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AIR POLLUTION - Coggle Diagram
AIR POLLUTION
SOURCES
Transport: (carbon
monoxide, smog, ozone)
- cars
- lorries
- light-duty vehicles, etc.
Electriity generation:
- energy production
- energy distribution
Industry: (sulphur dioxide and
nitrogen oxide emissions)
- factories
- power plants, etc.
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Natural phenomena:
- volcanic eruptions
- sand storms, etc.
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Waste, coal mining, long-distance gas transmissions
Public buildings, household
HEALTH EFFECTS
Carbon Monoxide:
- slowing of reflexes and thinking
- death
Ozone:
- serious damage to the lungs
- harmful for the
the immune system
- irritates the throat and lungs
- affects those with asthma and bronchitis more than others
Nitrogen Oxides:
- aggravates bronchitis and chest infections
- causes acute problems
for asthma sufferers
Sulphur Dioxide:
- causes restriction of bronchi
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At risk:
- people with heart, lung disease
- infants
- asthmatics
- older adults
- those who spend a lot of time outdoors (including active ones)
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
Acid rain:
- a number of different types of pollution, all of which bring acids in the environment (acid precipitation, i.e. acid snow, acid hail, acid fog and acid mist)
Smog:
- a mixture of different gases, smoke and fog (photochemical in sunny conditions)
- contains ozone
WAYS TO REDUCE
- drive less
- use public transport
- clean up dirty vehicles and power plants
- use less electricity
- produce less waste
- change the industries
- control bushfires
WHAT IS THAT?
- contamination of the atmosphere by gaseous, liquid, or solid wastes or by-products that can endanger human health and the health and welfare of plants and animals, or can attack materials, reduce visibility, or produce undesirable odors