This is about the 6 major Air Pollutants.
The six major Air Pollutants are Ground-Level Ozone, Nitrogen Oxides, Sulfur Oxides, Carbon Monoxide, Particulate Matter, and Lead.
- Ground-Level Ozone can irritate the respiratory system by making you experience an uncomfortable sensation in your chest, it can also aggravate asthma, and inflame and damage cells that line your lungs. It can also aggravate chronic lung diseases such as Emphysema and Bronchitis and reduce the immune system's ability to fight off bacterial infections in the respiratory system.
- Some Nitrogen Oxides are a group of 7 gases and compounds composed of Nitrogen and Oxygen. Nitrogen Oxides react with sunlight and other chemicals to form smog. Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Dioxide reacts with substances in the atmosphere to form acid rain. Nitrogen Dioxide is used to produce rocket fuels and explosives.
- Carbon Monoxide is produced by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. Carbon Monoxide is a commercially important chemical as it is formed in many chemical reactions and in the thermal or incomplete decomposition of many organic materials.
- Particulate Matter is a term that describes extremely small solid particles and liquid droplets suspended in air. Particulate Matter can be made up of a number of components such as nitrates, sulphates, organic chemicals, metals, soil or dust particles, and allergens. Particulate Pollution mainly come from motor vehicles, wood burning heaters and industry. During bushfires or dust storms, particle pollution can reach really high concentration.
- Lead is an elemental heavy metal found naturally found in the environment as well as in manufactured products. Lead can be directly released into the air as suspended particles.
