EESA10H3 Final: EESA10 Cumulative Exam Notes
27 Apr 2013
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Since the beginning of time, we have had air pollutants. Planet earth copes pretty well with this kind of pollution. Sources: human sources (stationary), human sources (mobile), natural resources, (volcanoes ect) Carbon monoxide, sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, Water droplets, mix with primary air pollutants to produce secondary air pollutants: health effects of outdoor air pollution. Asthma is more prevalent in highly polluted areas. Chronic bronchitis: occurs when an excessive amount of mucus is produced in bronchi which results in a lasting cough, exposure to sulfuric acids. Pulmonary emphysema: weaking of the wall of alveoli, they become enlarged and lose their resilience, nitric acids are most likely responsible for that: seven common outdoor air pollutants. Sulfuric acids, are soluble in water so it damages more of the upper airways, burning of coal and. Voc (volatile organix compound), very smelly chemicals, evaporate at room temperature (28 degrees celcius), used in industry, but contribute to photochemical smog.
