Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Photochemical Smog


~Photochemical Smog is a brown haze that develops in some sunny cities.

~Hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides react to sunlight creating a brownish layer of ozone and other pollutants

~It can Irritate eyes, lungs, and throats
Cause harm to plants and other living things
Deteriorate materials such as rubbers and fabrics

~Catalytic converter ---> most effective way of fending of smog- 90%
It is a device made of screens located at the front of the muffler----> Pollutants pass through it and are released more purified and less harmful
Newer car models
New, less pollutant producing power plants
Voluntary solutions
-Public transportation
-Stricter regulations

3 comments:

Gabby's HS Tech said...

Hi Raine. The differences between photochemical smog and London-type smog is that London-type smog is particles in coal smoke connecting with water in humid air creating a dark smog. Good paragraph.
Gabby Santos

Ashleys 8th grade page said...

Our sources of pollution had a couple differences. First yours is when certain things react to sunlight. Mine is the London type smog which is caused by the burning of fossil fuels.Photochemical smog is also different then mine because yours has a device that can actually help stop it while the way to stop mine is by not burning fossil fuels.

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