Air Poem by chandra thiagarajan

Air is one of the five basic elements
Air surrounds the Earth and forms its atmosphere
Air surrounding the Earth is retained by its gravitational field
Air is an invisible, colorless, odorless, tasteless gaseous mixture
Air consists of mainly Nitrogen(approx-78%) , Oxygen(approx-21%)
and the balance is Argon, Carbon-di-oxide, Water vapor, etc.,
Air is a precious resource that most of us take for granted
Air supplies Oxygen which is essential to live -without it we
would die within minutes
Air supports burning
Air is dissolved in water
Air—It's component carbon-di-oxide is used by green plants
to make their food

Air—when in motion is called wind
Air—when there is a very strong wind it is a storm
Air—in Hindu myth VAYU is the God of air
Air—in Greek myth AETHER is the God of air and light
Air—in Roman myth LELANTOS is the God of air

Air—It can be felt as a light breeze
Air—It's presence can be felt by
1) Winnowing
2) Formation of clouds
3) Respiration
4) Photosynthesis
5) Transpiration
6) Flying of birds
Air—It's waves are the medium of Radio and Television transmission
Air - It is used for drying, purifying and refreshing
Air—Navigation against its surfaces is by Air-Craft

Air—Pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals,
particulates, or biological materials that cause discomfort, disease
or death to humans and damage to natural environment.
Air—quality means the state of air around us
Air—quality tells us how good the air is to breathe
Air—quality is bad when it has more harmful things in it
Air—quality when poor occurs when pollutants reach high enough
concentration to endanger human health and environment

Air—quality is impacted when our everyday choices such as driving
car, burning wood, raising smoke, formation of smog etc.
Air—quality index (AQI) is a no: used by Government Agencies to
communicate to the public how polluted the air is currently
Air-quality index when increases adverse health effects set in.
Air—Stratospheric ozone depletion due to air pollution has been
recognized as a threat to human health as well as to
Earth's eco- systems.