Air Pollution Essay

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This essay is about Air Pollution, Sources of Air Pollution and Effects of Air
Pollution

Air pollution is the presence of abnormal concentration and abnormal

constituents in air. We know that Fresh air is needed for a healthy life. That is why
people go out for morning walks so that they can breathe as much fresh air as
possible. But the quality of the air has been deteriorating in urban areas. It is
being polluted by smoke, harmful gasses, dust articles and other matters.

The burning of petrol and diesel in running vehicles emits carbon monoxide,
sulphur dioxide and unburnt hydrocarbon particles. These pollutants are released
in the air breathe. They are very harmful for our health.

The burning of various fuels in factories and power plants emit carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide and other poisonous gases that are left off in the atmosphere. Yet
without burning fuel, the production of goods in industries is not possible. So the
growth of industrial production is at the cost of polluting air.

Various chemical industries such as those manufacturing acids, plastics, dyes and
paint, paper, pesticides, petrochemical emit hazardous fumes and gases such as
sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and fluorocarbons.

Industrial dust also causes air pollution. Dust coming out from the cement kilns,
lime kilns, stone crushing and asbestos factories are the main causes of breathing
problems and lung diseases in our country.

Smoking of cigarettes is very injurious to health. It causes heart diseases, various

respiratory problems and cancer. Tobacco smoke is a pollutant particularly in
closed spaces such as buses, trains, cinema halls and restaurants. Smoke emitted
by a smoker but inhaled by a non-smoker is known as secondary or they are in the
vicinity of a smoker. That is why smoking is banned in public places.
Air pollution affects the health of people adversely. The presence of carbon
monoxide in the air we breathe causes headache nausea and suffocation. Various
other respiratory diseases such as tuberculosis, bronchitis and asthma are
common in our country due to poor air quality. Dust in air causes asthma and
allergies. In winter days fogs containing particulate matter causes bronchitis and
cough.

A different dimension of air pollution is the problem of ozone depletion. The

presence of pollutants like fluorocarbons and chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) in the air
has depleted ozone in the atmosphere. This has created a hole in the ozone layer
of the atmosphere. CFC is chemicals used in refrigerators and air-conditioners and
cooking agents. The ozone layer protects life on earth by preventing harmful
ultraviolet rays of the sun from entering the atmosphere. This layer has now
become too thin and has developed a hole exposing human life