Are anthropogenic aerosols and natural aerosols different?
Since agriculture generates significant amounts of anthropogenic aerosols, many anthropogenic aerosols are the same as the natural ones. Industrial aerosols may be entirely different; however, the huge range of industrial aerosols produced make generalizations difficult. For example: coal plants directly emit primary aerosols such as fly ash. Coal plants also produce chemicals such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) that react and condense in the atmosphere to form secondary aerosols.
