Air pollution is the introduction of particulates, biological molecules, or other harmful

materials into the Earth's atmosphere, possibly causing disease, death to humans, damage to
other living organisms such as food crops, or the natural or built environment.
The atmosphere is a complex natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on
planet Earth. Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has been recognized as a
threat to human health as well as to the Earth's ecosystems.
Indoor air pollution and urban air quality are listed as two of the world's worst toxic
pollution problems in the 2008 Blacksmith Institute World's Worst Polluted Places
report. According to the 2014 WHO report, air pollution in 2012 caused the deaths of around
7 million people worldwide.
An air pollutant is a substance in the air that can have adverse effects on humans and
the ecosystem. The substance can be solid particles, liquid droplets, or gases. A pollutant can
be of natural origin or man-made. Pollutants are classified as primary or secondary. Primary
pollutants are usually produced from a process, such as ash from a volcanic eruption. Other
examples include carbon monoxide gas from motor vehicle exhaust, or the sulphur
dioxide released from factories. Secondary pollutants are not emitted directly. Rather, they
form in the air when primary pollutants react or interact. Ground level ozone is a prominent
example of a secondary pollutant. Some pollutants may be both primary and secondary: they
are both emitted directly and formed from other primary pollutants.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that are resistant to
environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes. Because
of this, they have been observed to persist in the environment, to be capable of long-range
transport, bioaccumulate in human and animal tissue, biomagnify in food chains, and to have
potentially significant impacts on human health and the environment.

Flat no 201
D3, Review Villas
Lalapet
Ongole
4th April, 2015
The Director
Pollution Control Board
Ongole.
Sir,
Sub:- Issues related to air pollution in our locality.
As you know, the area around Ongole is being developed as a new industrial belt, with a lot
of new industrial units being established in the last few years, and as a part of the
developmental strategies, it is a good thing too. But at the end of the day, it should not be
forgotten that the amount of pollution that these units cause could not be neglected. Though

there are regulations issued by the Pollution Control Board and the measures that the
industrial units have to implement, the fact is most often these are compromised.
I would like to request you to have a quick check in these units to make it sure that the
policies of development do not compromise with the well being of the people.
Thank you,
Yours sincerely,
Anasurya

To
The Director
Pollution Control Board
Ongole.

Increasing Pollution deteriorated air

Warangal, 27th May. In the peak of summer, the dusty trouble added to the existing one air
pollution. The widely discussed problem has some effects, not much discussed, though. Air
pollution can damage trees, crops, other plants, lakes, and animals. In addition to
damaging the natural environment, air pollution also damages buildings,
monuments, and statues. It not only reduces how far you can see in national parks
and cities, it even interferes with aviation.

Air pollution has a serious health aspect as well. Breathing polluted air can make your
eyes and nose burn. It can irritate your throat and make breathing difficult. In fact,
pollutants like tiny airborne particles and ground level ozone can trigger respiratory
problems, especially for people with asthma. Today, nearly 30 million adults and
children in the United States have been diagnosed with asthma. Asthma sufferers
can be severely affected by air pollution. Air pollution can also aggravate health
problems for the elderly and others with heart or respiratory diseases.
Some toxic chemicals released in the air such as benzene or vinyl chloride are highly
toxic and can cause cancer, birth defects, long term injury to the lungs, as well as
brain and nerve damage. And in some cases, breathing these chemicals can even
cause death.
Air pollution isnt just a threat to our health, it also damages our environment. Toxic
air pollutants and the chemicals that form acid rain and ground-level ozone can
damage trees, crops, wildlife, lakes and other bodies of water. Those pollutants can
also harm fish and other aquatic life.
The health, environmental, and economic impacts of air pollution are significant.
Each day, air pollution causes thousands of illnesses leading to lost days at work and
school.