Introduction : What is Air Pollution ?
Air pollution is type of a pollution just like the water, land and light pollution. It is due to the release of pollutants namely, emission of chemicals from Industries, Car fumes, Automobiles, Fire, and other harmful gases specifically, Carbon monoxide and Sulphur dioxide causes the air pollution. Sometimes, these acidic pollutants formed by the dangerous substances in the atmosphere generates the Acid Rain. It's a result or effect of air pollution.
Air Pollution : Causes and Effects
Man-made sources of air pollution are like the factories, fossil fuels, etc. As well as, Natural calamities, viz Volcanoes and Wildfires can also provoke air pollution. The daily house appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners contain atoms filled with chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) which has been creating large holes in the ozone layer. But Surprisingly, during the pandemic there are less drastic changes in the growth of these holes. This kind of air pollution can produce damage to buildings, land and organisms as it is protects us from the blazing heat of the Sun. It also dramatically increases the formation of Acid Rain.
Air pollution can cause some hazardous effects in our body - Cancer, respiratory problems, Stroke, Heart diseases, biotic components and besides all of these, majorly our atmosphere.
Preventions
Air Polluting cannot be stopped but certainly can be controlled by the following preventing measures :
1. Give a try to go to places near your houses using cycles (eco-friendly vehicle which reduces vehicle exhausts).
2. Planting more trees
3. Industries should be cited far from residential areas.
4. Banning the exposure of harmful gases into the air by factories.
5. Advised that to use tall chimneys - decreases the concentration of air pollutants at ground level.
Is Air pollution a serious issue today?
Well, still it's there as a huge environmental risk to human health.
The important thing which you have to do to prevent is "Information to Public" when you are affected by air pollution around you.
Here's a shot took from my terrace. It describes that how worse our ecosystem is affected :
An enormous amount of acidic components are released in the air from the slab in the picture above.
There are many tall coconut trees, people in houses nearby and the birds who shelter there are getting afflicted due to the smoke odor. We had complained to the councilor regarding this problem, but in no vain...!
