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How does the smoke and exhaust fumes affect our health?


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Smoke is a fine solid formed by incomplete burning. Fumes are fine airborne particles produced when a solid vapourises and condenses.

Its effect on our health :-

  1. Respirational and cardio complications: They are the root of numerous respirational and cardiac conditions accompanied by Cancer, midst other threats to our body. More than a few million are known to have expired due to direct or unforeseen effects of Air contamination. Kids in areas open to air contaminants are said to suffer frequently from pneumonia and asthma.
  2. Global warming: One more direct consequence is the speedy changes that the world is observing due to Global warming. With the increase in temperatures worldwide, an increase in sea levels and melting of ice from cold areas and icebergs, displacement and loss of habitat have already beckoned an imminent disaster if actions for protection and regulation aren’t undertaken soon.
  3. Acid Rain: Dangerous gasses like NO2 and SO2 are released into the atmosphere during the incineration of fuels. When it rains, the droplets combine with these pollutants, become acidic and then fall on the ground in the form of acid rain. Acid rain is a source of great harm to human beings, wildlife and crops.

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