Thursday, May 26, 2011

Understanding Air Pollution

Understanding Air Pollution
Air pollution is the presence of one or more physical substance,chemical, or biological in the atmosphere in the amount that couldendanger the health of living things, disrupt the aesthetics andcomfort, or damage property.
Air pollution is the entry, or a mixture of dangerous elements into theatmosphere which could cause environmental damage, disruptionto human health in general as well as reduced environmental quality.
Classification of Air Pollutants:
1. Primary pollutants: pollutant in caused directly from the source of air pollution.
2. Secondary pollutant: pollutant-pollutant formed from reactions of primary pollutants in the atmosphere.
Example: Sulfur dioxide, sulfur monoxide and water vapor toproduce sulfuric acid
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