Define Air Pollution | various classification Sources of Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Air pollution means the presence of one or more contaminants in the atmosphere, such as dust, fumes, gas, mist, odour, smoke, or vapour, etc. which are responsible for causing injury to human, plant or animal life and property.

Various sources of Air Pollution

The various sources of pollutants can be broadly classified under either stationary sources or mobile sources.

The stationary sources and mobile sources are also be classified as

1. Point sources: - It includes larges stationary sources

2. Area sources: - It includes small stationary sources and mobile sources with indefinite sources.

3. Line sources: - It includes mobile sources with define routes.

Classification of pollutant