Question

Air pollution is caused by

1 point

(a) Organic and inorganic industrial effluents discharged into rivers.

(b) Presence of high proportion of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and air-borne particulate materials.

(c) Unwanted sounds from industries, generators, saws and pneumatic and electric drills.

(d) Overdrawing of groundwater.​

Answer 1

b) Presence of high proportion of sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide and air-borne particulate materials.

Answer 2

Answer is option (b) because sulphur dioxide can create pollutants once released in air. When carbon monoxide is emitted into the atmosphere it effects the amount of greenhouse gases, which are linked to climate change and global warming. This means that land and sea temperature increases changing to ecosystems, increasing storm activity and causing other extreme weather events.