Sources of Air Pollution • Natural Sources –Volcano, forest fire, dust storms, oceans, plants and trees
• Anthropogenic Sources - created by human beings
Stationary sources Point sources (Industrial processing, power plants, fuels combustion etc.) Area sources (Residential heating coal gas oil, on site incineration, open burning etc.) Mobile sources Line sources (Highway vehicles, railroad locomotives, channel vessels etc.)
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Categories of Air Pollution...
Primary Air Pollutant
Harmful substance that is emitted directly into the atmosphere
Secondary Air Pollutant
Harmful substance formed in the atmosphere when a primary air pollutant reacts with substances normally found in the atmosphere or with other air pollutant
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How to measure Air pollution??
AQI: Air Quality Index
• Indicates whether pollutant levels in air may cause health concerns. • Ranges from 0 (least concern) to 500 (greatest concern)