ES102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Scrubbers, Indoor Air Quality, Asbestosis
30 Jan 2014
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Undesirable chemicals and particulates in concentrations high enough to have. Week 4: air pollution january 27 2014. Incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuel: vehicles, fireplaces, cigarettes. Impairs ability of bloodstream to deliver oxygen where needed. Impairs reflexes, causes nausea: at higher levels of exposure, causes birth defects and death. Formed when fossil fuels are burned: nox are greenhouse gases, no2 is a key ingredient in photochemical smog, acid rain, change soil & water chemistry. Smog elevates medical visits for respiratory illness, asthma. Harmful effects: key components of acid rain, change soil, water chemistry, elevates medical visits for respiratory illness, asthma, chronic exposure leads to permanent bronchitis, bad-smelling, short lived gas. Harmful effects: component of smog, causes difficulty breathing, elevates medical visits for respiratory illness, asthma, metal refineries, batteries, used to be common in paints, gasoline. Harmful effects: bio-accumulates, damages brain, nervous system. Harmful effects: respiratory illness, some may be toxic.
