How does air pollution affect where you live?

• What is Air Pollution?

        It is the presence of toxic chemicals or components(including biological origin) in the air,  at levels that pose a health risk. Air pollution contains tiny solid particles and liquid droplets which are known as aerosols. They are predominantly emitted by industrial factories, vehicle exhausts, and power plants and impact human health and agricultural and economic productivity uniquely worldwide compared to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

The co-lead author of the study and an assistant professor at the Austin Jackson School of Geoscience explained that  “Carbon dioxide has the same impact on climate no matter who emits it. But these aerosols tend to stay concentrated near where they’re emitted, so the effect they have on the climate system is very patchy and very dependent on where they’re coming from.”



• New research suggests that the impacts of air pollution differ drastically depending on the location where the pollutants are emitted.

                 The University of Texas at Austin and also the University of  California  San Diego-has discovered  how significantly air pollution affects human health as well as economies and agriculture varies substantially based on their region.