Task 2

Summary on the Causes and the Effects of Air Pollution

Air pollution is a serious environmental problem which destroys the environment, human

health, and quality of life. Air pollution is caused by human activities which are burning

of fossil fuels and motor vehicle. Decomposing garbage in landfills and solid waste

disposal sites emit methane gas and household products release VOCs. Moreover,

these pollutants also come from natural sources. The repercussions of air pollution are

it makes people ill and harms plants, animals, and the ecosystems. Some of the air

pollutants return to the Earth in the form of acid rain and snow. Pollution lets in

dangerous radiation from the Sun. Besides that, pollutants go through chemical

reactions that produce additional dangerous compounds and it is a subject weather

patterns that can trap it in valleys or blow it across the globe to damage pristine

environments far from the original sources.