causes of air pollution

Let us learn about causes of air pollution

The addition of the unwanted or harmful substance in the environment that brings about changes or deterioration in the quality of the environment in such a way that it adversely affect the ecosystem or human health is called as the pollution.

These harmful substances that cause the pollution are called as the pollutants. These pollutants can be in the form of smoke, dust, suspended particulate matter(SPM), harmful chemicals like DDT, Endosulfan, toxic metals like mercury, lead, arsenic, asbestos, cyanide etc. These pollutants not only deteriorate the quality of the environment but also adversely effect the human health which can prove to be fatal to human life.

Air pollution is caused due to the release of unwanted gases in to the atmosphere or air. These pollutant can cause many harm to the human system and to the living organism in general. They can cause acid rain and may distory the historical monument and is a great treat to the plants which can survive in a particular pH. When the acidic content that is the hydrogen ion concentration of the rain water is increased they cause acid rain. The acid content of the rain would increase when some gases like oxides of sulfur and oxides of nitrogen gets dissolved in them.

Causes of Air Pollution:

Vehicles are the major causes of air pollution after industries. The growing number of vehicles which uses petrol, diesel causes the pollution of air. The exhaust of the vehicle pollutes the air. It leads to burning of eyes, irritation in the nose, headache and nausea. When carbon monoxide content has increased to considerable amount it may lead to death

In our next blog we shall learn about effects of water pollution

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