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AIR POLLUTION (Sources (Industry (Ozone (a secondary pollutant, produced…
AIR POLLUTION
Sources
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Electricity generation
The combustion of coal,oil
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Industry
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Nitrogen oxide
can aggravate bronchitis and chest infections, and can cause acute problems
for asthma sufferers
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Ozone
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damages plants, particularly when mixed with other gases such
as sulphur dioxide.
irritates the throat and lungs causing coughing and choking particularly in those taking vigorous
exercise
Carbon monoxide. When inhaled, carbon monoxide molecules attach themselves to the haemoglobin molecules which carry oxygen round the body. This reduces the amount of oxygen that can be carried by the blood. At high levels this causes slowing of reflexes and thinking, and eventually death.
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Acid rain
a term used to describe a number of different types of pollution, all of which
bring acids in the environment
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is probably better described as acid precipitation, a term which includes all forms of water coming from clouds, i.e. acid snow, acid hail, acid fog and acid mist, as well as acid rain
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