Smog: Mumbai woke Friday morning to a dense

Mumbai woke Friday morning to a dense smog layering the city despite forecasted clear skies, marking a sharp deterioration in air quality within just days of improvement. The overall Air Quality ... Smog in India, particularly in Delhi and neighboring states, poses severe health risks due to pollutants like PM2.5. AQI levels soar during winter. Smog can cause serious health problems which include difficulty in breathing, asthma, reduced resistance to lung infections, colds, and eye irritation. Ozone in smog also damages plants and trees and also reduces visibility. What is smog ? Smong known as smog is a mixture of smoke and fog. The smoke usually came from burning coal. Hundreds of different chemicals are present in the smoke which is visible to us consisting of carbon, tar, oil, and ash. The dispersion phase is the only difference ... Smog is air pollution that reduces visibility. The term " smog " was first used in the early 1900s to describe a mix of smoke and fog. The smoke usually came from burning coal. Smog was common in industrial areas, and remains a familiar sight in some cities today. Today, most of the smog we see is photochemical smog . Photochemical smog is produced when sunlight reacts with nitrogen oxides and at least one volatile organic compound (VOC) in the atmosphere. Nitrogen oxides come from car exhaust ...