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~Air Pollution~
-Introduction
-Pollutants
~Sulphur
dioxide
~Nitrogen dioxide
~Carbon
monoxide
~Ozone
~Particulates
~Lead
-API
~What's
API?
~In
Hong Kong
~Equipment
~API
figures
-Photochemical
Smog
~What
is it?
~Problems
~Effects
-Acid Rain
~How
it is formed?
~Effects
-Global warming
~Greenhouse
effect
~Effects
~What
can you do?
-Measures
~Part
1
~Part
2
~Part
3
~What
can you do../1
~What
can you do../2 |
Pollutant: Nitrogen
dioxide
Characteristics: It is a
corrosive and highly oxidizing light brown gas which has a characteristic
pungent smell at high concentrations.
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It is formed by oxidation of nitric oxide emitted from fuel
combustion from vehicles, power plants, incineration and aircraft whenever
fuels are burnt at a very high temperature. |
Effect:
It can
irritate the respiratory system and increase susceptibility
to respiratory infection. It will also
dissolve in water to form acid rain
which erodes stones of buildings and
makes soil acidic and
unsuitable for plant growth. It is also an important element
in the formation of
photochemical smog.
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