Air Pollution and Its Impact on Global Environment

Abstract

A pollutant is a substance that may be defined as constituents in the wrong amount at the wrong place
or at the wrong time .Pollution may be of various types depending upon the medium which are
adversely affected by the pollutants. These are water pollution, air pollution, agricultural pollution,
radiation pollution thermal pollution and, noise pollution. Air pollution may be categorized in to
indoor and outdoor pollution. Pollution of atmosphere inside buildings, offices and residence is
called indoor air pollution and the atmospheric pollution in the open space is referred to as outdoor
air pollution.
The UN agency had recently also linked air pollution with increasing child mortality. India (2017)
witnessed 1.10 lacs premature death of children due to air pollution ,highest in the world in the
category of children under five years of age .. According Randeep Guleria Director of AIIMS upsurge
in respiratory problem in the winter month with peak air pollution is well known particularly in north
India

Keyword: Pollution, atmosphere, environment, factories