AIR POLLUTION

-by Ayush Raj

Class-X
Reg.no.-00341
 AIR
 ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
 NECCESSITY OF GIVING
CONTAINS LIFE LIFE OXYEN AND
 CARBON
FORMS A DIOXIDE
PROTECTIVE LAYER
 AROUND
CONTROLSTHE EARTH
TEMPERATURE DURING
 DAY AND
HELP NIGHT OF WEATHER AND
IN CHANGE
 CLIMATE
PREVENTS THE SUN’S HARMFUL
RAYS FROM REACHING THE
 WHAT IS AIR POLLUTION?
The contamination of air by unwanted
substances such as exhaust of vehicles , smoke
from a factory chimney , fly ash from thermal
power plants or natural phenomena like
volcano , that have a harmful effect on both the
living and non-living components of the
environment, is called air
pollution.
WHAT ARE AIR POLLUTANTS?
The substances that contaminate the air are
called air pollutants.

The major air pollutants are those which are

produced in significant amounts and have
health and other environmental hazard.
 AIR AND ITS MAJOR
POLLUANTS
 Industries , vehicles increase in the population , and urbanization
are some o the major factors causing air pollution.
 Some of the industries causing air pollution are thermal power
plants, cement, steel, refineries, petro-chemical and mines.
 Dust storms in desert area.
 Smoke from forest fires and grass fires.
 Volcanic activity pour great amount of ash and toxic fumes into the
atmosphere.
 P o l lu ta n ts
j o r A i r
5 Ma
M o n o x i d e
1.) C a r b o n
u r D i o x id e
2 . ) S u lp h
e n D io x i d e
3. ) N it r o g
l a t e M a tt e r
4.) P a r tic u
d L e v e l
5.) Groun
Ozone
 Carbon Monoxide
•present in car exhaust
•colorless, odorless
•produced when carbon does not burn
in fossil fuels
•deprives body of O2 causing
headaches, fatigue, and impaired
vision
 Sulfur Dioxide
•produced when coal and fuel oil
are burnt
•present in power plant exhaust
•narrows the airway, causing
wheezing and shortness of
breath, especially in those with
asthma
 Nitrogen Dioxide
•reddish, brown gas
•produced when nitric oxide
combines with oxygen in the
atmosphere
•present in car exhaust and
power plants
•affects lungs and causes
wheezing; increases chance
of respiratory infection
 Particulate Matter
•particles of different sizes and
structures that are released into the
atmosphere
•present in many sources including
fossil fuels, dust, smoke, fog, etc.
•can build up in respiratory system
•aggravates heart and lung disease;
increases risk of respiratory infection
 Ground Level Ozone
•at upper level, ozone shields Earth from
sun’s harmful UV rays
•at ground level, ozone is harmful
pollutants
•formed from car, power and chemical
plant exhaust
•irritate respiratory system and asthma;
reduces lung function by inflaming and
damaging lining of lungs
 THESE FIVE
TOGETHER FORM
 SMOG
•Combination of gases with water vapor
and dust
• Combination of words smoke and fog
• Forms when heat and sunlight react
gases (photochemical smog)
• Occurs often with heavy traffic,
high temperatures, and calm winds
IT’S EFFECT
•1st smog related deaths were
in London in 1873; death toll
500 people; can you imagine
how much worse the atmosphere
is now?!
•Limits visibility
•Increases UV radiation
•Yellow/black color over
cities
•Causes respiratory problems
and bronchial related deaths
EFFECTS OF AIR
POLLUTION
WHAT CAN WE DO?
•Ride our bike

•Tell our friends and family about pollution

•Make sure our parents get pollution checks

on their cars

•Ride the school bus

•Learn more; stay up to date

•Join a group to stop pollution

•Encourage our parents to carpool to

work

•Switch off lights, fan, heat, etc. when

we leave the room
We only have one world.....
Do you want it like
this?
THANK YOU!
THINK!
WAIT!
ACT!