Oxides of nitrogen A mixture of gases that are composed

of nitrogen and oxygen.

Released by a variety of agricultural and forestry activities as well as fuel burning

activities and cigarette smoking.

Carbon monoxide

A highly poisonous, colourless, odourless and tasteless gas.

Released from vehicles, fuel burning and smoking cigarettes.

Acetone

&

Ammonia

Acetaldehyde

Ethanol Sulfuric acid

Lead

Nitric acid

Cyanide compounds

Methanol Chlorine

These hazardous and potentially

fatal chemicals, as well as over 70

more, are affecting us all.

You are breathing them in everyday.

They are making us sick.

Coughing, sneezing, choking, and chest pain

Pneumonia

oxygen deficiency oxygen deficiency oxygen deficiency

Oxygen deficiency

(essentially cardiac arrest)

Leukemia

oxygen deficiency oxygen deficiency oxygen deficiency

Cancer

Australia's air pollution death toll

is higher than fatalities from road

accidents.

1700 people die annually from

road accidents.

2400 people die each year due to

air pollution.

This number increases if long-term effects of air toxics on cancer are included.

And it’s not only humans that are

slowly being poisoned; the

environment is suffering too.

These chemicals are thickening the ozone

layer.

It gets thicker and the Earth gets

warmer as more and more of the Sun’s rays are getting trapped in the

Earth’s atmosphere.

Carbon dioxide is the biggest contributor to the thickening of the

ozone layer.

By the end of the 21st century, carbon

dioxide levels will have incresed by up to 75-350% (compared to pre-industrial levels)

As the Earth heats up, our plants and animals are dying because they can’t adapt to the high

temperatures.

This problem is only getting worse.

Imagine if all plant and animal life

disappeared and you did nothing to

stop it.

You might think that there is

nothing that you can do.

But you can!

Taking simple actions can make a world of difference.

Turn off unnecessary electrical appliances at the power point wherever possible.

Make it your goal to purchase 'Green Power' - power

generated from clean, renewable energy

such as solar or wind.

Wear warmer clothes as your first action to

keep warm, before

deciding to use a heater

or other heating

element.

Purchase and install

energy efficient

light bulbs.

Together we can take these small

actions to create a better world for today and the

future.