Pollutants _ Julia Greene
2.4 million people die each year from causes directly attributable to air pollution.
Top ro Corporate air Pollute
1)Bayer Croup -Ozone Not to be confused with the “good ozone” of the stratosphere,
Carbon Monoxid Otis a pollutant produced
2)Textron Inc. “bad ozone” is a pollutant made by Nitrogen Oxides by combustio ik in cars, trucks, engines.
3)General Electric Co. stoves, tante s and burning-coal.
ad VOCs when there are exposed to sunlight. Bad
5)Precision fastpris People abd animals may be poisoned by inhaling CO
Ozone is trapped in the troposphere, or ground level, because it may replace oxygen in your bloodstream.
6)Koch Industries where it creates smog. Ozone may cause asthma Carbon Monoxide poisoning could lead to dizziness.
7)SPX Corp. headachesmeakness. chest pains or even death.
attacks, coughing, breathing difficulty, premature death Because CO is odorless and co tortess. it may be hard
8) Dow Chemical Co.
and harm to plants and crops. The reduction of crops and to detect.Carbon Monoxideis toxic to fish. so it may
OAST hurt the fishing industry or poison those who eat
plant life causes a decline in the sale of the fish. CO is also a greenhouse gas. therefore
ro)Northrup Grumman Corp.
crops, resulting in a decline in the economy, OSHA ,or the Ocupationat it traps heat in the atmosphere, and may contribute
to global warming.
Safety and Health Administration regulates the amount of Ozone in
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Sulfur Dioxide is an air pollutant caused hg chemical
regulated ozone levels based on The Clean Air Act interactions between sulfur and oxygen. It mostly
comes from burning fossil !eels such as gasoline, oil
and natural gas and is released from petroleum
Particulate Matter (PM) or Particle Pol tion is pollution of small s °Iidsrefineries, paper mills, and power plants. Sutter Oxides
OCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) are such as smoke, ash, soot, dust and d. Particle Pollution can co
umes caused by the burning of fossil fuels. me dissolve easily in water, and cause acid rain which
from different sources, like cars. truc s. buses, damages lakes, forests, metals, and stone. Sulfur
solvents, cleaning supplies,paints, glues, construction sites, burning wood. etc. can
and cars. Gasoline, benzyne, and xylene #14 Dioxides may irritate the nose, throat and airways
reduce visibility and cause many rosy atory
are examples of VOCs. VDCs cause smog problems, and has been Linked to can er. It can sal and cause wheezing. coughing and shorness el
to form and may cause cancer. VOCs even corrode metal, erode building a sculptures, Breath . Sulfur Dioxide is regulated in the industry
also harm plants and crops, so food for and ruin fabric. under the Clean Air Act
animals and the agricultural industry A,
may decline as a resukt of VOC pollution. itrogen Oxides are a pollutant made or
Lead pollution is a type of particle pollution
that is harmful because it can be deposited soil and Nitrogen and Oxygen(s) that come from
water after being suspended.The major sou es of lead burning fuel in motor vehicles, power plants,
pollution are metal process’ land s,waste and industrial boilers.Nitrogen Oxide can
,ncinerators a a ‘cur-es Exposure to le d may caus
bleed, orga d neurological damage in an als. Lead can also slow do make the body vulnerable to respiratory
growth i causi faillocline in the ag icultural industry. infection, lung ‘ VOIRc er. Nitr gen
Oxides may cau d brow
haze in e atmos d rain cararm
plant lif d crops, and could
harm the ‘ ultural industry.