Air pollution

Air pollution occurs when certain toxic gases in

contact with the particles of the atmosphere, seriously
impairing and harmful to human health, animals and
plants.

How the air is contaminated?

The air we breathe is contaminated when different substances to its
natural composition, or are introduced when the amounts of its
natural components remain unchanged. Broadly, air pollution can
be caused by natural factors such as volcanic emissions and ash,
smoke fire unprovoked, dust and pollen and spores of plants, fungi
and bacteria.
However, pollution from human activities, called anthropogenic
pollution, is what represents the most serious threat to the stability
of the biosphere in general risk.

 This pollution is caused by various

reasons, but the highest incidence is due
to commercial industrial, domestic,
agricultural and car engines, on the
impact of substances thrown into the
atmosphere. Motor vehicles, for example,
contaminated with carbon monoxide,
sulfur dioxide, ozone and suspended all
industrialized city plomo.En dioxide
particles, one can identify different
pollutants, but predominantly petroleum
products, engines and various industries
the vehicle perform combustion.

Consequences of air pollution

Air pollution causes serious effects on humans causing coughing, eye

and throat irritation, respiratory problems, nervous and cardiovascular
reaching cause cancer.

Several epidemiological studies warn that prolonged exposure to air

pollution affects so harmful to health, increase emergency room visits,
hospital admissions and deaths.

The segment of the population most affected by this contamination are

pregnant, patients with respiratory complications, the elderly and
children. The latter finish developing at age 25, so inhaling polluted air
interferes with the growth of their lungs. The baseline function of your
lungs will be low throughout his life.

Ozone layer

Ozone layer (O3) consists of three oxygen molecules, one more than
what is in the air we breathe. This layer is important because it protects
us from the sun's ultraviolet rays. But the gases from industrial and
overpopulated areas, and places where coexists car traffic and high
temperatures have made the layer decreases. The most affected areas
are rural and suburban by the release of chlorofluorocarbons in aerosols
and air conditioners. The lack of ozone can cause melanoma, cataracts
and damage to crops because it would damage ultraviolet rays.

The greenhouse effect

The greenhouse effect is caused by the accumulation in the
atmosphere of gases such as water vapor, methane and
nitrogen oxide. The main responsible for this phenomenon is
the famous CO2 or carbon dioxide. This gas absorbs heat
radiation, causing the radiant energy reflected from the
Earth's surface is captured in the atmosphere. In this way
elevasu temperature and the planet, and also the gases and
particles that are floating in the air they build a screen that
prevent us from seeing the sun clearly.

Solutions to air pollution

The best remedy air pollution is to base our whole life
in clean and renewable energy. Besides encouraging
use of public transport, bicycle and electric car. It is
also important to control gas emissions by the
authorities to encourage the use of alternative
sources.

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