Common Ambient Air Pollutants - SINKS
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Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Upward migration in the upper layers of the atmosphere, uptake by soils
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
photosynthetic organisms, acid deposition, acidification of oceans
Tropospheric Ozone (O3)
urban photochemical smog
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
acid deposition onto land/water, key reactant in creating photochemical smog
Sulfur Oxides (SOx)
cloud condensation/acid deposition (H2SO4); form particulate matter (PM)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
photolysis (UV), forms photo chemical smog
Particulate Matter
gravitational settling to land or water
Radon
Rn-222 decays to P0-218 then eventually to lead
Asbestos
deposition
CFC’s
photolysis with intense UV radiation (stratosphere) releasing chlorine or bromine which depletes ozone
Lead (Pb)
deposition into soil and water, contaminates soil and crops
Mercury (Hg)
condensation, precipitation, deposition
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