Meteorology 3100 Air Pollution

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Meteorology 3100 Air Pollution
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History of Air Pollution

• Rise of Air Pollution with Industrialization
• Air Pollution Disasters
• Pollution Controls

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Clean Air as a Resource
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Sources of Air Pollution

• Transportation
• Energy Production
• Industry

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Major types of Air Pollution

• Ozone
• Particulates (Soot)
• Carbon Monoxide
• Nitrogen and Sulfur Oxides
• Air Toxics

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Effects of Air Pollution

• Human Health (up to 3 million premature deaths
  annually worldwide more than automobile
  accidents)
• Environment
• Agriculture
• Materials

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Interconnections with other Environmental Problems

• Water Quality
• Soil Contamination
• Hazardous Waste Sites

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Air Chemistry

• e.g. Photochemical
• Production of Ozone

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Air Pollution Data

• Ozone concentration loop

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Long-term Problems

• Acid Rain
• Depletion of Ozone Layer
• Greenhouse Warming

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Weather and Air Pollution
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Transport of Pollutants
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How do Laws and Regulations Protect Health and
Environment?

• Clean Air Act
• Regulatory Control