Air pollutants can be classified as either primary or secondary pollutants. 1. What is the difference between these types of pollutants? 2. Provide at least two examples of each type of pollutant. What are possible contaminates wh...
Oxygen-demanding agent: Any substance that reacts with oxygen dissolved in water. Particulate: Solid matter in the form of tiny particles in the atmosphere. Primary pollutant: Any pollutant released directly from a source to the atmosphere. Radiation: Energy transmitted in the form of electroma...
Environmental pollutionis anything released into the environment that can cause harm. Apollutantis a substance or object that is released into the environment that causes harm. Examples of environmental pollution include air, land, and water pollution. Types of pollution include physical pollution, chem...
In this paper some lessons are summarized from the emergency treatment examples of environmental pollution accidents by the leakage of mobile pollution sources and some suggestions on the emergency treatment are put forward. 关键词: pollution accident emergency treatment carbon bisulfide 被引量: 5 年...
Pollutants may be natural or anthropogenic. If something is anthropogenic, it originates from human activity. Volcanic ash, for example, is a natural pollutant, while fumes from vehicles are the result of human activity. Pollutants damage the land, water, and air. In other words, they damage ...
Radon gas is a natural environmental pollutant that may also be problematic in some areas.What is Indoor Air Pollution? Pollution is the adulteration of an environment or some aspect of the environment, such as water, air, or soil, with a contaminant that causes biological or ecological harm....
Persistent organic pollutant (POP)Sweden (Lake Vattern)Water quality monitoringLake Vattern in southern Sweden is a large oligotrophic lake with high surface to catchment area ratio (ca. 0.4) and a water residence time of 60 years. The lake combines sensitivity to atmospheric POP-pollution with ...
As a movement, environmentalism has a racist past. Many of the movement’s most important figures and groups advocated for“untouched wildernesses”while ignoring or outright calling for the elimination of the Indigenous people, poor people, and other marginalized communities who depend on the l...
The fact that they persist, and are not easily broken down, degraded, or rendered non-hazardous by nature's naturally-occurring processes are exactly why they are a concern for the environment and human health. But first, let's explore a little closer what makes a chemical or pollutant "...
Agricultural products, such as corn and wheat, require healthy soil and pollutant-free water in order to successfully grow and be cultivatable for human consumption. There are also plenty of other examples of valuable natural capital that greatly benefits the economy in often immediately unforeseen ...