Effects Of Air Conditioners
Why is the air conditioner’s air said to be harmful?
Effects Of Air Conditioners
Air conditioners are widely used in cities to provide relief from the hot warm weather, in one hand it makes the life of the people easy by providing them the comfort of working and living in a pleasant environment and on the other hand it joins hand in the harming our natural environment. Air conditioners release CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons). These are composed of several organic compounds of carbon, fluorine, and also does contains hydrogen. These organic compounds cause great damage to our environment. It deforms our ozone layer; the ozone layer protects us from the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun and these CFC molecules tend to breakdown the ozone layer and lets the harmful ultraviolet rays to reach all the living beings these rays cause harmful skin diseases and are also the reason behind the increasing number of skin cancer patients. Also, air conditioners are responsible for global warming by the emission of greenhouse gases. They also reduce human capabilities to sustain lives in tough conditions.
It’s high time for us to look out for our environment and take measures to reduce the emission of CFC compounds. We can move on to air conditioners of different mechanisms, which use some environmentally friendly compounds to give us relief.
– Written By Anushree Ray
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