GEO 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Polluter Pays Principle, Smog, Volatile Organic Compound
5 Dec 2016
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Combines with solar radiations to form photochemical smog, - los angeles type. Combustion engines and coal fire power plants. Photochemical smog, a noxious mixture of gases and particles is produced when strong sunlight triggers. Oxides of nitrogen from burning of fossil fuels. Volatile organic compounds also called hydrocarbon compounds from gasoline and many sources. Two of the most important atmospheric conditions affecting the dispersion of pollutants are: the strength of the wind, 2) the stability of the air. Radiation or subsidence inversion, limits mixing depth. Taller smoke stacks the solution to pollution is dilution. Polluter pays principle fee and fines go to pay for monitoring and administration. Early approa(cid:272)h (cid:862)dilutio(cid:374) is the solutio(cid:374) to pollutio(cid:374)(cid:863) Us emissions of six major air pollutants in 1970 compared with 2002. Tends to be much higher in large cities in developing countries than in developed countries. A 1/3 pf population being exposed to pollutants. Local sources for nox pollutants highway vehicles.
