Republic Act 8749 Flashcards
is a mixture of many gases and dust
particles.
Air
means any matter found in the
atmosphere other than oxygen, nitrogen, water
vapor, carbon dioxide, and the inert gases in their
natural or normal concentrations, that is
detrimental to health or the environment.
Pollutants
Consist of microscopically small solid particles or liquid droplets suspended in the air
Particulate matter
Odorless and colorless gas produces by the incomplete burning of carbon based fuels
Carbon monoxide
A gas that is a variety of oxygen
Ozone
Sources of Air Pollution:
Natural Phenomenon
Forest fire, volcanic eruption, dust storms
Sources of Air Pollution: Man-Made Activities
refers to sources of emission other
than mobile and stationary
Area (36 percent)
Sources of Air Pollution: Man-Made Activities
refers to vehicles like cars, trucks, buses, jeepney, tricycle, motorcycles, and vans.
Mobile (62 percent)
Sources of Air Pollution: Man-Made Activities
such as industrial firms, smokestacks of power plant and other establishment
Stationary (2 percent)