Air pollution: Impact and prevention
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesSep 21, 2012 · INTRODUCTION. Environmental pollution has been a matter of concern for many years. The Mellon Institute of Pittsburgh, PA, USA, sponsored the first broad scientific study of smoke abatement, which resulted in legislation designed to decrease the effects of smoke. 1 It is now well known that environmental contamination impacts on health; the World Health Organization estimates that every year ...
Pollution from Fossil-Fuel Combustion is the Leading ...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC580011623.12.2017 · 3. Fossil-Fuel Combustion is the Major Source of Global Air Pollution and CO 2. Globally, the majority of air pollution is generated by the combustion of fossil fuel (coal, diesel fuel, gasoline, oil, and natural gas) for electricity production, heating, transportation, and industry [].Worldwide, in 2011, fossil fuels represented 82% of the total primary energy supply [].