Question

Discuss effects of air pollution on climate, plants, and animals.

Answer 1

Air pollution has adverse effects on climate, plants and animals:

Effect on Climate: The global climate changes drastically due to global warming making it difficult to sustain life on earth. The temperature of the earth rises due to increase in the amounts of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the earth’s atmosphere.
Effect on plants: Air pollution can have long-lasting effects on growth and development of plants. Photochemical smog, an air pollutant inhibits the photosynthetic activity in plants. Acid rains which contain sulphuric and nitric acids can also damage plants and can cause early leaf falls.
Effect on animals: Air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, sulphur dioxide and particulate matter released into atmosphere can lead to various respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in human beings.