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Question
What is air pollution ? What are the harmful effects of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and hydrogen sulphide present in the air ?
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Solution
Air Pollution : Air is polluted by natural processes like volcanic eruption, crop pollination, etc. mostly it is polluted by human activities like burning of coal, wood, diesel oil, kerosene, petrol etc.
Fossil fuels contain sulphur and nitrogen as impurities. When fuels bum these substances combine with air to produce gasses like sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and hydrogen sulphide. They cause many serious respiratory problems. They can destroy the ozone layer, which protects us from the ultra violet radiations of the Sun. They also cause acid rain, which damages crops and buildings.
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