Air Quality
Air Quality
The presence in the air of substances which pose a potential threat to human health and/or the environment.
Area sources - are well defined areas within which are several sources of air pollutants.
AIR POLLUTANT
a substance or effect dwelling temporarily or permanently in the air , which adversely alters the environment by interfering with the health, the comfort, or the food chain, or by interfering with the property values of people. Can be solid, liquid or gas
SECONDARY
EXAMPLES: ozone
-forms as a result of chemical reactions between primary pollutants and atmospheric compound.
Sulfur Dioxide Nitrogen Dioxide Carbon Monoxide Ozone and Other Photochemical Oxidants Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Particulate Matter Lead Greenhouse Gases
GLOBAL WARMING
PARTICULATES
Dust Fume Mist Smoke Spray
Measurement of Particulates
High-volume sampler
Problems
1. A hi-vol clean a filter weighs 18.0 g, and the dirty filter weighs 18.6 g. The initial and final air flows are 70 and 40 ft3/min. What volume of air went through the filter in 24 hr.? What was the particulate concentration?
2. The data for a hi-vol are as follows: Clean filter: 20.0 g Dirty filter: 20.5 g Initial air flow: 70 cfm Final air flow: 50 cfm Time: 24 hours a. What volume of air was put thru the filter? b. How is the air flow in a hi-vol measured? c. What is the weight of the particulate d. What is the condition of the atmosphere?
Gaseous Pollutants
Measurement of gases
Problems
3. If the primary ambient air quality standard for nitrogen oxides (as NO2) is 100 g/m3, what is this in ppm? (Assume 1atm and 250C) 4. The concentration of carbon monoxide in a smoke-filled room can reach as high as 500 ppm. a. What is this in g/m3? b. What effect would this have on people who are sitting around having a political discussion for 4 hours?