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Write an essay on air pollution.
Answer in Brief
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Solution
- Air is a mixture of several gases.
- The main gases are Nitrogen (78.09%) for forming products such as fertilizers for plants and for making the air inert, Oxygen (20.95%) for breathing, and Carbon dioxide (0.03%) for Photosynthesis.
- Air pollution is the contamination of the indoor or outdoor air by a range of gases and solids that modify its natural characteristics and percentage.
- It categorized into
i) Primary pollutants
ii) Secondary pollutant.
- Primary Pollutants:
i) Oxides of Sulphur
ii) Oxides of Nitrogen
iii) Oxides of Carbon
iv) Particulate Matter
v) Other Primary Pollutants - Secondary Pollutants:
i) Ground-Level Ozone
ii) Smog.
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