Air Pollution Flashcards
Suggest two things why particles in the atmosphere are dangerous to humans or the environment?
Inhaling particles is bad because they can get stuck in your lungs, they also reflect sunlight causing global dimming
What does Carbon Monoxide stop your body doing?
Carrying oxygen around the body
How does Carbon Monoxide stop your body from carrying oxygen around the body?
By binding to the haemoglobin in your blood that carries O2
What are the effects of Carbon Monoxide on the body?
fainting, coma or death
Why is Carbon Monoxide hard to detect?
Because it does not have any colour or smell
When is Sulphur Dioxide released?
During the combustion of fossil fuels
What two gases mix together with clouds to form acid rain?
Nitrogen Oxide and Sulphur dioxide
What does acid rain do that is harmful?
Kills plants and damages buildings by corrosion it also causes respitory problems
