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5/12/2015 NPTEL::CivilEngineeringEnvironmentalAirPollution
http://www.nptel.ac.in/courses/105102089/air%20pollution%20(Civil)/Module7/2.htm 1/3
MODULEVII
LearningObjectivesIssuesofconcernsinairpollution:greenhouseeffect,acidrain,ozone
hole,andphotochemicalsmog.
Lecture1 Lecture2 Lecture3 Lecture4
PhotochemicalSmogPhotochemicalsmog??
Noxiousmixtureofhighlyreactiveandoxidizingairpollutantsincluding:
OxidesofNitrogen(NOx)VolatileorganiccompoundsTroposphereOzonePeroxyacetylNitrates(PAN)
GenerationMechanism
Threeingredientsrequired:
UltravioletLightHydrocarbonsNitrogenoxides
PhotochemicalReaction
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PhotochemicalReactions
1)TroposphericOzone:
SourcesExhaustgasesFromMotorvehiclesUnburntHydrocarbons
2)VolatileOrganicCompounds(VOC)
CarbonbasedmoleculessuchasAldehydes,
KetonesandHydrocarbons
SourcesPaintthinners,solventsandpetroleumconstituentsTrees:emitsisopreneandterpenes
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Methanefromtermites,cowsandcultivation
3)PeroxyacetylNitrates(PAN)
AresecondarypollutantsformedfromperoxyacidradicalsandNO2
Effectsonhumanhealth
OzoneCauseacuterespiratoryproblemsAggravateasthmaCausetemporarydecreasesinlungfunctioninhealthyadultsLeadtohospitaladmissionsandemergencyroomvisitsImpairthebody'simmunesystem
Peroxyacetylnitrate(PANs)RespiratoryandeyeirritantsMutageniccausingskincancer
Volatileorganiccompounds(VOCs)GlobalwarmingMethaneCarcinogenicbenzeneFormOzone