ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9GeographyEffects of Pollution4 Marks
Question
How does air pollution affect human beings and environment
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Answer
Air pollution affects human health in various harmful diseases e.g. irritation in eyes, headache, vomiting, respiratory disease, cancer, damage to liver, and kidneys. $SO_2$ causes harm to plants by yellowing the leaves$, NO_2$ causes suppressed the growth of plants. Animals eating the polluted grass are affected with arsenic poisoning.
Soot, dust, and fumes discolour the fabrics arid buildings. The Taj Mahal has suffered damage caused by $SO_2$ in the air by getting discoloured and corroded. $SO_2$ and $H_2SO_4$ cause corrosion of metals like steel, copper and zinc.
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