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Understanding Major Environmental Pollutants and Regulations: A Comprehensive Overview

This informative guide explores the primary sources and effects of environmental pollutants such as SOx, NOx, VOCs, particulates, and ground-level ozone. It discusses the combustion reactions from fossil fuels, emphasizing their role in air, water, and ground pollution. Key regulations addressing these pollutants and major control equipment are also highlighted. The document showcases the impacts of pollution, including the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and ozone layer depletion, with real-world examples like the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill and BP's Gulf of Mexico incident.

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Understanding Major Environmental Pollutants and Regulations: A Comprehensive Overview

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  1. Environmental - • Major Pollutants • Major Regulations • Major Control Equipment

  2. Learning Objectives • TLW be able to describe sources of air, water, and ground pollutions

  3. Combustion Reaction

  4. Major Pollutants • SOx • NOx • VOC’s – volatile organic compounds • Particulates • Ozone (ground level) • CO

  5. Sources of Pollutants • From burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) • SOx • NOx • Particulates • CO2 • From unburned fuels and evaporation of chemicals • VOC’s • Formed in air from VOC’s and NOx (needs sunlight) • Ozone

  6. Effects of Pollution • Greenhouse effect • From CO2 • Acid Rain • From SOx and NOx • Ozone layer depletion • From VOC’s • Ground level health effects

  7. Diagram 1Example of a Properly Closed Landfill

  8. Other Environmental Incidents • Exxon Valdez Oil Spill – Alaska • BP 2010 in Gulf of Mexico

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