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Air Pollution

What is air pollution?

What is Particulate Matter?

Air Pollution from Fossil Fuels

Different Ways to Get Energy

Other Causes of Air pollution

Can the Air Inside be Polluted Too?

Eight things YOU can do to help keep our air clean!







Other Causes of Air pollution

Although burning fossil fuels is the main cause of air pollution, there are other causes as well. Whenever we burn wood in fireplaces or stoves, we are creating air pollution. Just like forest fires create pollution when trees burn down, we create pollution when we burn wood from trees at home.

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