Question
What are the effects of air pollution?
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Answer
- Air pollutants affect the surfaces of the respiratory system of all living beings. Therefore, any type of air pollution affects the process of respiration and respiratory system.
- The concentration of pollutants decide the severity of damage caused to body.
- Duration of exposure and the type of the organism also decide the effects of air pollution.
- In plants, air pollution results in poor yield of crops and premature death of plants.
- Particulate pollutants are very harmful for human beings. Fine particulates which enter the depths of lungs are responsible for irritation, inflammation and damage to lungs.
- This causes breathing and respiratory disorders and premature deaths.
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