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Air pollution occurs when gases, dust particles, fumes (or smoke) or odour are introduced into the atmosphere in a way that makes it harmful to humans, animals and plant. Air pollution threatens the health of humans and other living beings in our planet. It creates smog and acid rain, causes cancer and respiratory diseases, reduces the ozone layer atmosphere and contributes to global warming. In this industrial age, air pollution cannot be eliminated completely, but steps can be taken to reduce it. The government has developed, and continues to develop, guidelines for air quality and ordinances to restrict emissions in an effort to control air pollution. On an individual level, we can reduce our contribution to the pollution problem by carpooling or using public transportation. Additionally, buying energy-efficient light bulbs and appliances or otherwise reducing our electricity use will reduce the pollutants released in the production of electricity, which creates the majority of industrial air pollution.

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Causes, Consequences and Control of Air Pollution

Dr. Mahendra Pratap Choudhary, Associate Professor, Deptt. Of Civil Engineering,

University College of Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan

choudhary_mp@yahoo.co.in

Vaibhav Garg, Assistant Professor, Deptt. Of Civil Engineering, University College of

Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Rajasthan

Abstract

Air pollution occurs when gases, dust particles, fumes (or smoke) or odour are introduced

into the atmosphere in a way that makes it harmful to humans, animals and plant. Air

pollution threatens the health of humans and other living beings in our planet. It creates

smog and acid rain, causes cancer and respiratory diseases, reduces the ozone layer

atmosphere and contributes to global warming.

In this industrial age, air pollution cannot be eliminated completely, but steps can be taken

to reduce it. The government has developed, and continues to develop, guidelines for air

quality and ordinances to restrict emissions in an effort to control air pollution. On an

individual level, we can reduce our contribution to the pollution problem by carpooling or

using public transportation. Additionally, buying energy-efficient light bulbs and

appliances or otherwise reducing our electricity use will reduce the pollutants released in

the production of electricity, which creates the majority of industrial air pollution.

Introduction

Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals, particulates, or

biological materials that cause discomfort, disease, or death to humans, damage other

living organisms such as food crops, or damage the natural environment or built

environment.

A substance in the air that can be adverse to humans and the environment is known as an

air pollutant. Pollutants can be in the form of solid particles, liquid droplets, or gases. In

addition, they may be natural or man-made. Pollutants can be classified as primary or

secondary. Usually, primary pollutants are directly produced from a process, such as ash

from a volcanic eruption, the carbon monoxide gas from a motor vehicle exhaust or

sulphur dioxide released from factories. Secondary pollutants are not emitted directly.

Rather, they form in the air when primary pollutants react or interact. An important

example of a secondary pollutant is ground level ozone – one of the many secondary

pollutants that make up photochemical smog. Some pollutants may be both primary and

secondary: that is, they are both emitted directly and formed from other primary

pollutants.

Major primary pollutants produced by human activity include:

 Sulphur oxides (SOx) - especially sulphur dioxide, a chemical compound with the

formula SO2. SO2 is produced by volcanoes and in various industrial processes.

Since coal and petroleum often contain sulphur compounds, their combustion

generates sulfur dioxide. Further oxidation of SO2, usually in the presence of a

catalyst such as NO2, forms H2 SO4 , and thus acid rain. This is one of the causes for

concern over the environmental impact of the use of these fuels as power sources.

 Nitrogen oxides (NOx) - especially nitrogen dioxide are expelled from high

temperature combustion, and are also produced naturally during thunderstorms by

electric discharge. Can be seen as the brown haze dome above or plume downwind

of cities. Nitrogen dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula NO 2. It is

one of the several nitrogen oxides. This reddish-brown toxic gas has a

characteristic sharp, biting odor. NO2 is one of the most prominent air pollutants.

 Carbon monoxide (CO) - is a colourless, odourless, non-irritating but very

poisonous gas. It is a product by incomplete combustion of fuel such as natural

gas, coal or wood. Vehicular exhaust is a major source of carbon monoxide.

