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Confronting pollution FAQIHA ABBAS

The country, which we live in,is facing numerous crises that have crippled the country. In such a situation a lot of issues getneglected and comes very late in the list of our priorities. Environment is one such issue. Wehave not paid any attention to our environment since independence. One of the major environmental issues is air pollution.Smoke of vehicles is one of the major sources of air pollution. The air is polluted by smokecoming out from factories and traffic. Every small factor like cigarettes cause air pollution. Afresh and clean environment is a right of every human being.In many developing countries coal is used as a fuel at household level. It damages the freshnessof air. During burning it emits air pollutants, like carbon dioxide (CO2) and formaldehyde.Formaldehyde is a toxic matter which causes irritation to eyes and nose. It can also causedifferent types of allergies.Sulphur dioxide also causes pollution in the air. It is harmful for lungs. Cause of this toxiccompound is combustion of fossil fuels. Nitrogen oxides cause respiratory diseases especially inchildren. Exposure of lead damages nervous system. Some other pollutants are carbon monoxide,ozone, radon and SPM (suspended particulate matter). SPM may be dust, fumes and smoke.Global warming is yet another potent threat for the environment. Research reveals that globalwarming is causing the northern parts of the northern Hemisphere to heat up glaciers situated innorthern areas. They will shrink and there will be less ice present on northern oceans. Maybethere will not be any snow falling in those areas which have less snow.In future there will be more humidity in the world. It is doubted that it will increase or decreasethe warming process. Due to humidity the rainfall will be increased. Oceans will also becomewarm as well as the planes. Due to ocean warming there will be many complications in marinelife. It is expected that due to global warming aqua ecosystem will also be changed. Survival of animals and plants will be hard because most of the natural resources will be occupied by man.Human beings will confront many harmful diseases. For instance, diseases caused by mosquitoes

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