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Lecture # 1
Lecture # 1
Ayesha Asif
Lecturer
2) Secondary Pollutants
⚫ Caused by intermingling and reactions of primary pollutants
⚫ Indoor air pollution (fumes from household cleaning products, paints, varnish etc.)
⚫ Effect on wildlife (toxic air pollutants force wildlife to migrate and change their habitat)
⚫ Crop Yield
⚫ Changes in length of growing season
⚫ Growth of undesirable plant species
⚫ Plants more prone to pest attack (natural season cycle is disturbed)
⚫ Affected Biodiversity
⚫ Displacement of living species
⚫ Quicker growth of some plant species, overshoot their reproductive
period