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Friday, June 10, 2016

PRIMARY POLLUTANTS AND SECONDARY POLLUTION



Those substances emitted directly from an identifiable source. These pollutants exist as such after being released into the environment. EX are sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, etc.


These are substances, derived from the primary pollution by chemical reactions. For EX primary pollutants such as hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides, react in the presence of sunlight to form compounds like oxyacetylene nitrate as secondary pollution.


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