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5.2. AIR POLLUTION

Air pollution is aggravated because of four developments: increasing traffic, growing cities, rapid economic development, and industrialization.

‘The presence in the atmosphere of one or more contaminants in such quality and for such duration as it is injurious, or tends to be injurious, to human health or welfare, animal or plant life.’

It is the contamination of air by the discharge of harmful substances.


Air pollution can cause health problems, damage the environment, property and climate change.

 

5.2.1. Major air pollutants and their sources Carbon monoxide (CO)Carbon dioxide (CO2)Chloroflorocarbons (CFC)LeadOzoneSulphur dioxide (SO2)5.2.2. SmogThe effects of smog5.2.3. Indoor air pollution(a) Rural(b) UrbanPollutants5.2.4. Fly AshCompositionHow it is collected?Environmental effects?5.2.6. Control MeasuresControl measures:5.2.7. Government Initiatives5.2.8. Air Pollution in India5.2.9. Measures to control/ mitigate Delhi Air pollution