Question

Differentiate between primary and secondary pollutants. Explain how these pollutants are harmful for humans and environment in about 250 words

Answer 1

Primary pollutants are those pollutants that are directly produced by human activities.

Secondary pollutants are those polluitants that are produced due to the reaction or mixing of primary pollutants to natural envirnmental gasses (assets).

Explanation:

Primary pollutants are directly generated from human activities like from car, from ships, from construction work etc. which infiltrate the human organs like lungs, eyes etc. and reduces our immune system and our life. Indirectly effect us.

Secondary pollutants form due to mixing of primary pollutants and natural resources such as water, air etc. They are harmful like mixing of sulphuric acid susoended in air with rain to form acid rain . This rain causes skin deseases like skin cancer. mixing od carbon monoxide with ozone layer and depleting it to directly enter the sunlght with high UVa radiation (it leads to skin cancer).

Seccondary pollutants are not dangeorus as primary pollutants but can cause massive damage as compared witgh that with slow process.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Primary pollutants are directly generated from human activities like from car, from ships, from construction work etc. ... Secondary pollutants form due to mixing of primary pollutants and natural resources such as water, air etc. They are harmful like mixing of sulphuric acid susoended in air with rain to form acid