How can carbon dioxide be considered a pollutant when it is a natural component of air?

A substance can be a pollutant when its concentration becomes higher than normal and causes harmful effects, even if it occurs naturally in air. Human activities such as burning fossil fuels add extra carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. Therefore, the correct choice is that carbon dioxide is considered a pollutant when human activity raises its concentration above normal.

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