Air Pollution Matching

Impede growth and seed production, reduce functional leaf area and accelerated aging in plants

Dissolves magnesium and calcium and releases aluminum in soil making it difficult for trees to grow

Binds to hemoglobin in the blood, reducing the ability of blood to carry oxygen

Excess exposure to humans causes rapid breathing, confusion, increased cardiac output, elevated blood pressure that can lead to suffocation

Ozone Depletion

Photochemical Smog

Greenhouse Effect

Industrial Smog

1. Asthma

1. Lung Cancer

1. Cataracts

1. Brain Damage

1. Melanoma

Lower greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change

US: monitors the 6 Criteria Air Pollutants

Agreement to lower CFC emissions to combat ozone depletion

A warm layer on top of the colder layer of air keeps tall clouds from forming, prevents precipitation and traps air pollutants near the surface of the earth

Solar heat is trapped near Earth's surface by gases in the atmosphere

Warmer temperatures due to an abundance of surfaces that absorb heat (aka: more pavement)

The fraction of sunlight that is reflected by a body or surface. Snow = high / asphalt = low.

Higher levels in the air may occur when fertilizer is applied to farm fields.

Emissions are higher in areas where there are a lot of cars

Higher in areas like construction sites, unpaved roads, smokestacks or fires

Emissions are higher in places where we manufacture or use of everyday products and materials

Emissions tend to be located near large point sources such as coal-fired power plants or large industrial facilities

Cars. Ex: Los Angeles, USA

Coal. Ex: Beijing, China

Northeast USA due to higher #s of people, industry and power plants