Journal of Pollution Effects & Control
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Air Pollution Effects on the Environment and Human Health

Erik Samuelson^{* *}Correspondence: Erik Samuelson, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Nanjing, China, Email:

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Air pollution is one of the finest scourges of our time, no longer most effective due to its effect on weather change, but additionally due to its effect on public and personal fitness because of elevated illness and death. Many contaminants are large groups of people who are susceptible to human disease. Particulate Matter (PM) is a sort of particle with a variable but extraordinarily small diameter that enters the respiration device via inhalation and causes respiration and cardiovascular disorders, in addition to reproductive and imperative anxious device dysfunctions, and most cancers are one of all of them. Despite the fact that ozone inside the stratosphere protects in opposition to ultraviolet irradiation, high concentrations of ozone at ground level are detrimental.

The interaction between humans and their physical environment has been extensively studied because some human activities affect the environment. In the environment (hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere), the worlds of living things (living organisms and microorganisms) and abiotic (inanimate objects) collide. Pollution is defined as the release of substances that are harmful to humans and other organisms into the environment.

Pollutants are toxic solids, liquids, or gases that are produced at above-average rates and reduce the quality of the environment. Human activity pollutes the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the soil in which plants grow, adversely affecting the environment. The Industrial Revolution was a major technological, social and service-related success, but it also led to the massive release of harmful pollutants. There is no doubt that the deterioration of the global environment is regarded as a multifaceted international public health problem. This big problem is related to social, economic, legislative and lifestyle choices. Urbanization and industrialization have clearly reached unprecedented levels. Climate change and air pollution are inextricably linked. Climate change is on the other side of the same coin that is degrading the quality of our planet. The amount of incident sunlight is affected by pollutants such as soot, methane, ground level ozone, and aerosols. As a result, the temperature of the earth rises and ice, icebergs and glaciers melt.

Climatic changes and air pollution

Climate change affects the incidence and prevalence of both residual and introductory diseases worldwide. Climate and weather have a significant impact on the duration, timing, severity, and global spread of infectious diseases. Mosquito-borne parasites or viral diseases are extremely vulnerable to climate change because warming reduces the incubation period of pathogens and changes the geographical map of the vector. Warm water as a result of climate change also leads to a high prevalence of water-borne diseases. Eradicated diseases such as cholera, polio, tick-borne encephalitis, and malaria have recently recurred due to migration in Europe. International cooperation in research, development, administrative policy, surveillance and politics is essential to successful emission control. Clean air legislation needs to be updated and harmonized, and policy makers need to propose the creation of important environmental and health protection measures.

Measures to reduce air pollution

Pollution resolution efforts have always been a big issue. For this reason, precautions are always a better way to control air pollution. These preventative measures are enacted by either the government (law) or by individuals.In many major cities, monitoring devices are installed in many parts of the city. Authorities regularly read them to check air quality.

Government (or community) level prevention: Governments around the world are already taking action against air pollution by introducing green energy. Some governments are investing in wind, solar and other renewable energies to minimize the burning of fossil fuels that cause air pollution. The government has also increased responsibility for manufacturing activities to businesses, which causes pollution but is tightly controlled. Companies are also making cars that are less polluted and more energy efficient than they used to be.

Individual level prevention: Encourage your family to commute by bus, train, or bicycle. If we all do so, there will be fewer cars on the road and fewer emissions. Use energy (light, water, boilers, kettles, firewood) wisely. This is because many fossil fuels are burned to generate electricity. If we can reduce consumption, we can reduce the amount of pollution. Recycle and reuse. This minimises your reliance on creating new ones. Remember that the manufacturing industry causes a lot of pollution. So it would be useful if we could reuse shopping bags, clothes, paper, bottles, etc.

Encourage your family to commute by bus, train, or bicycle. If we all do so, there will be fewer cars on the road and fewer emissions. Use energy (light, water, boilers, kettles, firewood) wisely. This is because many fossil fuels are burned to generate electricity. If we can reduce consumption, we can reduce the amount of pollution.