air quality assessment in populated area, houston
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Air Quality Assessment in Populated Area, Houston. Focused on NOx & SO2 Eon S. Lee. Order. Outdoor Pollution Source Common Pollutants in Urban Area Population & NOx Distribution Annual NOx Concentration Annual SO 2 Concentration Annual NOx & SO 2 Concentration Conclusion. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Air Quality Assessment in Populated Area, Houston
Focused on NOx & SO2
Eon S. Lee
Order
• Outdoor Pollution Source• Common Pollutants in Urban Area• Population & NOx Distribution• Annual NOx Concentration• Annual SO2 Concentration • Annual NOx & SO2 Concentration• Conclusion
Outdoor Pollution Source
Industrial Emission (NOx, SO2) Transportation (NOx, SO2)
Incomplete Combustion
Common Pollutants in Urban Area
• A complex mixture including varying proportions of air, pollutants, humidity and allergens.
• Ozone, generated by reaction of NOx;NO2 +O2 NO +O3
• SO2, Acid rain, Toxic (not focused)• Heat Island Effect• Occurs in the middle of Houston• 2.1 million people exposed.• Causes cancer and bronchial diseases
Population & NOx Distribution
NOx emission by year
SO2 Emission by year
Annual NOx & SO2 Concentration
Conclusion• Overall NOx concentration is acceptable.• Less considered for SO2 concentration.• Necessary to make air quality standards
for consider building-concentrated area with large population/area ratio.
• Apply the heat island effect.• Personal protection.
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