Air pollution has created a massive impact on the world, which has ultimately affected many individual’s health around the world. These effects can range form long to short-term. Short-term impacts are just as critical as the long term, but both overall effect the health sate of an individual. The age of an individual can be a factor in how they are effected, along with the type of pollution and duration of exposure to it. Not only are organisms a victim to this, but so in the planet they live on. Air pollution can derive from various causes such as, primary and secondary sources. Primary sources are carbon emissions and water vapor (creates smog), which are causes to primary pollutants. Secondary sources include the intermingling of the primary sources, like industrial emissions or volcanic eruptions. More in depth on these causes are burning of fossil fuels, which is coal, petroleum or other factory combustibles. This can also correlate with pollution emitted from vehicles drove, airplanes, and basic overall transportation. The gasses emitted from the overuse are carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides, which can be produced naturally too and is effecting the environment. Along with vehicle emissions into the air, exhaust from factories and industries impact the environment as well. Manufacture businesses release massive amounts of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, organic compounds, and chemicals into the air. Ultimately, this depletes the air quality and causes complications to the organisms living in the atmosphere. Another point of pollution at a closer look is agricultural activities and the byproduct, which is ammonia. This is one of the most hazardous gasses emitted into the atmosphere, but agriculture industries constantly use them for insecticides, pesticides, and fertilizers. Mining operations creates dust and chemicals to be released in the air, so it creates even more air pollution. Mining operations is extracting minerals from below the earth’s surface with large equipment. This typically is a factor in the decreasing health conditions of the workers and nearby residents. Lastly, one of the top air pollutants to create a long lasting effect on individuals is in the privacy of their own home. Indoor pollution is the house cleaning products used and painting supplies. For example, when one finishes painting, the room has an odd odor that makes it hard to breathe. This is a prime example of the indoor pollution many fall victim to every day. Not all air pollution is caused by human activities, but the activities of individuals today do create a much larger impact.

– Mariah Vielbaum

https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/causes-effects-solutions-of-air-pollution.php

https://phys.org/news/2016-04-air-pollution.html