Describe the source of air pollution. Write effects also?
Answers
Human activities that are major sources of outdoor air pollution, include: Fuel combustion from motor vehicles (e.g. cars and heavy duty vehicles) Heat and power generation (e.g. oil and coal power plants and boilers) Industrial facilities (e.g. manufacturing factories, mines, and oil refineries).
Long-term health effects from air pollution include heart disease, lung cancer, and respiratory diseases such as emphysema. Air pollution can also cause long-term damage to people's nerves, brain, kidneys, liver, and other organs. Some scientists suspect air pollutants cause birth defects.
Answer and Explination:
1. Mobile sources – such as cars, buses, planes, trucks, and trains.
2. Stationary sources – such as power plants, oil refineries, industrial facilities, and factories.
3. Area sources – such as agricultural areas, cities, and wood burning fireplaces.
4. Natural sources – such as wind-blown dust, wildfires, and volcanoes.