 Volatile organic compounds - VOCs are an important outdoor air pollutant. In this

field they are often divided into the separate categories of methane (CH4) and non-

methane (NMVOCs). Methane is an extremely efficient greenhouse gas which

contributes to enhanced global warming. Other hydrocarbon VOCs are also

significant greenhouse gases via their role in creating ozone and in prolonging the

life of methane in the atmosphere, although the effect varies depending on local air

quality. Within the NMVOCs, the aromatic compounds benzene, toluene and

xylene are suspected carcinogens and may lead to leukemia through prolonged

exposure. 1, 3-butadiene is another dangerous compound which is often associated

with industrial uses.

 Particulates, alternatively referred to as particulate matter (PM), atmospheric

particulate matter, or fine particles, are tiny particles of solid or liquid suspended in

a gas. In contrast, aerosol refers to particles and the gas together. Sources of

particulates can be manmade or natural. Some particulates occur naturally,

originating from volcanoes, dust storms, forest and grassland fires, living

vegetation, and sea spray. Human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels in

vehicles, power plants and various industrial processes also generate significant

amounts of aerosols. Averaged over the globe, anthropogenic aerosols—those

made by human activities – currently account for about 10 percent of the total

amount of aerosols in our atmosphere. Increased levels of fine particles in the air

are linked to health hazards such as heart disease, altered lung function and lung

cancer.

 Persistent free radicals connected to airborne fine particles could cause

cardiopulmonary disease.

 Toxic metals, such as lead and mercury, especially their compounds.

 Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) - harmful to the ozone layer emitted from products

currently banned from use.

 Ammonia (NH3) - emitted from agricultural processes. Ammonia is a compound

with the formula NH3. It is normally encountered as a gas with a characteristic

pungent odor. Ammonia, either directly or indirectly, is also a building block for

the synthesis of many pharmaceuticals. Although in wide use, ammonia is both

caustic and hazardous.

 Odors – such as from garbage, sewage, and industrial processes

 Radioactive pollutants – produced by nuclear explosions, nuclear events, war

explosives, and natural processes such as the radioactive decay of radon.

Secondary pollutants include:

 Particulates created from gaseous primary pollutants and compounds in

photochemical smog. Smog is a kind of air pollution; the word "smog" is a

portmanteau of smoke and fog. Classic smog results from large amounts of coal

burning in an area caused by a mixture of smoke and sulphur dioxide. Modern

smog does not usually come from coal but from vehicular and industrial emissions

that are acted on in the atmosphere by ultraviolet light from the sun to form

secondary pollutants that also combine with the primary emissions to form

photochemical smog.

 Ground level ozone (O3) formed from NOx and VOCs. Ozone (O3) is a key

constituent of the troposphere. It is also an important constituent of certain regions

of the stratosphere commonly known as the Ozone layer. Photochemical and

chemical reactions involving it drive many of the chemical processes that occur in

the atmosphere by day and by night. At abnormally high concentrations brought

about by human activities (largely the combustion of fossil fuel), it is a pollutant,

and a constituent of smog.

Causes: Factors Responsible for Air Pollution

Air pollution can result from both human and natural actions. Natural events that pollute

the air include forest fires, volcanic eruptions, wind erosion, pollen dispersal, evaporation

of organic compounds and natural radioactivity. Sources of air pollution refer to the

various locations, activities or factors which are responsible for the releasing of pollutants

into the atmosphere.

Man-made sources mostly related to burning different kinds of fuel.

 "Stationary Sources" include smoke stacks of power plants, manufacturing

facilities (factories) and waste incinerators, as well as furnaces and other types of

fuel-burning heating devices. In developing and poor countries, traditional biomass

burning is the major source of air pollutants; traditional biomass includes wood,

crop waste and dung.

 "Mobile Sources" include motor vehicles, marine vessels, aircraft and the effect of

sound etc.

 Chemicals, dust and controlled burn practices in agriculture and forestry

management. Controlled or prescribed burning is a technique sometimes used in

forest management, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement. Fire

is a natural part of both forest and grassland ecology and controlled fire can be a

tool for foresters. Controlled burning stimulates the germination of some desirable

forest trees, thus renewing the forest.

 Fumes from paint, hair spray, varnish, aerosol sprays and other solvents.

 Waste deposition in landfills, which generate methane. Methane is highly

flammable and may form explosive mixtures with air.

 Military, such as nuclear weapons, toxic gases, germ warfare and rocketry.

Natural sources

 Dust from natural sources, usually large areas of land with few or no vegetation.

