class #13: friday, july 23 air pollution
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Class #13: Friday, July 23 Air Pollution. Chapter 18. Air Pollution. Chapter 18. A Brief History of Air Pollution. Air pollution not a new problem. Smoke problems: Caves 1273 King Edward I 1661 London 1873 700 killed in London 1911 smog killed 1150 Londoners. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Class #13: Friday, July 23Air Pollution
Chapter 18
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Air Pollution
Chapter 18
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A Brief History of Air Pollution
• Air pollution not a new problem.• Smoke problems:– Caves– 1273 King Edward I– 1661 London– 1873 700 killed in London– 1911 smog killed 1150 Londoners
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Types and Sources of Air Pollutants
• Primary and secondary• Fixed and mobile sources• Principal Pollutants– Particulates: PM-10, PM-2.5– Aerosols– Carbon Monoxide– Sulfur Dioxide (sulfuric acid)– VOCs (hydrocarbons)– Nitrogen dioxide, nitric oxide (nitric acid)
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 5Fig. 18-CO, p. 500
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 7Table 18-1, p. 503
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Types and Sources of Air Pollutants Ozone in the Troposphere
Photochemical smog or oxidantsGround level ozoneSunlight dissociates which eventually causes oxygen to
combine and form ozoneBad ozone
Ozone in the StratosphereStratospheric ozone absorbs UV radiation; one reason
for increase in temperature in sphereGood ozone
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Types and Sources of Air Pollutants
• Ozone in the Stratosphere– Production-Destruction: ozone forms naturally
though combination of atomic oxygen with molecular oxygen, absorbs UV radiation and breaks down; creates balance
– Upsetting the Balance: anthropogenic chemicals nitrogen oxide and chlorofluorocarbons destroy ozone, disrupt balance and create ozone hole
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 15Fig. 18-6, p. 507
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 16Fig. 18-7, p. 508
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 17Fig. 18-8, p. 509
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 19Fig. 1, p. 511
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 20Fig. 2, p. 511
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Types and Sources of Air Pollutants
• Air Pollution: Trends and Patterns– Clean Air Act 1970 has decreased air pollution in
the US, greatest reduction in lead (Unleaded gasoline)
– Increase in number of autos negates impact of Act is some areas
– Air quality index– Primary and Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 23Stepped Art
Fig. 18-10, p. 512
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 24Table 18-2, p. 513
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 25Table 18-3, p. 513
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Types and Sources of Air Pollutants
• Environmental Issue: The Ozone Hole– The lowest concentration or ozone hole covers
most of Antarctica, but varies in coverage and intensity from year to year.
• Environmental Issue: Indoor Air Pollution– Indoor pollution can cause a variety of health
problems. Long-term exposure to some pollutants (radon, asbestos) can cause life-threatening diseases.
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Factors that Affect Air Pollution
• The Role of Wind– Dilution of pollution dependent upon wind speed
• The Role of Stability and Inversions– Vertical mixing– Radiation inversion– Mixing layer– Mixing depth
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 31Fig. 3, p. 516
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 36Fig. 4, p. 518
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 37Fig. 4a, p. 518
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 38Fig. 4b, p. 518
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 39Fig. 4c, p. 518
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 40Fig. 4d, p. 518
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 41Fig. 4e, p. 518
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Factors that Affect Air Pollution
• Observation: Smoke stacks– Instability and wind impact pollution from smoke
stacks• Fanning• Fumigation• Looping• Coning• Lofting
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Factors that Affect Air Pollution
• The Role of Topography– Mountains, valleys, and coasts and the orientation
to prevailing winds can exacerbate air pollution.– Denver, Los Angeles
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 45Fig. 18-17, p. 519
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 47Stepped Art
Fig. 18-18, p. 520
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 49Fig. 5, p. 521
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Class #13 Friday, July 23, 2010 50Table 18-4, p. 522
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Factors that Affect Air Pollution
Severe Air PollutionIngredients○Many sources of pollution○ Stationary high pressure○ Light surface winds○ Subsidence inversion○ Shallow mixing layer○ Valley○ Clear night○ smog
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Air Pollution and the Urban Environment
• Urban heat island• Country breeze• METROMEX
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Acid Deposition
• Rain combines with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to create sulfuric and nitric acid
• Acidic deposition damages ecosystems, particularly lakes, and buildings
• Coal burning plants in Ohio Valley are source, greatest damage in Adirondacks
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