6 Ways child can contribute for reducing Air Pollution
Air Pollution
Ø The earth is cover by air called atmosphere. It helps to protect the earth from the sun heat.
Ø Air pollution means dirty and unclean air. It contains dust, fumes, smoke and gases.
Causes of Air pollution
•Both human and natural actions
•Natural action
Volcano
Forest fire
•Human action
Industries chemicals
Burning coal, waste, plastic
Vehicle emission
Problems due to Air Pollution
When we breathe polluted air, harmful substances get into our body.
Do you know which body system air pollution harm the most?
Why do you think the air during Diwali and other festivals, celebrations get very heavily polluted?
Infection, eye burning, asthma, lung cancer causes to us from air pollution.
Air pollution effects kids more than adults because they spend more time outside
Air pollution also causes Global Warming
Global Warming
Climate change is because of global warning. Air pollution is one of the reason of global warming.
In New Delhi schools were closed because of air pollution, after 2016 diwali.
The temperature warms over the last 100 years.
The ice is melting and the sea level is rising.
The cites near the water will be destroyed.
6 Ways Can We Do
•Use solar, wind energy
•Recycle, reduce, and reuse
•Use Carpool
•Avoid waste burning
•Don’t waste paper, food, light.
•Plant a tree because trees are best friends of environment.
Carbon dioxide eat heat and warm our earth but trees eat carbon dioxide.
Air Purifier Plants
Absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, as all plants do, but some plants purify air.
Some air purifying plants are •Spider plant •Snake plant •Peace lily • Bamboo
We should plant these Trees and protect them for clean air in our homes
Plant and Protect Trees for Clean Air
This article is based on Prayanshi's (Age 11) TED-Ed talk as part of HRDEF GyanTree TED-Ed Club presentation in Feb., 2017
