The document discusses various causes and effects of air pollution. It notes that nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxides, human activity, fossil fuel burning, plants, and vehicles all contribute to air pollution. Smog over cities is a visible form of pollution that results from different invisible pollutants and contributes to global warming. The document provides tips for reducing air pollution such as limiting driving, properly maintaining vehicles, avoiding excessive idling, and choosing environmentally friendly products and fuels.

2. What Causes Air Pollution
Nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxides
enter the atmosphere and cause air
pollution. Some other causes of air
pollution are human activity, fossil fuel,
burning plants, and vehicles.

3. Smog
Smog hanging over cities is the most
familiar and obvious form of air
pollution. There are different kinds of
pollution, some visible and some
invisible, which contribute to global
warming.

4. How You Can Help Stop Air Pollution
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-Limit driving by carpooling, using public
transportation, biking and walking.
-Combine errands for fewer trips.
-Keep your automobile well tuned and maintained.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions on routine
maintenance, such as changing the oil and
filters, and checking tire pressure and wheel
alignment.
-Avoid excessive idling of your automobile.
-Use gasoline stations that have special vapor
recovery nozzles.
-found on des.nh.gov

5. How You Can Help Stop Air Pollution
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-Use electric or hand-powered lawn care equipment.
-Be careful not to spill gasoline when filling up your
car or gasoline powered lawn and garden
equipment.
-Run dishwashers and clothes washers only when
full.
-Choose environmentally friendly cleaners.
-Use water-based or solvent free paints whenever
possible and buy products that say "low VOC".
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6. How You Can Help Stop Air Pollution
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-Seal containers of household cleaners, workshop
chemicals and solvents, and garden chemicals to
prevent volatile organic compounds from
evaporating into the air.
-Purchase and use low-polluting outboard marine
engines and personal watercraft (4-stroke and
direct fuel injection 2-stroke outboard marine
engines).
-Advocate for emission reductions from power
plants and more stringent national vehicle
emission standards.
-found on des.nh.gov

7. Fun Facts
-We breathe about two gallons of air every minute. On
average, air pollution takes one to two years off the
typical human life-span.
--Motor vehicles produce more air pollution than any other
single human activity.
-One full commuter bus can mean 40 less cars going
through your neighborhood.
- Air pollution affects kids more than adults because, for
their body size, kids breathe more air and spend more
time playing outside.
-found on www.tryscience.org

8. Differences
This is what happens when
you:
-drive unnecessarily
This is what happens when
you:
-walk to places that are near
you if it’s safe

9. Thanks For Watching Our Slide
Show
Thank you for watching our slide show.
We worked really hard on it. We all
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From:
Christian, Jose, Nathen, Carlos, and
Kenneth