It is off no doubt that air pollution is one of the most acute issues in our days. The precious air that we inhale every day of our life gives us a chance to survive in this fast changing world. But do we understand the value of this gift given us by nature? Multiple facts of air pollution in different countries all around the world indicate that we don’t. There are many causes of air pollution and, unfortunately, most of them are the result of human activities. Let’s focus on some of the most serious causes of air pollution and how it influences on the ecological state of our planet.
One of the main pollutants is carbon dioxide. All the living beings exhale some amount of this gas, but when emitted from other sources, such as industrial projects, it becomes harmful due to excessive emission of it. Carbon dioxide generates from burning of fossil fuels such as gasoline and natural gas. In the past 150 years cars, planes, power plants and other human activities have pumped enough carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to raise its levels higher than they have been for hundreds of thousands of years.
