Mains Paper II · 4 Environment & Ecology · 4.5 Pollution and control

4.5.1 Air pollution: pollutants, sources and health effects

Air pollution is the presence in air of any solid, liquid or gaseous substance (and, in Indian law, noise) in a concentration that harms people, other living things, property or the environment.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Mains Paper II
  • Advanced level
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  • Full course

Key terms

  • primary pollutant
  • secondary pollutant
  • particulate matter
  • PM2.5
  • carbon monoxide
  • black carbon
  • PAN
  • pneumoconiosis
  • lichens
  • Bhopal
  • LG Polymers

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