... the most popular ways to pollute. I will be breaking down each form by: definition, origin, and characteristics. Air pollutin types and sources 1. Carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide is one of two classifications that make up the carbon oxides, the other is carbon dioxide. Carbon monoxide (CO), a primary pollutant, is and odorless, tasteless gas with the same density as air. It is formed in the process of ... burning fuels, gasoline in automobiles and oil refineries. The effects of carbon monoxide on humans can be extremely traumatic. Carbon monoxide has an affinity to red blood ... bronchi...

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... pollution is the most common environmental issue that is caused by contaminates that change the natural characteristics of the atmosphere and it can cause respiratory diseases. Particulate matter, carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide concern the public the most (WHO). The leading cause of air pollution is cars running on gasoline. Hybrid cars can be the solution to dramatically reducing air ... by mobile sources, mainly automobiles (EPA). When a car's engine is on, gases are emitted into the air such as carbon dioxide which is a greenhouse gas, hydrocarbons, nitro...

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... the energy to be directed accordingly. Still far from perfect, the process of controlled explosion produces various harmful emissions "most notably Hydrocarbons, Carbon monoxide, and Nitrogen Oxides. Hydrocarbons, which are toxic and carcinogenic, escape into the air during refueling and running a car engine and cause ... the internal combustion engine should burn fuel perfectly producing nothing but water vapor and carbon dioxide and operating under the rules of stoichiometry, the ideal ratio for any reaction to occur. If this were the case, Hydrocarbons ... , Carbon Monoxide, and Nit...

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... least of the populations concern. Global warming is the theory that our planet is getting hotter due to an increase in the greenhouse effect brought about by the increase of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere. Global warming is caused by the greenhouse gases and has several consequences that could occur if this problem is left ignored by most of ... 't be able to exist as an ecosystem and all life would go extinct. "Greenhouse gases, which have built up to unnaturally high levels in the atmosphere, trap heat. They include carbon dioxide, which is emitted when fossil fuels a...

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... The wind farm with 140 turbines generating up to 240 Megawatts of power, could provide electricity for some 150,000 customers. ScottishPower estimate that the carbon dioxide savings would be considerable and the development would go a long way towards attaining the UK target for 10% of power produced through renewable sources ... 1990 levels by 2010. On the basis of policies that can be quantified, the programme could also deliver a cut of 19 per cent in carbon dioxide by 2010. This is significantly beyond the UK's Kyoto target and a long way towards the Government's domestic 20 per cent...

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... the atmosphere resulting is damage to the environment and human life. There are eight main air pollutants that affect the atmosphere According to edugreen. Carbon monoxide (co) is produced by incomplete burning of carbon based fuel like wood. Carbon dioxide (co2) is the principle greenhouse gas emitted as a result of human activity. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) are gases that are mainly released by air conditioning systems ... colds. Nitrogen oxide (Nox) causes smog and acid rain. Suspended particulate matter (spm) is solids in the air that when breathed in can lung damage and respiratory ...

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... bull; (12) This will cause an even more severe Ozone depletion due to more Cl • being around in the stratosphere. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are nontoxic, nonflammable chemicals containing atoms of carbon, chlorine, and fluorine. They are used in the manufacture of aerosol sprays, blowing agents for foams and packing materials, as solvents, and as refrigerants. CFCs are classified as halocarbons, a class ... of compounds that contain atoms of carbon and halogen atoms. CFC was widely used before the signing of Montreal protocol in 1989. It has the following chemical advantages: 1. Chemi...

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... followed by a recovery. Recently, however, convincing scientific evidence has shown that the ozone shield is being depleted well beyond changes due to natural processes. CFC's (various halocarbon compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine) are the major cause of ozone depletion. In 1979 scientists detected a hole in the ozone above Antarctica. It wasn't a complete hole but merely a mass decrease. Each ... shut down. Ozone depletion is also linked to other global environmental problems. For example, both ozone and ozone-depleting substances are greenhouse gases. . I...

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... and being closer to sun. Damage to the ozone layer is expected to cause higher rates of skin cancer, cataracts, crop damage, the marine food cycle, and an increase in carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming. To protect yourself limit your time in mid day sun, use sunscreen where a hat and sunglasses and avoid tanning beds and sun lamps. What is ... ...

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... . One, is a process called global warming. This process, taking place on Earth now, is the all around heating of our planets temperatures due to a build up of "green house gasses." (carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide) Since 1896 it has been known that these gasses stop the suns infrared energy (which is being brought into our Earth's atmosphere by the depletion of ... ...

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... CFCs, the above findings that indicated the vanishing of the "hole" in the ozone were not released until long after the votes were in. The Center for the Study of Carbon Dioxide and Global Change points out that there has been no net change in the earth's true surface air temperature for at least the last 20 years. They also indicate that ... ...

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... expensive. Major repair should not be completed on an old system, and the cost for replacement is about the same as repair. Also, halo fire extinguishers should be replaced with carbon dioxide extinguishers or with foam extinguishers. Most importantly, educating our children is also an option. By teaching the youth of our mistakes, they may not repeat them. In summary, we need ... ...

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... deterioration of the ozone layer, improve the greenhouse effect and reduce global warming. Many activities that people do create gases that pollute the atmosphere. One of the harmful greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide (CO2), are produced every time a human or an animal exhales, but nothing can be done about that. But something can be done about the enormous amount of fossil fuels such ... ...

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