Air Principles Air is a natural resource, necessary for development, maintenance, and improvement of life. The air resource can be changed, altered, manipulated, and controlled.
Air is a fluid, made up primarily of nitrogen and oxygen.
Other gases, including carbon dioxide and monoxide, ozone, and methane, are also a part of air. Water in vapor and precipitation forms, dusts and particulates, and non-indigenous gases, are not a part of air, although they contribute to the quality and physical characteristics of the air. Air, with all its inclusions, forms the earth's atmosphere. Concerns such as acid rain, global change, and ozone depletion are potential consequences of the use of air as a global dumping ground. Agriculture is not free of guilt concerning degradation of the air resource.