Team 4

Sarah Dominique Laguerenne

Victor Carreño
Geraldine Flores
WHAT IS AIR Anibal Rodriguez
TYPES OF AIR POLLUTION
Primary pollutants: are those emitted directly into the atmosphere, such as
POLLUTION? carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds,
particles, and lead.
Air pollution is contamination of the indoor
or outdoor environment by any chemical, Secondary pollutants: are those that are formed from chemical reactions
physical or bilogical agent such as the between primary pollutants and other elements in the atmosphere, such as
smoke expelled by factories. ozone and sulfuric acid.

Air pollution is most common in large cities Biological contaminants: These are microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses,
where emissions from many different fungi, and pollen that can cause health problems in people and animals.
sources are concentrated.

HOW DANGEROUS IS AIR MEASURES TO PREVENT AND

POLLUTION?
Nine out of ten human beings currently breathe
air that exceeds the WHO's guideline limits for
AIR REDUCE AIR POLLUTION
Some of the ways to reduce air pollution are:
Reduce car use
pollutants

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Use of clean technologies
According to the World Health Organization implementation of laws and regulations
(WHO), each year air pollution is responsible citizen awareness
for nearly seven million deaths around the Promote reforestation
globe.

WHAT CAUSES AIR HEALTH RISKS

POLLUTION? Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause a

Pollutants such as carbon monoxide, ozone, variety of adverse health outcomes: it increases
the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease,
nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide found in
vehicle emissions, fuel oils and natural gas to heat strokes and lung cancer, which affect a greater
homes, products of manufacturing and power proportion of vulnerable populations, children,
generation, particularly coal-fueled power plants, older adults and women.
and fumes from chemical production

https://www.who.int/health-topics/air-pollution#tab=tab_1
World Health Organization. (2020). Air pollution. Retrieved from
https://www.who.int/news-room/air-pollution