• International ozone day is September 6 every year.
• Color TV is the major source of harmful radiations in the house
• Bhopal gas disaster took place on December 2 is observed as the National Pollution Prevention Day in India.
• The term acid rain was first used by Robert Angus in 1872.
• An estimate suggests that man alone has dumped 36,00,00,00,000 tons of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

• Nearly 80% of total air pollution is caused by automobiles.
• Black lung disease is caused among coal miners who inhale mine dust for many years.
• Taj Mahal at Agra is affected by air pollution particularly created by Mathura refinery.
• An average smoker has the risk of developing and dying from lung cancer ten times more than a non-smoker.
• A 5% loss of ozone results in a 10% increase in UV radiation.