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How Does Air Pollution Damage Plants? | ||
ir pollution interferes with photosynthesis, which hurts plants' ability to use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide to food and fiber. It can cause yellow, partly dead leaves which also reduce photosynthesis. Smog can make plants more vulnerable to injury from diseases or insects. Crop yields are lower, and the produce has less carbohydrate or food energy and doesn't look as healthy making it harder to sell and less nutritious.
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