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8.2 Air pollution - Coggle Diagram
8.2 Air pollution
Major pollutants
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SPM: a variety of solid particles and liquid drplets that are small and light enough to remain suspended in the air for long periods for example lead, PCBs and soot
VOCs: for example methane, which is 25 times more potent as a green house gas than CO2
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Acid deposition
Burning coal releases sulfur dioxide and nitrous oxide which are both secundary pollutants that cause acid depositon
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EffectsL damage to infrastructure
human disease
destruction of marine ecosystem
destruction of land for growing crops
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Smog
Comes from burning fossil fuels consists of sulfur dioxide, suspended drolets of sulfuric acid, variety of particles that gives it the grey color
Photochemical smog: mixture of primary and secundary pollutnats formed under the influece of UV radiation from the sun
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