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WEEK NINE
TOPIC: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
SUB-TOPIC: AIR AND LAND POLLUTION
CONTENT: 1- AIR POLLUTION
DEFINITION OF AIR POLLUTION
Air pollution is the discharge of harmful waste substances which contaminate the atmosphere. Air pollutants can be solids, liquids or gases.
Air Pollution
Air pollution is a serious problem in many parts of the world. Smokestacks pump pollution into the air, harming the environment and making it harder to breathe.
The composition of clean dry air is
Nitrogen – 78%
Oxygen – 21%
Argon – 0.93%
Carbon dioxide – 0.03%
Anything short of this is air pollution.
The major air pollutants are
Sub-Topic 2: SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION
CONSEQUENCES OF AIR POLLUTION
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