Answer Thoroughly Step 1 – What are the major primary air pollutants and their sources? Step...

Answer Thoroughly

Step 1 – What are the major primary air pollutants and their sources?

Step 2 - What are the secondary pollutants, and how are they formed?

Step 3 – Distinguish between emissions and ambient concentrations. How are they measured?

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Expert Solution

step:1

the primary air pollutants are

1.carbon monoxide (CO)odorless ,colorless,poisonous gas

2.oxides of nitrogen(N0x,NO)NO-nitric oxide

3.sulfur oxide (SOx)SO2-sulfurdioxide

4.volatile organic compounds (VOCs) highlyreactive organic compounds

5.particulate matter (dust,ash,salt particles) bad for your lungs

STEP :3

When a certain amount of pollutant object is released in the atmosphere from specific pollutant source and specific time is called as emission. It is expressed in metric tons per year.

Whereas, A concentration is the amount of pollutant matter in any atmosphere per volume unit and is expressed in grams per mc.

STEP:2

genius_generous answered 11 months ago

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