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- 2. WHAT IS AIR POLLUTION? Airpollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. Car emissions, chemicals from factories, dust, pollen and mold spores may be suspended as particles. Ozone, a gas, is a major part of air pollution in cities. When ozone forms air pollution, it's also called smog. Some air pollutants are poisonous.
- 3. HOW DOES AIRPOLLUTION AFFECT HUMAN • One third of deaths from stroke, lung cancer, and heart disease are because or due to ai pollution. • Microscopic pollutants in the air can slip past our body's defenses, penetrating deep into our respiratory and circulatory system, damaging our lungs, heart and brain.
- 4. HOW DID AIRPOLLUTION START? Air pollution is caused by solid and liquid particles and certain gases that are suspended in the air. These particles and gases can come from car and truck exhaust, factories, dust, pollen, mold spores, volcanoes and wildfires. The solid and liquid particles suspended in our air are called aerosols.
- 5. HOW CAN WEHELP TO GET RID OF AIR POLLUTION? • Riding a bike or walking instead of driving. • Taking a bus or carpooling. • Turn off the lights when you leave a room. • Use a fan instead of air conditioning. • Wash laundry in cold water and line dry. • Paint with a brush instead of a sprayer. • Choose renewable energy. • You can still use cars, but the electric ones are better.
- 6. HOW TO IMPORVE INDOORAIR? 1. Keep it clean. A clean house may be a healthier house, because good indoor hygiene can greatly cut down on dust and animal dander. 2. Keep the greenery outdoors. 3. Change your filters. 4. Invest in an air purifier. 5. Let the fresh air in. 6. Use inddor plants. 7. Keep moisture under control.
- 7. HOW CAN WE PROTECT OURSELVES? Wherea mask in the city. Try exercising during off hours and avoid exercising outdoors during the most pollutant-heavy times of the day. Use less energy in your home. Invest in a good quality air purifier and more importantly, try cleaning in on a regular basis. Don't allow anyone to smoke indoors and support measures to make all public places tobacco-free. Walk, bike or carpool. Combine trips. Use buses, subways, light rail systems, commuter trains or other alternatives to driving your car.
- 8. WHICH COUNTRY ARE AFFECTED Thereare 106 most polluted countries in the world.
- 9. HISTORICAL DESASTER The worstshort-term civilian pollution crisis in the world was the Bhopal disaster in India in 1984. The industrial steam leaked from the Union Carbide Plant in the United States caused at least 3,787 deaths and 150,000 to 600,000 injuries. The heavy fog that formed over London on December 4, 1952 caused Britain to suffer the most serious air pollution incident. Within six days, more than 4,000 people died, and the latest estimate is close to 12,000. In 1979, a biological warfare laboratory near Sverdlovsk in the former Soviet Union accidentally leaked anthrax spores, which is believed to have killed at least 64 people. The worst air pollution incident in the United States occurred in Donola, Pennsylvania in late October 1948, when 20 people were killed and more than 7,000 were injured.
- 10. "FUN" FACTS • Airpollution kills 800 people every hour or 13 every minute. • Air pollution is one of the UK’s (and the world’s) biggest killers. • Children are most vulnerable to air pollution – but we are all affected. • A child born today might not breathe clean air until they are 8. • Sitting inside a car can be more dangerous for your health. • About 11 million cars were designed to cheat air pollution tests. • Air pollution makes climate change worse. • Plants can filter pollution. • When California’s stay-at-home order due to COVID-19 went into effect in March 2020, Los Angeles air quality improved by 20 percent and now has one of the cleanest air of any major city in the world.
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