Monday, June 13, 2011

4.11 Gas Pollution



1. SULPHUR DIOXIDE (SO2) -->; added to the atmosphere by the combustion of fossil fuels in factories and from vehicles.
2. In the atmosphere, SO2 + H2O --> Sulphuric Acid -------- Effecting plants - (burning top and reducing calcium and Magnesium) -- Effects animals --> makes lakes acidic --> blocks fish gills (mucus) --> no oxygen
3. CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) --> Fossil fules are burned with insufficient oxygen. -- >Combines with hemoglobin --> reduces the oxygen intake --> reducing the oxygen circulation -- Can be fatal

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