50 FAQs on Air Pollution, Second Edition: (Know all about Air Pollution and do your bit to limit it)

Sachin Bhardwaj

Jul 2021 · The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

About this ebook

What do the terms PM10 and PM2.5 mean? Is nuclear energy a clean source of energy? What is a hybrid car? How does E-waste contribute to air pollution? What are E-crackers? How is plastic associated with air pollution? What are catalytic converters? Know the answers to these, and 43 more frequently asked questions, on air pollution, its various aspects, and impacts.

 

Other titles in this series:

50 FAQS on Climate Change (ISBN: 9788179936917)

50 FAQs on Global Warming (ISBN: 9788179936986)

50 FAQs on Renewable Energy (ISBN: 9788179936900)

50 FAQs on Waste Management (ISBN: 9788179936993)

50 FAQs on Water Pollution (ISBN: 9788179936924)

Table of Contents:

Earth’s atmosphere / Composition of air  / Air pollution / VOCs  / Major sources of air pollution / Greenhouse effect  / Acid rain / Particulate matter  / Respirators / Nuclear energy  / Hybrid cars / Electric cars  / Aviation pollution / E-waste  / Pollution from agriculture / E-crackers  / Pollution from thermal power plants / BS-VI  / GHGs / Air pollution and global warming  / Paris Agreement / Renewable sources of energy  / Air pollution and trees / Air pollution due to construction  / Plastic, a cause of air pollution / Largest source of GHG release  / Catalytic converters / Temperature increase since Industrial Revolution  / Air pollution measurement / Air quality  / Indoor air pollution / Health effects of indoor air pollution  / Mitigation of indoor air pollution / Ozone hole  / Clean fuels / Biodiesel  / Carbon footprint / Ozone depletion by non-CFCs  / Hydrogen energy / PUC  / India’s most polluted city / India’s cleanest city  / Smog / Primary and secondary pollutants  / Montreal Protocol / Laws on air pollution  / CO2 released per litre / Worst air pollution disaster  / Emission trading / Ways to reduce air pollution