Air pollution

Air pollution

1. Acid Rain

   • Lowers Ph level of Aquatic bodies
     • Marine flora + fauna destroyed
   • Destroys soil nutrients + microorganisms
     • Forest cover reduced - stunted tree growth
   • Corrosive impact on materials
     • Monuments + commercial structures destroyed

2. Carbon and Hydrogen

   • Carbon Dioxide
     • Combustion of fossil fuels
       • Hydrocarbon + Oxygen = Water vapor + Carbon Dioxide
     • Cement Production
     • respiration
   • Carbon Monoxide
     • Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels
     • Vehicular Exhaust

3. Nitrogen Oxides

   • Agriculture
     • Synthetic Fertlizers
     • Breakdown of livestock manure and Urine
   • High temperature Combustion
     • Car engines
       • Coal fired power plants
   • Industrial Processes
     • Production of Nitric + Adipic Acid

4. Sulfur Dioxide

   • Natural Sources
     • Volcanoes
     • Forest Fires
     • Decaying Plant Matter
     • Oceans
   • Anthropogenic
     • Fossil Fuel Combustion
       • Power Plants
       • Metal Manufacturing
       • Home Heating
       • Chemical Production
       • Transportation

5. Other Pollutants

   • Radioactive Material
     • Nuclear power plants
     • War Explosives
     • Natural - radon decay
   • CFCs
     • Aerosol Cans
     • Old Refrigeration Units
   • VOCs
     • Vehicle emissions
     • Fuel Combustion
     • Domestic solvent use
   • PM
     • Combustion appliances
     • Exhausts
     • Industries
     • Natural- dust storm, volcanoes

6. Health Problems

   • CO
     • Death, Fatigue
   • Nitrogen Oxides
     • Smog
       • Eye/nose/throat irritation
       • Increased allergies
   • VOC
     • leukaemia
   • PM
     • Heart Disease
     • Lung Cancer
   • Sulphur Dioxide
     • Respiratory illness
   • CFC
     • Skin cancer

7. Environment

   • Sulphur Dioxide
     • Smog
     • Acid Rain
     • Global Warming
   • CFCs
     • Breakdown of Ozone layer
     • Global Warming
     • Damage to vegetation
   • Nitrogen Oxides
     • Smog
     • Water quality deterioration
     • Acid Rain
     • Global warming
   • Carbon Dioxide
     • Global warming
     • Sea level rise
     • Agricultural productivity loss