Air Pollution

Written By: Admin | Updated : September 9, 2012 9:30 AM IST

Air pollution refers to the damage caused to living organisms or the atmosphere by man-made particles. Presence of pollutants such as chemicals, particulate matter or biological substances in natural atmosphere is harmful to all living organisms and environment. Annually, around 1.3 and two million untimely deaths can be attributed to outdoor and indoor air pollution respectively. Air pollution leads to respiratory infections, heart disease, lung cancer, COPD, etc. and researches have linked it to developmental and mental disorders as well.

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Air Pollution

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