Phase 1. Ask: Topic Exploration
Introduction:
A discussion regarding air pollution is going to be elaborated. The topic has been chosen here by considering its importance in this current scenario. In the following sections of this paper, a discussion regarding the history, controversy and other factors related to the topic are going to be highlighted. Students need to acquire further precision about air pollution.
How the topic is live?
It is a fact that air pollution is a great problem throughout the world. In some countries like China, India, and Pakistan, a number of people are dying every year due to air pollution. Here, a graph related to it is going to be provided.

(Source: Statista, 2020)
Figure 1: The number of death attributable to air pollution exposure in 2019
The graph is showing the number of death attributable to air pollution exposure in 2019. By considering this matter, it can be stated that this is an effective topic for a detailed discussion and. Apart from that, the Covid_19 situation has made the topic more significant as long-term air quality data has a significant co-relation with the cases of the pandemic (Fattorini & Regoli , 2020). This matter proves that the topic is certainly alive.
History of the topic
Air Pollution consists of Toxic chemicals and other harmful particles that can provide a severe effect on the health of people and ecosystem. It is the world’s largest health risk that can cause million of deaths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tds3k97aAzo .The air pollution-related concern has been accelerated in the wake of public health disaster like Donora Smog Distaste in 1948 (Kovarik, 2021). The London Killer fog has also accelerated the concern of people regarding air pollution.
Controversies within the topic
It is a fact that air pollution can cause severe effects on human health. Studies have identified that the air pollution as a risk factor for total and controversial disease mortality (Wu et al. 2020). However, the impact of air pollution and the severity of it on human health is still a controversial factor as researchers are still struggling to understand the human health effects of low level of urban particulate air pollution. However, it is expected that more researches would be done on the topic and the answer to this query would definitely be gained.
Key questions about the topic
There are several questions that an individual can face when doing a research on the topic. First of all, the question that comes to the mind of researchers is about the effect of air pollution on human health. Second question related to the topic is about the measures that people can take in order to handle the pollution effectively and save people from the devastating effects of it. Researchers have already made an intensive research to get the answer to such questions and it is expected that future researches would be able to find out more specific answers to these questions.
How I am depending my understanding of the topic?
I have already gone through a number of articles and journals in order to get a clear idea regarding the topic and in order to get the answer to the questions related to the topic that have been highlighted in the above-stated sections. My understanding regarding the topic is clear and it is a fact that by going through several articles and research papers, it has been possible for me to get the answer to these questions and I think that in the future, more number of researches would be accomplish on the topic and my understanding level regarding it would be clearer.
Conclusion:
In the above-stated passages, a clear discussion regarding air pollution has been elaborated. The overall discussion has been made here based on own understanding and effective references.