PPT-Nature of Air Pollution in California

Bart Croes Chief Research Division bcroesarbcagov 19163234519 Unique Adverse Meteorology Lowest Per Capita Emission Targets Onshore circulation pattern high temperatures stagnant air masses and mountain ranges that trap pollutants lead to . ORGANIC AIR POLLUTANTS. Acrylonitrile. Benzene. Butadiene. Carbon disulfide. Carbon monoxide. 1,2-Dichloroethane. Dichloromethane. Formaldehyde. Polycycli aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Outdoor Air Pollution. Stationary and Mobile Sources of Air Pollution. Two Sources of Air Pollution. 1. . Stationary Sources:. have a relatively fixed location. Point Sources: . Fugitive Sources: . Area Sources:. By: Jackson Dyer, Edward Surles, . Carson Alverson, Isaac Godfrey, . Jack Bartlett, Jose Sanchez, and Noah Wagner . Pollution is the act of introducing harmful substances into the environment. This can affect the environment very harmfully like when different chemicals and different gasses interfere with nature. . SMOG. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is notorious for air pollution. In fact, the word smog was first used in 1905 to describe the air in London. Smog is air pollution caused by sunlight acting on gases from automobile and factory exhausts. It sometimes hangs over cities in the United Kingdom. . what is the nature of the atmosphere. We live at the bottom of a thin layer of gases surrounding the earth called the atmosphere, which is divided into smaller spherical layers. In the troposphere, the layer closest to earth, about 75-80% of the earths air mass is found here.. Air pollution . -.  Harmful gases and tiny particles (like carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and . sulphur. dioxide) when released into the air pollute the air. The smoke released from burning fuel, from factories and not to forget the motor cars are the major sources of air pollution. . India-California Air Pollution Mitigation Programme; October: 21-23, 2013. Initiative for Mitigating Air Pollution from The Transportation Sector. A Brief History of Air Pollution. Roman Philosopher Seneca; AD 61 “As soon as had gottten out of the heavy air of Rome, and from the stink of chimneys-”. Dr Clare Beattie. Urban Air Quality Issues. Nitrogen dioxide – not achieving objectives. Particulate Matter (PM) – achieving objectives in Bristol. No threshold for health effects. All the health work relates to PM. = gases & particulate material added to the atmosphere. Can affect climate or harm people. Air pollution. = the release of pollutants. Outdoor (ambient) air pollution. = pollution outside. Has recently decreased due to government policy and improved technologies in developed countries. Prof. Nino Künzli, MD, PhD. Deputy. -Director . Swiss. Tropical and . Public. . Health. . Institute. . Basel. Dean. of . the. . Swiss. . School. of . Public. . Health. (SSPH+) . Professor. climate change saving livesPre-Conference WorkshopIntroduction to the assessment of air pollution impacts on health using AirQ29 October 2018 GenevaWHOHeadquarters EB Room 13h18hWorkshop Coordinator D Green Budget Europe Event. Dr. Aonghus McNabola. School of Engineering. Trinity College Dublin. 15. th. Sept 2016. Diesel Emissions, Air Pollution & Climate Change. What do we mean by ‘air pollution’ ?. 1. Air Pollution. Air Pollution and Weather. Air pollution and weather are linked in two ways. One way concerns the influence that weather conditions have on the . dilution. and . dispersal. of air pollutants. . HEALTH. By NOSIKU S MUNYINDA. Introduction. The London Fog . London fog . 2. Sources of Air Pollution. . Sources 2. Growth of world motor vehicle 1930-1995. Factors affecting concentrations of . Air .