How does air pollution affect plants and animals?
: How does air pollution affect plants and animals? Common Air Pollutants Ozone (O3) Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Nitrogen Dioxide (NOx) Carbon Monoxide (CO) Particulate Matter (PM) Lead (Pb) Toxics How does air pollution affect plants and animals? : How does air pollution affect plants and animals? Where does air pollution come from? Factories Mobile emissions (Cars, Trucks, Tractors, Lawn Mowers) Smaller commercial sites (dry cleaners, burn sites, companies that emit large clouds of smoke, dust, etc) Natural sources (forest fires, decaying matter, etc.) How does air pollution affect plants and animals? : How does air pollution affect plants and animals? How does air pollution form? Ozone: Nitrogen oxides from factories, utilities, and mobile emissions combined with volatile organic compounds from factories, household cleaners, and natural sources create ozone when they photochemically react with sun. Acid rain is created when sulfur dioxide mixes with water vapor to create H2SO4. How does ai
