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Name two common types of pollutants in air.


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Pollutant:

  1. The substance which contaminates anything, especially air and water, is known as a pollutant.

Two common types of pollutants in the air are:

  1. Particulate matter.
  2. Gaseous pollutants such as Ozone (O3), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), Carbon monoxide (CO), and Sulphur dioxide (SO2).

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