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Expansion of agriculture often involves deforestation and land clearing, which contributes to air pollution rather than containing it.

While carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, it is often classified as a pollutant in the context of global warming and air quality management when emitted in excess.

Air pollutants are classified by their origin into primary pollutants (emitted directly) and secondary pollutants (formed in the atmosphere).

Automobiles, industries, burning garbage, and brick kilns are all significant man-made sources of air pollution.

Smog is a type of air pollution that is a mixture of smoke and fog.

Bus,car and airplane run on fuels derived from petroleum and when they burn to generate power to drive vehicles they produce poisonous gases which cause air pollution 

The dramatic melting of the world’s mountain glaciers – from the Alps to the Himalayas – is mostly the result of man-made global warming rather than natural variability in the climate, a study has found.An assessment of about 200,000 glaciers in the world, some of which have been monitored since the mid 19th century, has found that about two thirds of the current rate of glacial melting is due to human influences on the climate

The greenhouse effect is primarily caused by the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which is a direct consequence of air pollution. Other forms of pollution like noise or water do not contribute to the greenhouse effect.

Air pollution can lead to immediate health issues, such as respiratory irritation or coughing, which are short term effects. Prolonged exposure can lead to chronic diseases like asthma, cancer, or heart disease, which are long term effects.

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy, which occurred in 1984, was caused by the accidental release of methyl isocyanate gas from a pesticide plant.