Air
Conditioning is not Good for our Environment
In
this increasingly advanced era there are many technologies have been found, one
of them is air conditioning. Even though air conditioning has the benefit to
cool the room when the air is overheated, there are bad impacts of air
conditioning.
First, air conditioning is one of the factors which cause
global warming. Last year representatives from nearly 200 countries worked
on a new environment agreement to
regulate the use of HFCs, or
hydrofluorocarbons. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
which are organic compounds that contain fluorine and hydrogen atoms, are the
most common type of organofluorine compounds. They are commonly used in air
conditioning and as refrigerants. These chemical compounds are responsible for keeping you
cool on hot summer days. And even though you might not have heard of them,
environmentalists, government officials and scientists say an agreement to
limit HFCs represents a significant step in the fight to stave off the worst
effects of global warming.
In addition, air
conditioning also causes negative impact on our health especially to those who
are absolutely reliant on it. If we use air conditioning system continuously,
the air filters lose a bit of their integrity and allow passage of harmful
compounds from outside into your home or office. This can trigger allergies even cause eye,
nose, and throat irritation. The air circulation can transmit infectious
respiratory diseases. It
also has a drying effect on skin and
mucous membranes.
Even
though there are a lot of negative effects caused by air conditioning, almost
every house and building have it. Most people nowadays admit that air
conditioning is important, especially for they who live in hot climate areas.
Air conditioning makes them feel comfortable when they work in a room, feel
peaceful from deep inside and able to work more. It also reduces the heat
temperature in that area and bring in fresh air at any time by opening the door
or windows.
Based
on the arguments listed above, air conditioning not only has bad impacts but
also benefits. However, it absolutely is not good for our environment due to
its contribution to global warming and it is not good for our health because
of diseases caused by it.
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