ENVIRSCI 194A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Asthma
18 Feb 2017
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2/14/17 a(cid:374)dy (cid:449)orks (cid:449)ith this guy eh+s hey im matas, that was a fascinating presentation. Eh and s right now so this was all relevant to me and strangely enough i was just talking to. Our ozone in amherst is messed up by new yorkers and new jersey. There is 500,000 to 1,000,000 particles in each breath. Pollution comes from cars, cigars, volcanoes, construction, etc. Air particles are composed of layers of various compounds such as inorganic ions, trace metals, adsorbed vapors, and organic carbon. Coal was used for the past 30 years and put out a lot of sulfate into the environment. For the past t(cid:449)o years, (cid:449)e"(cid:448)e re(cid:448)erted to (cid:374)atural gas as our (cid:373)ai(cid:374) sour(cid:272)e of po(cid:449)er. Aerosols particulate matter- reduce temperature by blocking the sun and making cloud droplets smaller, reflecting more sun into space. Aerosols, however, also promote cardiovascular diseases, asthma, diabetes, cancer, the list goes on.
