Farms are the main source of air pollution.
Emissions from farms far outweigh all other human sources of air pollution in most parts of the territories of the United States, Europe, Russia and China.
To such conclusions scientists came after a series of studies.
According to experts, the culprit is smoke from nitrogen-rich fertilizers and animal waste, combined in the air with the emissions from combustion with the formation of solid particles, which lead to various diseases and death. Experts note that if the level of these emissions to reduce, therefore, be reduced and the level of air pollution.
Agricultural air pollution occurs mainly due to the ammonia that enters the air as a gas from heavily fertilized fields and animal waste. He then connects with the pollutants from combustion are mainly nitrogen oxides and sulphates from vehicles, power plants and industrial processes, to creating tiny solid particles or aerosols, not more than 2.5 microns in diameter, about 1/30 the width of a human hair.
Aerosols can penetrate deep into the lungs, causing disease of the heart or lungs. That’s why experts say that it is necessary to solve this problem. Of course, farmers can’t use fertilizers or equipment, so the experts noted the importance of addressing the problem of environmental pollution.
