Write a note on the effects of air pollution on human beings, plants and animals
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Air pollution has now become a worldwide phenomenon and every individual in one way or the other is facing problems caused by it. Its impact can be seen locally, at regional level as well as at global level.
1. Effects on Human Health:
Some environmental poisons can cause acute illness and even death. Others may be harmful, but the disease may take years or even decades to appear. Air pollution mainly affects the respiratory system.
Bronchitis, emphysema, asthma and lung cancer are some of the chronic diseases caused due to exposure to polluted air. It is feared that lung cancer is caused mainly due to polluted air because carcinogens are found in it. Its mortality rate is higher in urban areas.
2. Effects on Animals and Plants:
The impact of air pollution on animals is more or less similar to that on man. Chronic poisoning results from the ingestion of forage contaminated with atmospheric pollutants. Among the metallic contaminants, arsenic, lead and molybdenum are important. Fluoride is another pollutant, which causes fluorosis among animals.
A number of livestock have been poisoned by fluorides and arsenic in North America. Bone lesions in animals due to excessive fluorides have also been reported.
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- it causes lung cancer .
- it harems the plants
- air pollution mainly effects the respiratory system