Given below is a representation of a type of pollution. Study the picture and answer the questions:
(i) Name the type of pollution shown in the picture.
(ii) Name one source of this pollution.
(iii) How does this pollution affect human health?
(iv) Write one measure to reduce this pollution.
(v) State one gaseous compound that leads to the depletion of the ozone layer and creates 'Ozone holes'.
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(i) Air pollution is shown in the picture.
(ii) The exhaust given out by petrol/diesel vehicles.
(iii) Air pollution causes respiratory problems, lung disorders. Particulate lead may cause blood cell shortage. Smog leads to asthma and allergies. The exhaust gas SO2 causes serious damage to the air passages in lungs (the disease bronchitis).
(iv) Use of unleaded petrol and CNG in automobiles.
(v) Chloro fluoro carbon