ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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factories burning coal
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acid rain from germany
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nuclear fallout from Ukraine
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Car exhaust
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Detailed explanation-1: -Domestic burning is the UK’s largest source of particulate matter air pollution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Accounts of air pollution in the UK date back to the 13th century. Early occurrences resulted from rapid population growth, urbanisation and changes in fuel use – in particular the medieval switch from wood to coal, especially in brick kilns and domestic fireplaces.
Detailed explanation-3: -Industrialization, beginning in the 1800s, caused pollution problems in US cities from stationary sources such as factories and power plants. By 1870, explorers reported a “dry haze” over the arctic that resulted from the byproducts of smelting and coal combustion.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the UK, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health. The annual mortality of human-made air pollution in the UK is roughly equivalent to between 28, 000 and 36, 000 deaths every year.