EESA10H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Great Smog Of London, Smog, Volatile Organic Compound
20 Jun 2011
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James nugent (a - f: lisa tutty (h- l, slawomir kowal (m -s, smriti das (t - z and g) (a z first letter of the student"s last name) Airborne hazards and human health: global problem, used to be local problem but now is a global problem from continent to continent, there is no place that is perfectly safe from pollution. In industrialized areas, concentration of pollution is higher. Case study 1: london smog, 1952 represents landmark for air pollution. What the people felt at first felt burning sensation in their throat, had difficulty to. There was no wind to distribute the sulphuric gases and evacuate matter (smoke) So after a couple of days, everything combined with industries with same gases, The revolution and solution with air pollution started. In beginning of december in 1952, the air was steady and cold. So they need extensive heating in their homes for a long time.
