EESA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Great Smog Of London, Burning Sensations, Nitrous Acid
7 Feb 2020
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Case study 1: london smog, december 1952. The smog was the result of coal-burning. A man guides a london bus through thick fog with a flaming torch during the 1952 great. Cold air is heavier than warm air. Sulfuric acid in the atmosphere is soluble in water (mouth-saliva) When coal burns it emits sulfuric acid and it dissolved in water. The relationship between smoke and sulfur dioxide pollution and deaths during the great. Increases number of deaths as both smoke and sulfur pollution levels increased. Smoke from fires set to clear land for agriculture in indonesia at one time in 1997 blanketed an area larger than the continental us. Burn trees to clear land for agriculture. Rain regulates the size of the fire. Size of the fire kept getting bigger because there was no rain. Quality of air in the buildings and house. Primary air pollutants - directly released from the source.
