AIR POLLUTION

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What causes air pollution?

CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION

• burning the fossil fuels
• agricultural activities
• exhaust from factories and industries
• indoor polution

health classification used

• 0-50 Good
• 51-100 Moderate
• 101-200 Unhealthy
• 201-300 Very unhealthy
• 301- Hazardous

The effects of air pollution

respiratory and heart problems:Children in areas exposed to air pollutants are said to commonly suffer from pneumonia and asthma.

global warming:increased temperatures world wide, increase in sea levels and melting of ice from colder regions and icebergs, displacement and loss of habitat

acid rain:Harmful gases like nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides are released into the atmosphere during the burning of fossil fuels.

effect on wildlife: Toxic chemicals present in the air can force wildlife species to move to new place and change their habitat.

Depletion of Ozone layer:ozone layer will go thin, it will emit harmful rays back on earth and can cause skin and eye related problems.

Solutions for air pollutions

Use public mode of transportation: to save energy and money

Conserve energy: Large amount of fossil fuels are burnt to produce electricity. You can save the environment from degradation by reducing the amount of fossil fuels to be burned.

stop burning forests :large amount of air polution will not be released

"be a part of the solution ,

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