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Different Types of Air Pollution

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1 Different Types of Air Pollution
Air pollution is one of the major problems of the present world. There are so many causes that can pollute the air completely and spread different types of dangerous diseases. On the basis of the different causes of air pollution it can be distinguished into different types. Mainly the type of the air pollution depends on some of the natural resources and most of them are composed of natural sources. Some important and common types that have great effect on the air of the environment and they also take part in spreading different types of dangerous diseases. Some types of air pollution are as follows

2 Accidental Air Pollution
It is the type of pollution that is characterized due to the causes that are accidentally in nature. Commonly it is defined as the type of air pollution that is generated due to the different types of fuel consumption by the vehicles or when the forest are burnt different types of gases are evolved that are mixed with the air and pollute the air. Some times this pollution is also spread due to the plant leakage or different types of blasts in the furnaces of the manufacturing plants.

3 Industrial Air Pollution
Another type of air pollution that pollutes the environment as a result of the industrial processes is called as industrial pollution. Commonly it is characterized due to the working of the thermal plants and also the different plants that are used to manufacture different types of fertilizers or pesticides. The reactions that are used to produce different types of building material such as cement or steel etc also encourage the production or toxic materials for producing air pollution. On the whole the air pollution due to the industrial wastes is called as industrial air pollution. Different type of atomic units also contributes in that type of pollution.

4 Transport Related Air Pollution
It is that type of air pollution that is characterized due to the smoke emitting by different types of vehicles used for transportation. As fuel such as petrol or diesel burnt in the engine can emit different types of poisonous gases in the form of smoke. This pollution can cause different types of harmful diseases.

5 Facts About Air Pollution:
“Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals, particulates, or biological materials that cause discomfort, disease, or death to humans, damage other living organisms such as food crops, or damage the natural environment or built environment“.

6 Facts About Air Pollution
An average American breathe 2 gallons of air per minute which means around 3400 gallons of air each day. Inhaling air pollution takes away at least 1-2 years of a typical human life.


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