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AIR POLLUTION
SOURCES OF POLLUTION
Anthropogenic Sources
Natural Sources
ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES
Stationery sources
Mobile sources
Point sources
Nonpoint sources
ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES
All these and also other chemicals like hair sprays etc.
emit harmful chemicals.
Landfills
Military
NATURAL SOURCES
Lack of Vegetation
Digestion of food
Wildfire
Radioactive decay
Volcanic Activities
POLLUTANTS
Natural Contaminants
Aerosols/Particulates
POLLUTANTS
Secondary Pollutants
carbon monoxide,
nitrogen oxides,
sulfur oxides,
particulate matter, and
Hydrocarbons
Halogen Compounds
Photochemical smog
Ozone
PAN (Peroxy Acetyl Nitrate)
Fomaldehyde
acid rain
Sulfur dioxide is produced by combustion of sulfurcontaining fuels, such as coal and fuel oils.
sources
PARTICULATE MATTER
PARTICULATES
Dust (3m-100m)
Smoke (0.01m-0.2m)
CONTD
Mist (40m-500m)
Fog (1m-40m)
CONTD
Fumes (<1m)
Soot (>1m)
HYDROCARBONS
1,3-
Ammonia (NH3)
Hazardous chemical,
agricultural processes.
from
mainly
emitted
Halogen
Compounds/Chlorofluorocarbons
Emitted from phosphate fertiliser, alluminum
industry, brick plant
Toxic
metals
Lead(Pb), Cadmium(Cd), Copper(Cu).
Radioactive
Nuclear
elements.
pollutants
explosions,
decay
of
radioactive
PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG
INDUSTRIAL SMOG
OZONE
(2)
HEALTH EFFECTS
Chronic
Acute (Example: Methyl Isocyanate from Pesticide
Industry in1984 in Bhopal)
Characteristics :
Source
Dust storms
Cigarette smoke
Smoke from burning of garbage, fossil fuel
Fumes like those of zinc or lead
Health effects
SULPHUR DIOXIDE
Characteristics:
Colourless gas
Taste threshold at 0.3 ppm
Odour threshold at 0.5 ppm
Source
SULPHUR DIOXIDE
Health Effects
Sulfur dioxide easily injures many plant species and varieties, both
native and cultivated. Some of the most sensitive plants include
various commercially valuable pines, legumes, red and black oaks,
white ash, alfalfa and blackberry. The effects include:
Characteristics :
Colourless
Odourless
Tasteless
Source :
CARBON MONOXIDE
Health Effects
Characteristics :
Source
Reduce visibility.
LEAD
Characteristics:
Colourless vapour
Consumed through inhalations
Source
LEAD
Health effects
OZONE (O3)
Characteristics :
Colourless gas
Threshold odour is at 0.3 ppm
Source
OZONE (O3)
Health effects :
Ozone acts as a powerful respiratory irritant at the
levels frequently found in most of the nation's urban
areas during summer months.
Ozone exposure may lead to:
Shortness of breath.
Chest pain when inhaling deeply.
Wheezing and coughing.
Long-term, repeated exposure to high levels of
ozone may lead to large reductions in lung function,
inflammation of the lung lining, and increased
respiratory discomfort.
Coughing, sneezing, chest pain, and pulmonary
congestion
Nature of pollutant
Concentration of pollutants
Duration of exposure
State of health of receptor
Age group receptor
Abrasion
Deposition and removal
Chemical attack
Corrosion
EFFECT ON PLANTS