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Effects Of Air Pollution - Coggle Diagram
Effects Of Air Pollution
Definition
Contamination of air by biological, physical or chemical impurities that can harm humans, animals and plants, and damage environment and material,
Effects
Global Warming
black carbon, particulate, absorbs solar radiation, settles on snow, incomplete combustion, vehicle emission, agricultural practices slash and burn
high concentration-greenhouse gases, trap heat, cause: human activities combustion, result: rise in temperature
Acid Rain
Emissions SO2 & NO2, power plants, transportation, factories,
react with Oxygen and water=sulfuric and nitric acid
harmful effects-soil and water, kills aquatic life, damage buildings, contaminate drinking water
Diseases
Inhalation, damage lung and other organs: asthma, bronchitis, lung cancer
immune system weaken, continued exposure, susceptible
enter bloodstream, affect circulatory system-cardiovascular disease
Causes
Natural: Wildfires, volcanoes
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