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Write the name of the two main pollutant gases?

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Hint: The main gases which are responsible for air pollution are carbon dioxide and methane, they are also responsible for the greenhouse effect in the environment.

Complete answer: 1. Both gases are responsible for increasing the temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, as the earth has the emit heat energy again in the environment in the form of infrared rays, but these two gases absorb the infrared rays and don’t let them exit from the earth environment. So the earth’s temperature will rise from the normal range due to the increase in the amount of methane and carbon dioxide in the environment.
2. Carbon dioxide is released from the burning of carbon in the presence of the oxygen that is from the vehicles. The particles of these gases radiated and release the heat energy in the environment, the average temperature of the earth is 15 degrees Celsius.
3. The percentage of these gases increases day by day due to excessive use of fossil fuel, increasing deforestation, excessive use of vehicles.

Note: To decrease the amount of these gases we have to do limited use of private transport, improve the efficiency of energy usage, decrease deforestation, and increases reforestation and afforestation, this will lead to a decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide. WHO also takes several steps to reduce air pollution by organizing a world summit and earth summits.