EESA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Industrial Revolution, Dander, Asbestosis
10 Dec 2012
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In creating loss and actions for air pollution. The tremendous number of gases of different kinds started during the industrial revolution. Since the industrial revolution, the amount of gases and level of contamination was very high. One of the biggest events was london smog which happened in 1953. This event lasted no longer than 5-6 days. There was a lot of fog and moist air during this smog. The industry relied on the burning of coal which was called soft coal . This soft coal contained high quantities of sulfur which released sulfur dioxide. The smog was very thick during this time that it darkened the sky during the day. People got choked due to the large amounts of sulfur in the air. During this period of 4 days, about 4000 people died due adverse affect of sulfur gases. The two components in smog (sulfur and smog) was the most responsible.
