air pollution consists of chemicals or particles in the atmosphere that pose
particles in the atmosphere that pose
particles in the atmosphere that pose serious health and environmental threats
serious health and environmental threats
serious health and environmental threats but what causes air pollution and what
but what causes air pollution and what
but what causes air pollution and what does it mean for our planet some air
does it mean for our planet some air
does it mean for our planet some air pollution comes from natural sources
pollution comes from natural sources
pollution comes from natural sources like volcanic eruptions wildfires or
like volcanic eruptions wildfires or
like volcanic eruptions wildfires or allergens but most air pollution results
allergens but most air pollution results
allergens but most air pollution results from human activities such as energy use
from human activities such as energy use
from human activities such as energy use and agriculture there are different
and agriculture there are different
and agriculture there are different types of human-made air pollution when
types of human-made air pollution when
types of human-made air pollution when we burn fossil fuels to produce energy
we burn fossil fuels to produce energy
we burn fossil fuels to produce energy they release greenhouse gases into the
they release greenhouse gases into the
they release greenhouse gases into the air these emissions such as carbon
air these emissions such as carbon
air these emissions such as carbon dioxide methane nitrous oxide and
dioxide methane nitrous oxide and
dioxide methane nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases trapped heat from the
fluorinated gases trapped heat from the
fluorinated gases trapped heat from the Sun in Earth’s atmosphere leading to a
Sun in Earth’s atmosphere leading to a
Sun in Earth’s atmosphere leading to a rise in global temperatures this creates
rise in global temperatures this creates
rise in global temperatures this creates a cycle where air pollution contributes
a cycle where air pollution contributes
a cycle where air pollution contributes to climate change and climate change
to climate change and climate change
to climate change and climate change creates higher temperatures in turn
creates higher temperatures in turn
creates higher temperatures in turn higher temperatures intensify some types
higher temperatures intensify some types
higher temperatures intensify some types of air pollution for example climate
of air pollution for example climate
of air pollution for example climate change increases smog because it forms
change increases smog because it forms
change increases smog because it forms in the presence of high heat and
in the presence of high heat and
in the presence of high heat and increased levels of ultraviolet
increased levels of ultraviolet
increased levels of ultraviolet radiation more frequent extreme weather
radiation more frequent extreme weather
radiation more frequent extreme weather such as flooding contributes to damp
such as flooding contributes to damp
such as flooding contributes to damp conditions and therefore to arise and
conditions and therefore to arise and
conditions and therefore to arise and mold warmer weather also leads to longer
mold warmer weather also leads to longer
mold warmer weather also leads to longer pollen seasons and therefore more pollen
pollen seasons and therefore more pollen
pollen seasons and therefore more pollen production smog is a type of air
production smog is a type of air
production smog is a type of air pollution that reduces visibility and
pollution that reduces visibility and
pollution that reduces visibility and has serious health effects
has serious health effects
has serious health effects smile can be divided into two categories
smile can be divided into two categories
smile can be divided into two categories sulphurous and photochemical sulfurous
sulphurous and photochemical sulfurous
sulphurous and photochemical sulfurous smog is made up of chemical compounds
smog is made up of chemical compounds
smog is made up of chemical compounds called sulfur oxides it occurs when
called sulfur oxides it occurs when
called sulfur oxides it occurs when burning sulfur bearing fossil fuels such
burning sulfur bearing fossil fuels such
burning sulfur bearing fossil fuels such as coal photochemical smog also called
as coal photochemical smog also called
as coal photochemical smog also called ground-level ozone is a result of the
ground-level ozone is a result of the
ground-level ozone is a result of the reaction between sunlight nitrogen
reaction between sunlight nitrogen
reaction between sunlight nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds
oxides and volatile organic compounds
oxides and volatile organic compounds nitrogen oxides come from car exhaust
nitrogen oxides come from car exhaust
nitrogen oxides come from car exhaust coal power plants and factory emissions
coal power plants and factory emissions
coal power plants and factory emissions volatile organic compounds are released
volatile organic compounds are released
volatile organic compounds are released from gasoline paints and many cleaning
from gasoline paints and many cleaning
from gasoline paints and many cleaning solvents smog not only creates a brown
solvents smog not only creates a brown
solvents smog not only creates a brown haze that reduces visibility but also
haze that reduces visibility but also
haze that reduces visibility but also harms plants irritates the eyes and
harms plants irritates the eyes and
harms plants irritates the eyes and causes respiratory distress another
causes respiratory distress another
causes respiratory distress another category of air pollution is toxic
category of air pollution is toxic
category of air pollution is toxic pollutants these are chemicals such as
pollutants these are chemicals such as
pollutants these are chemicals such as mercury lead dioxins and benzene that
mercury lead dioxins and benzene that
mercury lead dioxins and benzene that are released during gas or coal
are released during gas or coal
are released during gas or coal combustion waste incineration or burning
combustion waste incineration or burning
combustion waste incineration or burning of gasoline in addition to adverse
of gasoline in addition to adverse
of gasoline in addition to adverse environmental effects toxic air
environmental effects toxic air
environmental effects toxic air pollution can cause serious health
pollution can cause serious health
pollution can cause serious health problems such as cancer reproductive
problems such as cancer reproductive
problems such as cancer reproductive complications and birth defects while
complications and birth defects while
complications and birth defects while air pollution has many consequences for
air pollution has many consequences for
air pollution has many consequences for our planet there are solutions we can
our planet there are solutions we can
our planet there are solutions we can limit toxic
limit toxic
limit toxic smog and greenhouse gases by decreasing
smog and greenhouse gases by decreasing
smog and greenhouse gases by decreasing the use of fossil fuels such as in
the use of fossil fuels such as in
the use of fossil fuels such as in transportation manufacturing and
transportation manufacturing and
transportation manufacturing and electricity generation reducing air
electricity generation reducing air
electricity generation reducing air pollution not only contributes to a
pollution not only contributes to a
pollution not only contributes to a cleaner environment and better human
cleaner environment and better human
cleaner environment and better human health but can also slow the rate of
health but can also slow the rate of
health but can also slow the rate of global warming
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