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AIR POLLUTION

CAUSE EFFECT STEP TO PREVENT
• Smoke from factories. • Causes diseases in • Plant more trees.
• Smoke from garbage humans and plant. • Don’t burn fossil fuel.
and plastic. • Slows down the
• Bursting of fire production of plant.
crackers.

AIR AROUND US

Air Pollution (Cause and Effects)

LEARNING OBJECTIVE:-Students will learn about air pollution and ways to keep
it clean.

• Air pollution is caused by solid and liquid particles and certain gases that are
suspended in the air.

• These particles and gases can come from car and truck exhaust, factories, dust,
pollen, mould spores, volcanoes and wildfires.

• Certain gases in the atmosphere can cause air pollution. For example, in cities, a gas
called ozone is a major cause of air pollution.

• Ozone is also a greenhouse gas that can be both good and bad for our environment.
It all depends where it is in Earth’s atmosphere.

• Long-term health effects from air pollution include heart disease, lung cancer, and
respiratory diseases.

• Air pollution can also cause long-term damage to people's nerves, brain, kidneys,
liver, and other organs.

What makes air dirty?

• The pollutants that contaminate the quality of air are known as “Air pollutants”; such
as smoke from forest fires, cigarettes, factories, dust, etc.
• Majority of the air pollution occurs due to the use of energy and production by
factories.
• Additionally, there are fossil fuels that are being burnt that release harmful gases
and chemicals into the air.