air pollution
presence of dangerous substances in the atmosphere
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
air pollution is a pollution type[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of pollution type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,410 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: human impact on the environment[3]
- Subclass of: environmental pollution[4], pollution[5], emission[6]
- Commons category: Air pollution[7]
- Has cause: car[8], volcanic eruption[9], wildfire[10], dust[11], carbon monoxide[12], air pollutant[13], NOx[14], 2026 Southeast Asian haze[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Air pollution[16]
- Commons gallery: Air pollution[17]
- Number of deaths: 4,353,000[18], 1,476,000[19], 1,001,000[20]
- Facet of: air quality index[21]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of American Urban History[22], Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[23], Green Map Icons[24], Dresdner Hefte[25]
- Has effect: smog[26], respiratory disease[27], lung cancer[28], climate change[29]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_02500037[30]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[31]
Why It Matters
air pollution has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]