Air pollution Causes and Effects

Question: Write an essay about Air pollution - causes effects. Answer: Introduction: Air pollutions are substances which are present in the air and affect the lives of the human beings and also their ecosystem. This doesnt only affect the lives of human beings but also the lives of other living creatures. The pollutant can be of man-made or also of natural origin, and they are classified into categories mainly primary and secondary. The substances which from the parts of primary pollutant are ashes that come out from the volcano eruption and also includes carbon monoxides that come out from the vehicles or the sulfur oxides that are released from the industries or factories. The secondary forms of pollutions are regarded to those pollutions which are directly emitted they are the part of the primary form of air pollutants which are interacted or reacted. As per it can be taken into consideration the only prominent example of the secondary pollutants is ground level ozone (Chen et al., 2013). Body: The major pollutants which are produced by human activities are: Sulfur oxides (SOx)- This chemical components are evolved from the volcanic eruptions and also from industries. Sulfur compounds are often contained in petroleum products and coal. Due to the effect of Sulfur Oxides, acid rain occurs and affect and has the impact on the environment. Nitrogen oxides (NOx)- The affects of nitrogen oxides results in high temperature and also in the occurrences of thunderstorms by the discharge of electricity. Carbon monoxide (CO)- It is a nonirritating gas which is colorless, toxic and odorless. It occurs due to combustion of fuel such as coal, natural gas or wood. It also occurs from vehicles. There are various other causes of air pollution such as: Power plants- The sources of renewable energy such as turbines of the wind and solar panels helps in producing a large amount of power each and every year to produce electricity. As a result in the production of electricity, there is a burning of fuels such as oil, coal and gas which is converted into power plants. Thus, it produces lots of air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, etc (Zannetti, 2013) Industrial factories and plants- The production of steel, cement, refined petroleum, synthesize, etc. are the most harmful air polluting substances. In many of the factories, there are lots of smoke and dust generation in very short time. Due to his reason, there is a land mark case in Indian history of Bhopal in 1984 December (Chen et al., 2013). Other various causes of air pollution- The majority of the man-made pollutions occurs from traffic, chemical and industrial plant, power plant, etc. in many parts of the world woods and coals are burned in order prepare cooking and heating. This results in pollutions as they generate a lot of smoke and dust (Shah et al., 2013) Effects of air pollution: Health of Human- Air pollution has a massive effect on human health as in some of the estimates it is suggested that 10-20% reason of cancer is due to air pollution. Due to air death of many people are caused due to asthma, bronchitis, lungs diseases, etc. in the factories workers suffers a lot due to dust pollution caused and suffered from illnesses known as silicosis. As stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) the biggest human killer in the world is air pollution. Due to air pollution many kinds of natural calamity also takes place which ultimately results in the loss of human lives such as earthquakes, drought, floods, etc (Lave Seskin, 2013). Agricultural effects- The pesticides, fertilizers, etc. used in the crops for its high-yielding growth for the ever-growing population. Due to air pollution there is an effect in a growth of the plant and also effects the water which results in effect pollution. In another hand, we can say that due to the high increase of carbon dioxide there is an effect of global warming. It also results in climate change, and its major impact is affected in the agriculture of the world. As there is an effect of pollution even the crops are becoming unfit to consume, and indirectly it effects the human life (Unsworth Ormrod, 2013) Other effects- In this kind of situation, we can state that the effect is basically from the fumes that come out from traffic. There are also various effects from other sources such as acetone it is used in remover of nail polish which evaporates very fast and mixes with the environment and causes air pollutions, and also affects the body of the person whose smells it nearby. The effect of glossy paints that are used for painting house and door or windows etc. affects the air, and the smell also affects the human body. Due to air pollution certain kind of natural calamity takes place such as global warming, acid rain, green house affects ozone hole, etc (Klaassen, 2013). Conclusion: Air pollution is a curse to the society and affects the human rights. It is divided into two categories namely the primary and the secondary category. The basic ingredients of air pollution are gasses and smokes that are occurred from nitrogen, carbon-sulfur, etc. the effects of air pollution effects human lives as well an agricultural system. 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