The world’s air pollution levels are rising year on year. What are the most pressing causes and effects of this disturbing trend?

It is not a
sectret
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secret
, toxic smog in the air is the most
challinging
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challenging
issue for the globe. There are many causes and effects.
However
, fuel burning and construction materials production are leaders in the race, so in the rest of
this
essay both of them will be discussed.
Industrialisation
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era has
broaght
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brought
a number of global problems for
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society, and
the
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air pollution is not an exception.
In
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average, over 35% of worldwide
greanhouse
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greenhouse
gases
has
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been
releasing
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in
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the atmosphere by oil
refinery
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refineries
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, cement and steel
factores
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factories
factors
. In Russian Omsk
city
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,
citiziens
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citizens
have
notieced
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noticed
more smog in the
are
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area
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than ever since a brand new crude oil refinery factory was launched. All around the world, societies face the most
inprodictable
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unpredictable
and dangerous
deseas
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disease
called cancer. Everybody knows it.
Although
there is a point of people
emergancy
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emergency
migration from home, because of natural
disusters
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disasters
caused by global warming. The higher
a
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polution
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pollution
level in
atmosphere
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, the higher
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the chance
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we get cancer or
we
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flee.
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,
aproximatelly
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approximately
200 people left their property the
last
year in Omsk
dictrict
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district
after flooding, but
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they
awered
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aware
of the pollution effect on it? All
of
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all, if consider toxic greenhouse gases as a complex issue, we can notice that
consrtuction
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construction
and production are the most powerful factors which affect
to
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our inconveniences. Global warming and air pollution could have been less, if everybody realised the threat on time, and
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their best to tackle it.
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task achievement
Ensure all examples are clearly linked to the point being made. The example of Omsk could be expanded to show a direct connection to the topic for better clarity.
coherence cohesion
Check grammar and spelling more carefully. Small errors like 'sectret' instead of 'secret', 'broaght' instead of 'brought', and 'citiziens' instead of 'citizens' can affect readability.
coherence cohesion
Better transitions between points could improve the logical flow. For instance, transitioning from discussing industries to health impacts could be smoother with a linking phrase or sentence.
task achievement
You have identified two major causes of air pollution: fuel burning and construction material production. This shows clear understanding of the topic.
task achievement
The essay demonstrates awareness of the global nature of the problem, including specific examples like the Omsk city in Russia.
coherence cohesion
The concluding paragraph ties back to the introduction and restates the main ideas, creating a sense of closure.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • air quality
  • emissions
  • pollutants
  • carbon footprint
  • greenhouse gases
  • deforestation
  • fossil fuels
  • urbanization
  • industrialization
  • exhaust fumes
  • environmental regulations
  • renewable energy
  • smog
  • ozone layer depletion
  • public health crisis
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