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Question Question 14
Explain the term 'air pollution', with reference to air quality. State the sources of a few main pollutants.
Air pollution is the condition of air made unclean due to the introduction of foreign elements from natural sources and manmade sources to the air.
Sources of a few main pollutants are:
- Natural Sources:
- Volcanic eruptions
- Lightning discharge
- Man-made Sources:
- Automobile exhausts
- Chemical industries
- Burning of fuels