Pollution

when you get up in the morning the clean fresh air washes out your sleep. Where as in the night when you go out you just can’t breathe .it is all because of pollution. If I had to define pollution I would say

Pollution is something introduced into nature that is dirty unclean or has a harmful effect. Toxic waste dumped into water is an example of pollution. It refers to the chemical substances into the environment that is injurious for human, animals and plant life. The water, air noise and other forms of pollution is one terminology is known as the pollution of echo system.
There are many types of pollution, that are water , visual , thermal , plastic , noise , light and air
The measures of noise pollution are
Normal conversation level- 40 – 60 db
Health hazard- more than 80 db is safe
If someone just comes and shouts in your ears whaaaa you would become Heebie - jeebies Heebie-jeebies
These unusual words are used to express a feeling of fear and being uncomfortable
Few examples are
Heavy traffic – 90 db
Sound of aircraft engine – 100 – 200 db
Now imagine your house being just next to the airport, in midnight when the flight takes off how would it feel and so people don’t generally like to stay near airport.
The level of air quality is
Good 0 – 50 no risk
Moderate 51 -100 acceptable
Unhealthy for sensitive group 101 – 150 sensitive group experience health effects normal people don’t get affected
Unhealthy  151 – 200  everyone may experience health effect
Very unhealthy  201 – 300  health alert :  everyone may experience health effects
Hazardous 301 – 500 the entire population is effected
Impact- Over a million die prematurely every year due to air pollution , according to non profit health effects institute. Over a two million children – half of which in Delhi , have abnormalities in their lung functions , according to Delhi heart & lung institute , over the past decade air pollution has increased in India significantly. Asthma is the most common health problem faced by Indians and its accounts for more than half of health issues caused by air pollution
After , so much info about pollution . Let’s have some ways to prevent it

Conserve energy
Carpool , public transportation , bike or walk wherever possible
Keep car , boat and other engines properly tuned
Consider gas logs instead of wood
Reduce no. Of trips you take in your car
Conserve electricity

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