 Methane, emitted by the digestion of food by animals, for example cattle.

 Radon gas from radioactive decay within the Earth's crust. Radon is a colorless,

odorless, naturally occurring, radioactive noble gas that is formed from the decay

of radium. It is considered to be a health hazard. Radon gas from natural sources

can accumulate in buildings, especially in confined areas such as the basement and

it is the second most frequent cause of lung cancer, after cigarette smoking.

 Smoke and carbon monoxide from wildfires.

 Vegetation, in some regions, emits environmentally significant amounts of VOCs

on warmer days. These VOCs react with primary anthropogenic pollutants –

specifically, NOx, SO2, and anthropogenic organic carbon compounds – to produce

a seasonal haze of secondary pollutants.

 Volcanic activity, which produce sulfur, chlorine, and ash particulates.

A lack of ventilation indoors concentrates air pollution where people often spend the

majority of their time. Radon (Rn) gas, a carcinogen, is exuded from the Earth in certain

locations and trapped inside houses. Building materials including carpeting and plywood

emit formaldehyde (H2CO) gas. Paint and solvents give off volatile organic compounds

(VOCs) as they dry. Lead paint can degenerate into dust and be inhaled. Intentional air

pollution is introduced with the use of air fresheners, incense, and other scented items.

Controlled wood fires in stoves and fireplaces can add significant amounts of smoke

particulates into the air, inside and out. Indoor pollution fatalities may be caused by using

pesticides and other chemical sprays indoors without proper ventilation.

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and fatalities are often caused by faulty vents and

chimneys, or by the burning of charcoal indoors.

Biological sources of air pollution are also found indoors, as gases and airborne

particulates. Pets produce dander, people produce dust from minute skin flakes and

decomposed hair, dust mites in bedding, carpeting and furniture produce enzymes and

micrometre-sized fecal droppings, inhabitants emit methane, mold forms in walls and

generates mycotoxins and spores, air conditioning systems can incubate Legionnaires'

disease and mold, and houseplants, soil and surrounding gardens can produce pollen, dust,

and mold. Indoors, the lack of air circulation allows these airborne pollutants to

accumulate more than they would otherwise occur in nature.

Consequences: Effects of Air Pollution

Health Effects

Air pollution is a significant risk factor for multiple health conditions including respiratory

infections, heart disease, and lung cancer, according to the WHO. The health effects

caused by air pollution may include difficulty in breathing, wheezing, coughing, asthma

and aggravation of existing respiratory and cardiac conditions. These effects can result in

increased medication use, increased doctor or emergency room visits, more hospital

admissions and premature death. The human health effects of poor air quality are far

reaching, but principally affect the body's respiratory system and the cardiovascular

system. Individual reactions to air pollutants depend on the type of pollutant a person is

exposed to, the degree of exposure, the individual's health status and genetics.

The most common sources of air pollution include particulates, ozone, nitrogen dioxide,

and sulfur dioxide. Both indoor and outdoor air pollution have caused approximately 3.3

million deaths worldwide. Children aged less than five years that live in developing

countries are the most vulnerable population in terms of total deaths attributable to indoor

and outdoor air pollution. The World Health Organization states that 2.4 million people

die each year from causes directly attributable to air pollution, with 1.5 million of these

deaths attributable to indoor air pollution.

The worst short term civilian pollution crisis in India was the 1984 Bhopal Disaster.

Leaked industrial vapours from the Union Carbide factory, belonging to Union Carbide,

Inc., U.S.A., killed more than 25,000 people outright and injured anywhere from 150,000

to 600,000. The United Kingdom suffered its worst air pollution event when the December

4 Great Smog of 1952 formed over London. In six days more than 4,000 died, and 8,000

more died within the following months. An accidental leak of anthrax spores from a

biological warfare laboratory in the former USSR in 1979 near Sverdlovsk is believed to

have been the cause of hundreds of civilian deaths.

Around the world, children living in cities with high exposure to air pollutants are at

increased risk of developing asthma, pneumonia and other lower respiratory infections.

Because children are outdoors more and have higher minute ventilation they are more

susceptible to the dangers of air pollution. Risks of low initial birth weight are also

heightened in such cities.

