AIR POLLUTION

“We can survive for sometime without

food but we can not survive even for a
few minutes without air.”
 WHAT IS AIR?

Nitrogen
Oxygen
Other Gases

In addition to the normal constituents

POLLUTED polluted air may also contain some harmful
AIR- gases such as carbon monoxide, Sulphur
dioxide, nitrogen oxides, dust, smoke, etc.
 SMOG
Smog is air pollution that reduces
visibility. The term "smog" was first
used in the early 1900s to describe
a mix of smoke and fog. The smoke
usually came from burning coal.
Smog was common in industrial
areas, and remains a familiar sight in
cities today. Today, most of the
smog we see is photochemical smog.
FOG
Fog is a cloud that touches the ground.
Fog can be thin or thick, meaning people
have difficulty seeing through it . Fog
shows up when water vapor, or water in
its gaseous form, condenses. During
condensation, molecules of water vapor
combine to make tiny liquid water
droplets that hang in the air.
AIR POLLUTION
When air is contaminated by
unwanted substances which
have a harmful effect on both
living and the non-living , it is
referred to as air pollution.
 ISSUED BY WHO
Air pollution kills an estimated seven million
people worldwide every year. WHO data shows that 9
out of 10 people breathe air that exceeds WHO
guideline limits containing high levels
of pollutants, with low- and middle-income countries
suffering from the highest exposures. WHO is
supporting countries to address air pollution.
 AIR POLLUTANTS
-The substances which contaminate
the air are called air Primary Pollutants
pollutants.
Volatile Organics
(13.6 %)
-Sometimes substances may come
Nitrogen Oxides
from Natural Source and by (14.8 %)
certain human activities.
Sulfur Oxides
(16.4 %)
Carbon Monoxide
-The sources of air pollutants of (49.1 %)
factories power plants automobile
is exhaust and burning of
firewood and dung cake.
 PM 2.5
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is an air
pollutant that is a concern for people's health
when levels in air are high. PM2.5 are tiny
particles in the air that reduce visibility and cause
the air to appear hazy when levels are elevated.

On a very clear and non-hazy day,

the PM2.5 concentration can be as low as 5
μg/m3 or below. The 24-hour concentration
of PM2.5 is considered unhealthy when it rises
above 35.4 μg/m3.
 CAUSES
- Vehicle Emission
- Growing cities
- Natural disasters
- Industrialization
- Burning leaves
- Burning Plastic
- Smoking
 EFFECTS
-Health issues

-Damage to the
.environment

-Impact on ozone layer

-Climate changes.
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