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What is air pollutions ? How does this pollution take place ?

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vDegradation of air quality due to the increase in the concentration of harmful contaminants is called air pollution.

Air pollution takes place due to the presence of gaseous pollutants such as oxides of sulphur, hydrocarbons, smoke, oxides of carbon, oxides of nitrogen, dust and particulate pollutants such as mist, spray and fumes. Air pollution takes place because of the burning of fossil fuels, the release of industrial waste as gases.


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