POLLUTION OF AIR (PART 2)

 

*AIR POLLUTANTS RELEASED BY NATURAL SOURCES

a.Dust

b.Methane

c.Smoke, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide

d.Sulphur, chlorine, ash particles, carbon dioxide

e.Pollen grains

qNATURAL SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION

a.Barren land

b.Cattle, leakage of natural gas

c.Wildfires

d.Volcanic activity

e.Plants

ØCARBON MONOXIDE( CO)- 1) Vehicles or automobile exhaust

                                             2)Incomplete combustion of coal, firewood

                                              3) Stoves, furnaces, power plants etc.

ØCARBON DIOXIDE (CO2)- 1) Respiration

                                                     2)Burning of fossil fuels

                                                     3)Burning of garbage(plastics)

                                                     4)Burning of forests for agriculture

                                                      5)Decomposition of limestone during the

                                                           manufacturing of cement

ØOXIDES OF SULPHUR-1)Burning of fossil fuels( coal & petroleum)

                                              2)Industries, factories, power plants

ØOXIDES OF NITROGEN-1)Supersonic Jets

                                                2) Vehicles Or  automobile exhaust

                                               3) Burning of fossil fuels( coal & petroleum)

qSMOG (Smoke + Fog) – 1) Factories , industries

qCHLOROFLUROCARBONS ( CFC’s) – 1)Refrigerators

                                                                          2)Air- conditioners

                                                                          3) Aerosol sprays

qSUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS ( SPM)-

                                                            1) Vehicles or automobile exhaust

                                                            2)Industries, factories

qCHEMICALS LIKE pesticides, fertilisers & dust –

                                                      1) Farming & other agricultural practices

                                                                          

 

So, friends that's all from today's post stay tuned for more updates on this continued topic..😉😉