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nd read about it thhrough media. Air pollution is only one of the forms of a mor
e complex and pressing issue that refers to the contamination of air, indoors or
outdoors. The sustainment of all living beings is due to a combination of gases
that collectively form the atmosphere; the inbalance caused by the increase or
decrease of the percentage of one or more of these gases can be harmful for surv
ival. The ozone layer which is considered crucial for the existence of the ecosy
stems on the planet is depleting due to increased pollution. Global warming, a d
irect result of the increased inbalance of gases in the atmosphere has come to b
e known as the biggest threat and challenge that the contemporary world has to o
vercome in order to survive.
Causes of air pollution:
-burning fossil fuels (coal, petroleum, gas, and other factory combustibles); ve
hicles such as trucks, cars, airplanes or trains cause an immense amount of carb
on dioxide, we rely on them for our basic needs of transportation at the price o
f endangering the environment and all the living beings sustained by it; carbon
monoxide is caused by incomplete or improper combustion and is generally emitted
by vehicles, along with nitrogen oxides;
-agricultural activities:
activities and is one of
insecticides, pesticides
erably; they emit harmful
water pollution