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Fun Facts

Breathe clean, Live green
Breathe clean, Live green

Combating Air Pollution for

a sustainable future

Here are some weird, amazing, but true scientific facts related to
“Breathe clean, live green: Combating air pollution for a sustainable future”:

01 Trees can absorb up to 48 02 Air pollution can reduce crop
pounds of carbon dioxide per
yields by up to 20%:- Air pollu-
year:- Trees are one of the most tion doesn’t just affect human
effective ways to combat health; it also affects the health of our
air pollution. They absorb crops. High levels of air
carbon dioxide and pollution can reduce crop
release oxygen, making yields, leading to food
them a crucial part of our shortages and economic
ecosystem. losses.

03 The average person 04 Air pollution can 05 Green roofs can reduce
inhales around 2,000
air pollution by up to
increase the risk of
gallons of air per day:- dementia by up to 40%:- 30%:- Green roofs are
That’s a lot of air! Unfortu- Research has shown that covered with plants
nately, much of that air is exposure to air pollution and can help to
polluted with partic- can increase the risk of absorb pollut-
ulate matter, ozone, ants and
and other pollutants dementia and other reduce air
that can harm our neurodegenerative pollution.
health. diseases.

06 The world’s largest 07 Air pollution can reduce 08 The human nose can
living organism is a
the lifespan of solar
detect over 1 trillion
fungus that covers over panels by up to 20%:- Air different scents:- Our
2,200 acres in Oregon:- pollution doesn’t just harm sense of smell is incredibly
This fungus, called Armillaria human health; it also harms the powerful, and we can
ostoyae, is not only environment and our infra- detect a wide range of
massive but also helps structure. Solar panels scents, from the sweet
to clean the air by are less efficient when smell of flowers to the
absorbing pollutants. exposed to high levels pungent smell of
of air pollution. pollution.

09 Air pollution can 10 The world’s cleanest air
increase the risk of
is found in Antarctica:-
premature birth by up to Antarctica is one of the
Shiwansh Singh
30%:- Exposure to air pollu- most remote and pristine Ms. Lalita
tion during pregnancy can places on Earth, with some of the TGT Natural Chauhan
5th F, Balvant Ray
increase the risk of cleanest air in the world. Science ,GGSSS Mehta
premature birth, low Mubarikpur Dabas
Vidya bhawan
birth weight, and
other
complications.

These facts highlight the importance of addressing air pollution and promoting sustainability for a healthier future.
Refrence:-(i) WHO report. (ii) National institute of environmental health sciences report. (iii) Environmental science and technology. (iv) cleanairasia.org