Note: Some pollutants may not have direct health effects.
Choose one of the following atmospheric issues: air pollution, global warming, ozone depletion, and acid deposition. Then, respond to the following:
? What air pollutants combine and contribute to this issue?
? Briefly describe the health and environmental problems caused by the selected atmospheric issue.
? Provide one key solution to help either reduce the effects or recover from the effects of the selected issue.
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Issue Sources Health / Environmental Effects
Carbon dioxide (CO2) combustion of carbon-based fuels (aside from natural sources such as animal respiration) / causes enhanced thermal capacity of the atmosphere contributing to climate change ...
Solution Summary
Brief answer with sources regarding several common atmospheric pollutants and associated health effects
... Troposphere is a lower portion of atmosphere. ... from earth's surface and it contains 90% of atmospheric gas. ... The major forms of pollutants are NOx, SOx, CO, CO2 ...
... Exposure to the ozone gases may cause lung damage. Peroxyacetyl nitrates, which is formed in the atmosphere when sunlight meets the air pollutants in mostly ...
... the type, CFCs stay in the atmosphere from 22 ... also known as Freons, are greenhouse gases that contribute ... Photochemical air pollution is commonly referred to as ...
... Human activities are creating excess greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere and lead to ...Pollution is one of the biggest man-made problems. ...
... The chemical pollutants in industrial and automobile smog ... Greenhouse gases, eg, carbon dioxide and methane, work by ... spectrum to enter the atmosphere, but block ...
... NaN3 react at 25.0oC and 0.950 atmosphere? ... number of problems dealing with gases, stoichiometry and ... CO2.\ D. Agricultural fertilizers can be water pollutants. ...
... recovery system, also an anti-pollution system, captures gasoline vapors that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere from hot vehicle engines and fuel tanks ...
... less waste, pollution and greenhouse gases. Our climate may already be changing because of the existing buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and we ...
