Sources of Air Pollution

There are various locations, activities or factors which are responsible for releasing pollutants into the atmosphere. These sources can be classified into two major categories:

  • Anthropogenic (man-made) sources
  • Natural sources

Anthropogenic (man-made) Sources:

  • These are mostly related to the burning of multiple types of fuel.
  • Stationary sources include smoke stacks of power plants, manufacturing facilities (factories) and waste incinerators, as well as furnaces and other types of fuel-burning heating devices. In developing and poor countries, traditional biomass burning is the major source of air pollutants; traditional biomass includes wood, crop waste and dung.
  • Mobile sources include motor vehicles, marine vessels, and aircraft.
  • Controlled burn ....
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