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    The document defines air pollution as harmful amounts of gases, dust, fumes or odors in the air that can negatively impact human health, animal health, plants, and materials. It explains that primary pollutants come directly from sources like car exhaust and coal combustion, while secondary pollutants form through chemical reactions of primary pollutants in the atmosphere, such as photochemical smog. Historically, natural systems kept the air clean, but as urbanization and industrialization increased, human-created pollution exceeded what nature could handle, concentrating pollutants in cities and illustrating the dangers of air pollution through an event in 1952 London that killed an estimated 4,000 people.

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    The document defines air pollution as harmful amounts of gases, dust, fumes or odors in the air that can negatively impact human health, animal health, plants, and materials. It explains that primary pollutants come directly from sources like car exhaust and coal combustion, while secondary pollutants form through chemical reactions of primary pollutants in the atmosphere, such as photochemical smog. Historically, natural systems kept the air clean, but as urbanization and industrialization increased, human-created pollution exceeded what nature could handle, concentrating pollutants in cities and illustrating the dangers of air pollution through an event in 1952 London that killed an estimated 4,000 people.

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    he Importance Of Air
    Other planets have sunlight, but the Earth is the only planet we know that has air and water. Without air and water, the Earth would be unable to sustain life. A diverse community of plant and animal life has thrived on this planet for millions of years, sustained by the sun and supported by the soil, water and air.

    Definition Of Air Pollution


    Air pollution occurs when the air contains gases, dust, fumes or odour in harmful amounts. That is, amounts which could be harmful to the health or comfort of humans and animals or which could cause damage to plants and materials. The substances that cause air pollution are called pollutants. Pollutants that are pumped into our atmosphere and directly pollute the air are called primary pollutants. Primary pollutant examples include carbon monoxide from car exhausts and sulfur dioxide from the combustion of coal. Further pollution can arise if primary pollutants in the atmosphere undergo chemical reactions. The resulting compounds are called secondary pollutants. Photochemical smog is an example of this.

    Historical Explanation
    In the days before the proliferation of large cities and industry, nature's own systems kept the air fairly clean. Wind mixed and dispersed the gases, rain washed the dust and other easily dissolved substances to the ground and plants absorbed carbon dioxide and replaced it with oxygen. With increasing urbanisation and industrialisation, humans started to release more wastes into the atmosphere than nature could cope with. Since then, more pollution has been added to the air by industrial, commercial and domestic sources. As these sources are usually found in major cities, the gases that are produced are usually concentrated in the air around them. The adverse effects of air pollution were graphically illustrated in London in 1952 when, in just a few days, an estimated 4000 people died from effects of fine particle pollution.

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