added that nature-based methods could result in "win-win" solutions that save money and are better for the environment.
The study found that in most cases, less money would be spent creating vegetation solutions than building and operating air cleaning equipment. It found that only one piece of equipment was estimated to be more cost-effective than trees and plants. That device is an industrial boiler.
The research suggested that in manufacturing, both natural solutions and technology could offer cost savings, depending on the kind of factory.
The study did not identify which kinds of trees or plants would be best at reducing air pollution. But Bakshi said the kind of vegetation likely would make a difference in air quality and that further study is needed.
The researchers predicted that the addition of trees and plants could help lower air pollution levels in both cities and rural areas. However, success rates would differ widely depending on how much land was available and current air quality levels.
They studied public records from every state other than Alaska and Hawaii.
选项
答案
New research suggests that planting trees and other plants near factories could reduce pollution by almost one-third. The addition of plant life may even cost less and be more effective than technology designed to cut pollution. However, nobody knows whether new vegetation could lessen air pollution’s effects. People seeking to solve air pollution problems need to start looking at nature and learning from it and respecting it. Nature-based methods could result in "win-win" solutions that save money and are better for the environment. The research suggested that in manufacturing, both natural solutions and technology could offer cost savings. The study did not identify which kinds of trees or plants would be best at reducing air pollution. Yet the researchers predicted that the addition of trees and plants could help lower air pollution levels in both cities and rural areas. However, success rates would differ widely depending on how much land was available and current air quality levels. (161 words)
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/IrrO777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI三级口译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI三级口译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
Toimposecomputertechnology______teachersistocreateanenvironmentthatisnotconducivetolearning.
Losingajobornotbeingabletofindonealmostalwaysbringsunwelcomechanges.Ifyou’velostajob,thefirstfeelingisof
Thefirstandmostimportantagentsofsocializationarethepeoplewhocareforinfants.Intheearliestmonths,messagesfrom
Asadefenseagainstair-pollutiondamage,manyplantsandanimals______asubstancetoabsorbharmfulchemicals.
Shouldthedeathpenaltybe______?
Anyonewhodoubtsthatchildrenarebornwithahealthyamountofambitionneedspendonlyafewminuteswithababyeagerlylea
Inspiteofillhealthandaphysicaldisabilitythatthreatenedhercareer.CarsonMcCullerscompletedanovelinthesummerof
Lifeinsurance,beforeavailableonlytoyoung,healthypersons,cannowbeobtainedforquitealargeproportionoftheelderly
Anytroopofwildanimalsshouldbeapproachedwarily.
随机试题
烹调方法“蒸”,采用_______上笼法,维生素损失最少。
Thenewspapermustprovideforthereaderthefacts,unalloyed,unstated,objectivelyselectedfact.Butinthesedaysofcomple
完带汤主治证候所涉及的脏腑是()(1999年第51题)
儿童先天脑积水中症状少见的是
女,50岁。上腹部隐痛5年,加重10天。近7天呕吐,呕出物呈棕褐色,同时大便呈柏油样。24小时前患者突发腹部剧痛,烦躁不安,逐渐神志不清,四肢发凉,急症入院。入院后抢救无效死亡。尸检主要所见:腹腔内有棕褐色浑浊液体约1.0L。在胃小弯侧距幽门3.0cm处有
根据人民币银行结算账户管理的有关规定,存款人申请开立的下列人民币银行结算账户中,应当报送中国人民银行当地分支行核准的有( )。
国家工作人员利用职务上的便利,侵吞、窃取、骗取或者以其他手段非法占有公共财物的是:
随着我国高等教育大众化、普及化,普通高中的l生质发生改变,在教育任务E兼顾()。
(2011下集管)(2009下集管)下列选项中,不属于项目建议书核心内容的是______。
在多媒体中记录音乐的文件格式常用的有WAVE、MP3和MIDI等。其中WAVE记录了音乐的(61),MP3记录了(62)的音乐,MIDI记录了(63)。在用MPEG格式存储的图像序列中,不能随机恢复一幅图像的原因是它使用了(64)技术,影响这种图像数据压缩
最新回复
(
0
)