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10/29/2017 Ingredients for LA and London type smogs

London smog:
requires humid/foggy, stagnant air
have lots of coal burning
SO2 + H20 -> H2SO4

LA. smog:
requires clear, sunny skies (since
L.A. photochemical smog requires
sunlight for at one of the key
chemical reactions).
NOx + ROG + sunlight --> O3 +
NO2
ROG are reactive organic gases
from unburned gasoline
NOx are oxides of nitrogen

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