EVSC 1080 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ammonium Nitrate, Water Use, Cloud Condensation Nuclei
21 May 2016
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Nitrous oxide, n2o produced by denitrification (the same process that produces n2) O3, ozone, produced in the atmosphere by reaction of sunlight, voc"s (volatile organic compounds), nitric oxide (no) So2, sulfur dioxide, produced by fossil fuel combustion. No, nitric oxide, produced by fossil fuel combustion and denitrification. Nh3, ammonia, produced by evaporation from soils, manure, etc (converted to ammonium sulfate in the atmosphere) Sulfur dioxide >> sulfuric acid (life time in the atmosphere) Nitric oxide >> nitric acid (sunlight plays a very important role, ozone is a major component) A gas is just one molecule, an aerosol has lots of molecules in it. Aerosols scatter light and radiation (they are coolants) Water footprint: volume of water we use directly and indirectly, the volume of water needed for the production of the goods and services consumed. Average american directly: flushing toilets, washing clothes, taking showers, running faucets, wasting water from leaks.
