Air Pollution Gremlins

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Air Pollution Gremlins
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Lumpy Lead (Pb)

• Metal Processing Plants, Manufactured Products,
  Virtually eliminated in exhaust
• Remains in the body, harmful to children, fish
  and wildlife
• Recycle metals properly

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Odious Ozone (O3)

• Motor vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions
• Bad ozone is created by a reaction of Nitrogen
  Oxide and Volatile Organic Compounds in the
  presence of sunlight smog
• Breathing difficulty, harm to plants

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Smelly Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

• Fossil fuel combustion at power plants and
  industries
• One of the leading pollutants that cause ACID
  RAIN
• Causes harm to respiratory system, can yellow
  plants, decays iron and steel

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Nasty Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

• Forms from car/motor vehicle emissions, power
  plants
• Major player in forming ground level ozone
• Harms the respiratory systems, damages to plants
  and metals, causes a smelly brown haze

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Pesky Particulate Matter

• Mixture of small particles and liquid droplets
• Made up of acids, organic chemicals, metals,
  soil, dust, smoke
• Size of particles is directly related to health
  concerns the smaller particles can be inhaled
  and cause serious health effects

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Cranky Carbon Monoxide

• Colorless, odorless gas emitted from combustion
  engines (like a car)
• Extremely dangerous when fuels are burned in an
  enclosed space
• Can cause dizziness, headaches, lack of oxygen
  delivery to major organs, death

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