Health Matters (13); AIR POLLUTION

Hello, my wonderful Steemians; how are you all doing, I am so happy to participate in this amazing contest titled AIR POLLUTION by @sahmie.

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Air pollution can be defined as those indoor and outdoor activities that make the air unconducive.

What are the main sources of air pollution in our environment?

There are so many sources of air pollution in our environment, but I will try to list some.

1. Mobile source, which includes car, train, truck, and other vehicle.
2. Industrial sources, like some of the equipment that is no longer working very well, can cause air pollution in industry.
3. Burning of fossil fuel, can also cause air pollution because of the incomplete burning of fossil fuel.
4. Agricultural sources: some of the farm activities Also contribute to air pollution, like burning of bush before farming it and burning of trees and wood for 🔥 firewood.

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How does air pollution affect human health, especially vulnerable groups like children and the elderly?

Air pollution affects human health in many ways, especially in little children, because of the dirty dust that we normally breathe in, because it might sometimes cause very bad to our immune system, and it will stop fighting diseases because the dirty air has already damaged the system.

When children or adults expose themselves to polluted air, the chances of getting lung cancer are very high. Remember that health is wealth, so we should not expose our bodies to polluted Air.

What are some common symptoms or health issues caused by exposure to polluted air?

Some of the health issues caused by exposure to polluted Air are

Stroke, lung Cancer, and Asthma are the issues that will arise if you expose your body to polluted Air.

And some of the symptoms are finding it very difficult to breathe and coughing.

How can individuals contribute to reducing air pollution in their daily lives?

Individuals can contribute to reducing air pollution by driving less and making sure that their car engines are working very well.

We can also reduce air pollution if we stop burning bush and garbage.

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*How does air pollution vary between urban and rural areas? *

In urban areas, there is a large population, so there will be many cars; you will see that people who suffer from lung problems are mostly from urban areas because of the polluted Air they breathe every day. And they always burn their waste product like drash because they don't have where they park their dirty.
But in rural areas, the case is different because, in some rural parts, they don't even know what a car is, so they prefer to use their leg and go to any place they want to go.

This helps to reduce sickness and diseases in rural areas.

In conclusion, we should always try to make our environment clean, by avoiding anything that will cause air pollution because health is wealth.

Thanks for reading my post.

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