Friday, April 4, 2014

Kinds and Types of Air Pollution

Kinds and Types of Air Pollution
a. Air Pollution
types of air pollution caused by exhaust fumes , eg combustion products CO2 , SO , SO2 , CFC , CO , and smoke cigarettes .
1 ) . CO2
Air pollution is the most prominent is the increasing levels of CO2 in the air . Carbon dioxide that comes from the factory , the machines that use fossil fuels ( coal , petroleum ) , also from cars , boats , airplanes , and wood burning . Increased levels of CO2 in the air is not immediately converted into oxygen by plants because many forests are cut down worldwide . As outlined above , it can thus lead to the greenhouse effect .
2 ) . CO
In the home environment contamination can also occur . For example , the engine in a closed garage . If the combustion process in the engine is not perfect , then the combustion process that produces gas CO ( carbon monoxide ) that came out filled the room . It can be dangerous to people who are in the garage . In addition , turn on the air conditioning when sleeping in the car in a closed state is also dangerous . CO gas leaks from the exhaust would get in the car , so it can lead to deaths of members .
3 ) . CFC
Pencemara other hazardous air is a gas khloro fluoro carbon ( CFC abbreviated ) . CFC gas is used as a gas developers , as no action , odorless , tasteless , and harmless . This gas can be used for example to develop the foam ( foam seat ) , to AC ( Freon ) , cooling on ice wardrobe , and hair spray ( hair spray ) .
CFC soaring gas can reach the stratosphere there is a layer of ozone gas ( O3 ) . The ozone layer is a protective effect of ultraviolet light on the earth . If tidakl no ozone layer , ultraviolet light radiation reaching the Earth's surface , causing the death of the organism , plants become stunted , causing genetic mutations , menyebebkan skin cancer or cancer of the retina of the eye . When CFCs reach the ozone gas , a reaction will occur between CFCs and ozone , the ozone layer so that the " hollow " is referred to as a " hole " ozone . According to observations by the spacecraft , the ozone hole at the South Pole is widening . Today this area has been exceeded three times the size of continental Europe . Because of the use of air conditioning should be limited .
4 ) . SO , SO2
Sulfur oxides ( SO , SO2 ) in the air is also produced by the burning of fossil ( oil , coal ) . The gas can react with nitrogen oxides and rain water , which causes the rain water becomes acidic. Then there was acid rain .
Acid rain results in plants and land animals die . Agricultural production slumped . Iron and easily corroded metal . Old buildings , such as temples , become worn and damaged quickly . Similarly gedungdan bridge building .
5 ) . Cigarette smoke
Other air pollutants that are harmful to health is cigarette smoke . Cigarette smoke contains various contaminants that can menyababkan chronic cough , lung cancer patu , affect the fetus in the womb and a variety of other health problems .
Smokers can be differentiated into two active smokers and passive smokers . Active smokers were those who smoked . Passive smokers are people who do not smoke but inhale cigarette smoke in a room .
According to the study , passive smokers have a greater risk compared to active smokers .
So , smoking in the room with other people who do not smoke can damage the health of others.
Consequences caused by air pollution , among others :
§ Disruption of human health , such as coughs and respiratory diseases ( bronchitis , emphysema , and lung cancer possibility .
§ Damage to buildings due to weathering , corrosion of the metal , and paint color fade .
§ Disruption oertumbuhan tananam , such as yellowing of leaves or plants kerdilnya due to high concentrations of SO2 or acidic gases . The existence of the greenhouse effect events ( green house effect) that could raise global temperatures and can change the Earth's climate patterns and polar ice caps melt . When the ice melted the sea level would rise thus affecting the ecological balance .
§ The occurrence of acid rain pollution caused by nitrogen oxides .

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