Environmental Ecology- Air Pollution
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| Troposphere | First 0-11 miles.
80% Earth's air, most air pollution
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| Stratosphere | 11-31 miles.
Lower portion is the ozone
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| Good Ozone | Filters 95% of UV rays
Occurs in lower portion of stratosphere
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| Bad Ozone | Very reactive- produces photochemical ozone
Occurs in lower portion of stratosphere
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| Air Pollution | Chemicals in the atmosphere in a high enough concentration to produce harm:
1. Living Organisms
2. Damaged Ecosystems
3. Climate effect
4. Damage to physical structures
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| Primary Pollutants | Discharged directly into the air from human activities
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| Secondary Pollutants | Chemicals that react with primary pollutants and other air components.
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| Major Air Pollutants | 1. Carbon Monoxide (CO)
2. Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
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| Carbon Monoxide (CO) | Colorless, odorless, tasteless, deadly gas.
Comes from incomplete combustion of fossil fuels that contain carbon.
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| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | Colorless, odorless, greenhouse gas related to atmospheric warming.
Greater than 90% comes from natural sources (volcanos)
Man sources about 7%
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