Which of the following illustrates an anthropogenic form of pollution? a) a large plume of ash from an erupting volcanob) large clouds of smoke from a forest fire caused by lightningc) sulfur dioxide released from a coal burning power plantd) sea salt aerosols in the air above an ocean

C) sulfur dioxide released from a coal burning power plant

Explanation:

The anthropogenic pollution is the pollution caused by the actions of the humans. In this case, we have the coal as an energy resource in a power plant, with nus-product being the sulfur dioxide. The coal has been heavily used since the Industrial Revolution started, and it is heavily used in the present as well, especially in transitioning and less developed countries. Despite being an excellent energy source, the coal unfortunately is also a very big polluter. The amounts of released gasses that pollute the atmosphere by the burning of the coal are enormous. Some gasses like the carbon dioxide are not as harmful as often portrayed as it is a gas that cycles through the spheres and keeps the Earth warm, but some like the sulfur dioxide are very dangerous. The sulfur dioxide can cause lot of health issues in the humans, animals, and plants, and the reason for that is that it is very harmful for the respiratory system. Also, it causes a lot of acid rains, which cause lot of damage on the living organisms, but also increases the erosion and destruction of lot of architecture.