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1 Dr. Martin T. Auer MTU Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Air Quality and Pollution Control

2 Nitrogen 78.08 % Oxygen 20.95 Argon 0.93 Carbon dioxide 0.03 Neon 18.0 ppm (= 18x10 -4 %) Helium 5.2 Methane 1.8 Krypton 1.1 Hydrogen 0.5 Nitrous oxide 0.3 Ozone 0.01 Composition of Clean, Dry (“Pure”) Air Source: Carnegie Mellon University; Environmental Decision Making, Science & Technology

3 Figure 11.6: Definition of particulate pollutants by size

4 Oxides of Sulfur H COO - CH 2 C NH 3 + SH cystine http://www.fieldmuseum.org/research_collections/ecp/ecp_sites/NPI_web/models_coal.htm Source: fossil fuels

5 Oxides of Sulfur Source: roasting mineral ores International Nickel mines and processes nickel sulfide ores in Sudbury, Ontatio. The Inco Superstack, with a height of 380 m (1,247 ft), is the tallest chimney in the Western hemisphere and the second tallest freestanding chimney in the world after the GRES-2 Power Station in Kazakhstan. http://www.flickr.com/photos/23510510@N03/2687642620/

6 Oxides of Nitrogen http://www.uncp.edu/home/m cclurem/ptable/co.htm Smog event in Santiago, Chile Nitrogen dioxide

7 Figure 11.10: Effect of carbon monoxide on health (After W. Agnew. 1968. Proceedings of the Royal Society A307:153.) CO: Concentration / Exposure

8 http://www.soe.wa.gov.au/report/atmosphere/outgoing-issue-lead.html Lead Atmospheric lead compared with the exposure standard in Perth, Australia. Lead-based paints were phased out in the 1970s and lead was reduced and then removed from gasoline in the 1980s and 1990s.

9 hydrocarbons, HC (traffic) ozone, O 3 (photochemical reaction) nitric oxide, NO (traffic) nitrogen dioxide, NO 2 (reaction) 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Time of Day Concentration (ppm) 0.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 Source: Carnegie Mellon University; Environmental Decision Making, Science & Technology Time Course of Ozone Formation

10 Elevation (m) Temperature (°C)  d, standard lapse rate -9.8  C/km Lapse Rate,  d,  a, atmospheric lapse rate averaging -6.5  C/km ambient stack (the rate of change of temperature with altitude) http://techalive.mtu.edu/eetext_wg.html

11 Elevation (m) Temperature (°C)  d, standard lapse rate UNSTABLE Condition (good mixing)  a, atmospheric lapse rate ambient stack

12 Elevation (m) Temperature (°C) STABLE Condition (poor mixing)  d, standard lapse rate  a, atmospheric lapse rate ambient stack

13 Elevation (m) Temperature (°C) INVERSION (extremely poor mixing)  d, standard lapse rate  a, atmospheric lapse rate ambient stack

14 Inversion http://www.stuffintheair.com/weather-inversions.html

15 Criteria Pollutant Standard Type Conc (µg∙m -3 ) Averaging Period Allowable Exceedance Carbon monoxide Primary and Secondary 10,000 40,000 8 hr 1 hr 1 per year LeadPrimary and Secondary 1.53 month average Nitrogen Dioxide Primary and Secondary 100annual mean OzonePrimary and Secondary 2101 hr1 per year PM 10 Primary and Secondary 150 50 24 hour annual 1 day per year Sulfur Dioxide Primary (Sec) 365 (60) 80 (260) 24 hour annual HydrocarbonsPrimary and Secondary 1603 hr maximum National Ambient Air Quality Standards

16 National Nonattainment Areas (All Pollutants)

17 National Nonattainment Areas (Ozone)

18 National Nonattainment Areas (Sulfur Diozide)

19 Air Quality Index http://www.deqmiair.org/index.cfm?page=home&sFlush=no

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21 Figure 11.6: Definition of particulate pollutants by size

22 Figure 12.2: Cyclone used for dust collection

23 Figure 12.3: Bag filter used for control of particulate air pollutants

24 Figure 12.4: Scrubber

25 Figure 12.5: Electrostatic precipitator used for control of particulate air pollutants

26 Figure 12.9: The effectiveness of various air pollution control devices depends on particle size.

27 Catalytic Converter Noble metals: resistant to corrosion, e.g. platinum and palladium

28 Acid Rain

29 Ozone Hole

30 Global Warming

31 Gaia Hypothesis The Gaia Hypothesis, formulated by James Lovelock in the mid-1960s, proposes that our planet functions as a single organism that maintains conditions necessary for its survival.


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