Major outdoor air pollutants

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Carbon Monoxide

Description, 2 Major Human Sources, 2 Health Effects

  1. Colorless & odorless gas,

  2. cigarette smoking & incomplete burning of fossil fuels,

  3. binds to hemoglobin & impairs thinking

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Nitrogen Dioxide
Description, 2 Major Human Sources, 2 Health Effects

  1. Reddish-brown irritating gas

  2. Fossil fuels and power plants

  3. Lung irritation + asthma

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Sulfur Dioxide

Description, 2 Major Human Sources, 2 Health Effects

  1. Colorless irritant

  2. Coal burning and industry

  3. Breathing problems and asthma

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Suspended Particulate Matter

Description, 2 Major Human Sources, 2 Health Effects

  1. Particles and droplets remain suspended

  2. Burning coal, agriculture

  3. Nose and throat irritation, lung damage

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Ozone

  1. Highly reactive irritating gas in atmosphere

  2. Reactions with VOCs,

  3. Breathing problems, asthma

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