Hydrocarbons, which are toxic and carcinogenic, escape into the air during refueling and running a car engine and cause eye irritation, congestion, wheezing, shortness of breath, permanent lung damage, and acid rain. ... Nitrogen Oxides are associated with water problems, acid rain, and low ozone formation. ...
Ironically, increased levels of CFCs, bromide compounds, nitrites, and nitrates released by industry are not only responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer, but also for acid rain, a phenomenon that is destroying many of the deciduous forests of Europe, Asia, and the US (Nilsson, 47). ... Proceedings for the convention were started in 1981, after reports of frighteningly low ozone levels above Antarctica as well as the decimation of the Rhine valley ecosystem by acid rain sparked global interest in the ecological impact of industrial waste chemicals. ...
When the United States was in the developmental stage of its existence many great things came to be; but at the expense of the health of the people to come. The idea that with something so great, the creation of a strong nation could bring about an ailing weakness to the place that everyone call ho...
Also, the environmental effect of NOX is its contribution to acid rain. ... SO2 is known to be toxic at high concentrations, but the major effect of this primary air pollutant is its contribution to the formation of acid rain and the formation of SO3 which are classified as secondary pollutants. ...
Pollution, global warming, and preservation of the environment are controversial topics today. Air 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, carb...
Is anyone apprehensive about how the environment will be years to come? Nearly every day there is news about the environment based on jam-packed landfills, polluted water, and reduced air quality, leading to different temperatures and bipolar climate changes known as global warming. Global warming i...
Air Pollution: what can we do to prevent it? Air is one of the biggest matters on earth. We are polluting it with chemicals. What should we do to prevent it? Air is one of the biggest matters in the earth, apart from the core and the crust. But some of this air is polluted. Plants are recycling ...