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Mention the pollutants causing asthma and bronchitis?


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Pollutants:

  • Substances that contaminate the air are called air pollutants
  • They are the substances present in the environment in greater proportion than their natural abundance and resulting in the harmful or detrimental effects on the quality of the environment.
  • Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are the pollutants causing asthma and bronchitis.

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