What is Air Pollution?
What causes Air Pollution?
What are the effects of Air Pollution?
What can we do?
Definition:
Air Pollution is a mixture of harmful solid particles and gases in the air. These
substances are called pollutants. They include carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and
ozone which in very high levels cause various phenomena like smog and haze.
Causes:
Air pollution is caused by human activity. Air is polluted from small-scale
things like trash burnt in the yard, @ person smoking cigarettes, and driving cars to
large-scale things like factories and industry, slash-and-burn agriculture, wars, and
overdependence on cars instead of public transportation
Effects:
Air pollution causes:
A general decline in environment quality
Adverse effects on human and animal health
Phenomena such as Haze and smog
Apart from this, air pollution contributes significantly to global warming
and climate change. It is just a part of a large problem that humanity needs
to face now or it may pay the ultimate price of Earth’s destruction
What can we do?
As an individual, we could help reduce air pollution by:
Educate ourselves about air pollution
Conserving energy - turning off lights, computers, and appliances
when not in use
Reduce waste, reuse items, recycle stuff,
Use energy efficient light bulbs and appliances
Use public transportation, biking, and walking in favor of cars
If automobile use is absolutely necessary, keep your car well-tuned and
maintained
If possible use alternative energy like electricity instead of
gasoline.Help with green initiatives such as tree planting, cleaning, and
advocating green policies such as emission reductions.