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Any visible or invisible particle


or gas found in the air that is
not part of the original, normal
composition.

Natural: forest fires, pollen,


dust storm

Unnatural: man-made; coal,


wood and other fuels used in
cars, homes, and factories
for energy

Air
Pollution

Some air pollution is not directly caused by humans: for example,


animals emit carbon dioxide when they breathe, and volcanoes
release sulfur oxide. However, most air pollution is linked directly
or indirectly to human activity. This means that air pollution can
be best controlled by modifying human activity to burn a smaller
quantity of fossil fuels.

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AQI: Air Quality Index


Indicates whether pollutant levels in air
may cause health concerns.
Ranges from 0 (least concern) to 500
(greatest concern)

Air Quality

Air Quality Index

Good

0-50

No health impacts are expected when


air quality is in this range.

Moderate

51-100

Unusually sensitive people should


consider limiting prolonged outdoor
exertion.

Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups

101-150

Active children and adults, and people


with respiratory disease, such as
asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor
exertion.

Unhealthy

Protect Your Health

151-200
Active children and adults, and people
with respiratory disease, such as
asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor
exertion, everyone else, especially
children should limit prolonged outdoor
excertion.

Very Unhealthy (Alert)

201-300

Active children and adults, and people


with respiratory disease, such as
asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor
exertion everyone else, especially
children, should limit outdoor exertion.

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Carbon Monoxide
colorless, odorless
produced when carbon does
not burn in fossil fuels
present in car exhaust
deprives body of O2 causing
headaches, fatigue, and
impaired vision

Sulfur Dioxide
produced when coal and
fuel oil are burned
present in power plant
exhaust
narrows the airway,
causing wheezing and
shortness of breath,
especially in those with
asthma

Nitrogen Dioxide
reddish, brown gas
produced when nitric
oxide combines with
oxygen in the atmosphere
present in car exhaust
and power plants
affects lungs and causes
wheezing; increases
chance of respiratory
infection

Particulate Material

Thousands of different solid


or liquid particles
suspended in air
Includes: soil particles,
soot, lead, asbestos, sea
salt, and sulfuric acid
droplets
Dangerous for 2 reasons
May contain materials
with toxic or carcinogenic
effects
Extremely small particles
can become lodged in lungs

Ozone
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Tropospheric Ozone

Man- made pollutant in the lower atmosphere


Secondary air pollutant
Component of photochemical smog

Stratospheric Ozone

Essential component that screens out UV


radiation in the upper atmosphere
Man- made pollutants (ex: CFCs) can destroy it

Combination of gases with water


vapor and dust
Combination of words smoke
and fog
Forms when heat and
sunlight react gases
(photochemical smog)
Occurs often with heavy
traffic, high temperatures,
and calm winds

1st smog related deaths were in


London in 1873; death toll 500
people; can you imagine how much
worse the atmosphere is now?!
Limits visibility
Decreases UV radiation
Yellow/black color over cities
Causes respiratory problems and
bronchial related deaths

Ride your bike


Tell your friends and family about
pollution
Make sure your parents get pollution
checks on their cars
Ride the school bus

Learn more; stay up to date


Join a group to stop pollution
Encourage your parents to
carpool to work
Switch off lights, fan, heat, etc.
when you leave the room

PREPARED BY:

MEYOR, MARY GRACE B.


CASITE, NERISH JEAN L.
TIJAM, JOY MAE
MAESTRE, SHARMAINE

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