Q. Major cause of air pollution in big cities is

A) Domestic exhaust
B) Burning of cooking gas
C) Thermal power plant
D) Automobile exhaust
Explanation

The major cause of air pollution in big cities is automobile exhaust. In all major metropolitan cities, vehicular exhaust accounts for 70% of all $CO\$(carbon monoxides), 50% of all hydrocarbons, 30-40% of all oxides and 30 % of all SPM. The vehicular exhaust produces many air pollutants including unburnt hydrocarbons, $CO,NO_{x}$ and lead oxides along with traces of aldehydes, esters, ethers, peroxides and ketones.

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