PBHL 2102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Donora, Pennsylvania, Sulfur Dioxide, Smog
22 Mar 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Potential damaging effects of air pollution, adverse human health effects (lung damage) & adverse environmental effects (acid rain & global warming) Smog- people refer to smog as air pollution. There is a mixture of pollutants principally ground level ozone, produced by chemical reactions in the air involving smog-forming chemicals. Major smog occurrences are often linked to heavy motor vehicle traffic, sunshine, high temperatures, and calm winds or temperature inversion. Smog complex- refers to eye irradiation, irritation of the respiratory tract, chest pains, cough shortness of breath, nausea and headache associated with smog. Health effects associated with air pollution include some forms of cancer such as lung cancer and skin cancer, damage to vital tissues and organs such as the nervous system, and impairment of lung and breathing function. Meuse valley, belgium: one of the earliest episodes of hazardous air pollution. Valley was located next to liege which at the time had a concentration of steel industry operations.
