Analytical Exposition : Air Conditioning is not Good for our Environment

                                                              

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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