Environmental Effects

Poisonous air pollutants (toxic chemicals in the air) can form acid rain. It can also form

dangerous ground level ozone. These destroy trees, crops, farms, animals and continue to

make water bodies harmful to humans and animals that live and depend on water.

Economical Effects

The effect of air pollution on the economy may be a derived one. In simple language, the

economy thrives when people are healthy, and business that depends on cultivated raw

materials and natural resources are running at full efficiency. Air pollution reduces

agricultural crop and commercial forest yields by billions of money each year. This in

addition to people staying off work for health reasons can costs the economy greatly.

Control: Measures to reduce Air Pollution

Solution efforts on pollution are always a big problem. This is why prevention

interventions are always a better way of controlling air pollution. These prevention

methods can either come from government (laws) or by individual actions. In many big

cities, monitoring equipments have been installed at many points in the city. Authorities

read them regularly to check the quality of air.

Government (or community) level prevention

 Governments throughout the world have already taken action against air pollution

by introducing green energy. Some governments are investing in wind energy and

solar energy, as well as other renewable energy, to minimize burning of fossil

fuels, which cause heavy air pollution.

 Governments are also forcing companies to be more responsible with their

manufacturing activities, so that even though they still cause pollution, they are a

lot controlled.

 Companies are also building more energy efficient cars, which pollute less than

before.

Individual Level Prevention

 Encourage your family to use the bus, train or bike when commuting. If we all do

this, there will be fewer cars on road and less fumes.

 Use energy (light, water, boiler, kettle and fire woods) wisely. This is because lots

of fossil fuels are burned to generate electricity, and so if we can cut down the use,

we will also cut down the amount of pollution we create.

 Recycle and re-use things. This will minimize the dependence of producing new

things. Remember manufacturing industries create a lot of pollution, so if we can

re-use things like shopping plastic bags, clothing, paper and bottles, it can help.

Control devices

The following items are commonly used as pollution control devices by industry or

transportation devices. They can either destroy contaminants or remove them from an

exhaust stream before it is emitted into the atmosphere.

 Mechanical collectors (dust cyclones, multi-cyclones)

 Electrostatic precipitators: An electrostatic precipitator (ESP), or electrostatic air

cleaner is a particulate collection device that removes particles from a flowing gas

(such as air) using the force of an induced electrostatic charge. Electrostatic

precipitators are highly efficient filtration devices that minimally impede the flow

of gases through the device, and can easily remove fine particulates such as dust

and smoke from the air stream.

 Bag houses: Designed to handle heavy dust loads, a dust collector consists of a

blower, dust filter, a filter-cleaning system, and a dust receptacle or dust removal

system (distinguished from air cleaners which utilize disposable filters to remove

the dust).

 Particulate scrubbers: Wet scrubber is a form of pollution control technology.

The term describes a variety of devices that use pollutants from a furnace flue gas

or from other gas streams. In a wet scrubber, the polluted gas stream is brought

into contact with the scrubbing liquid, by spraying it with the liquid, by forcing it

through a pool of liquid, or by some other contact method, so as to remove the

pollutants.

Some Facts and Statistics about Air Pollution

 Air pollution affects kids more than adults due to higher concentrations of polluted

air in their systems per body size.

 India is the country with the worst air quality in the world.

 The European Union would save 161 billion Euros a year if deaths caused by air

pollution were diminished.

 In large cities, over 80% of fatal pollutants that cause lung damage come from

cars, buses, motorcycles and other vehicles on the road.

 According to the World Health Organization, there are as many deaths (1.3 million

per year) in the world due to air pollution as there are deaths due to car accidents.

 The average adult breathes 3,000 gallons of air every day.

 The Great Smog of London in 1952 was one of the worst air pollution events in

history with over 8,000 deaths.

 The largest cause of air pollution in Europe is road transportation with over 5,000

people dying each year from lung cancer and heart attacks caused by vehicle

exhaust fumes.

Conclusion

Air pollution can be prevented only if individuals and businesses stop using toxic

substances that cause air pollution in the first place. This would require the cessation of all

fossil fuel-burning processes, from industrial manufacturing to home use of air

conditioners. This is an unlikely scenario at this time. However, we have to make rules

which set stringent regulations on industrial and power supply manufacturing and

handling. The regulations are to be designed to further reduce harmful emissions into the

Earth's atmosphere.

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