Essays Tagged: "nitrogen oxides"

Acid Rain

sidential fuel combustion together contribute most of the rest. In the air, the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can be transformed into sulphuric acid and nitric acid, and air current can send the ... on dioxide, 130 million tons of suffer dioxide, 97 million tons of hydrocarbons, 53 million tons of nitrogen oxides, more than three million tons of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc and o ...

(5 pages) 298 6 4.0 Jan/1988

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Acid Rain

sidential fuel combustion together contribute most of the rest. In the air, the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can be transformed into sulphuric acid and nitric acid, and air current can send the ... on dioxide, 130 million tons of suffer dioxide, 97 million tons of hydrocarbons, 53 million tons of nitrogen oxides, more than three million tons of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc and o ...

(5 pages) 104 0 3.7 Sep/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Acid Rain Essay

uel oils. When combusted, the non renewable resources release pollutants such as sulfur, carbon and nitrogen oxides into the air. These oxide combine with the humidity in the air and form sulfuric, ni ... t much more is still needed to be done. The second law states a 50% decrease of sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxide, &0% decrease of carbon monoxide, and 20% of other emissions. Also in 1990, the C ...

(4 pages) 70 0 3.0 Jan/1999

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Should We Fix Acid Rain? What is acid rain and its causes? Should we fix it? By who and how should it be fixed?

rength can neutralise each other. Acid rain is caused by the release of oxides of sulphur (SO2) and nitrogen (NOx) which when combined with the moisture in the air, may fall as rain with acidity of su ... , industries and burning coal and oil are the main contributories to the release of sulphur oxides. Nitrogen oxide is a result of any combustion or burning processes. The main source of emissions of n ...

(4 pages) 130 3 4.1 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

Acid rain facts

sidential fuel combustion together contribute most of the rest. In the air, the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can be transformed into sulphuric acid and nitric acid, and air current can send the ...

(1 pages) 39 0 3.4 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Acid rain.

Acid rainWhat is acid rain? Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Although natural sources of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides do exist, more than ... sources of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides do exist, more than 90% of the sulphur and 95% of the nitrogen emissions occurring in eastern North America come from human origin. These primary air poll ... d imports the rest from the U.S. There are 4 ways to reduce gases(which contain sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) from power plants. The first and probably best way is energy conservation. This mea ...

(3 pages) 31 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Ozone layer Depletion and the future effects it will have on the population. Harmful effects of the Ultraviolet rays.

nity to diseases.1 What causes the depletion of the ozone layer? In 1970, Crutzen first showed that nitrogen oxides produced by decaying nitrous oxide from soil-borne microbes react catalytically with ... "global biogeochemical cycles" as well as the effects of supersonic transport aircraft that release nitrogen oxide into the stratosphere.2 In 1974, Molina and Rowland found that human-made chlorofluor ...

(3 pages) 64 1 4.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Acid Rain

issolved sulfur dioxide (SO2) which forms Sulfuric Acid. The remaining 30% or so comes from various Nitrogen Oxides (mostly NO2 and NO3 which has collectedly adopted the mane Nox). There is also a sma ... lfuric acid when it joins with hydrogen atoms in the air:SO3(g) + H2O(l) = H2SO4(aq)In the air, the nitrogen ion becomes nitric or nitrous acid:NO2(g) + H2O(l) = HNO3(aq) + HNO2(aq)Sulfur dioxide is a ...

(7 pages) 61 1 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences

The Affects of Acid Rain on pH and Alkalinity

acid deposition includes acidic gases and particles. Acid rain occurs when sulfur oxides (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) react with water, oxygen and other chemicals in the atmosphere. Two-thirds of ... r chemicals in the atmosphere. Two-thirds of the sulfur oxides come from electric power generation. Nitrogen oxides are formed when any fossil fuel is burned. Bioavailability occurs when nutrients nee ...

(4 pages) 46 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Acid Rain; is the cost to great to bear

sidential fuel combustion together contribute most of the rest. In the air, the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can be transformed into sulphuric acid and nitricacid, and air current can send them ... on dioxide, 130 million tons of suffer dioxide, 97 million tons of hydrocarbons, 53 million tons of nitrogen oxides, more than three million tons of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc and o ...

(5 pages) 36 0 3.8 Jul/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Acid Rain

ace depending upon the type and amount of other gases present in the air, such as sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxides.Acid rain occurs when sulphur dioxide (SO ) and Nitrogen oxide (NO ) are released in ... l-fired power generators and ore smelting are the main culprits for the release of sulphur dioxide. Nitrogen oxide comes into the atmosphere in harmful amounts by the combustion of fuels in vehicles, ...

(3 pages) 95 2 5.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Acid Rain

cial and residential fuel combustion together make up the rest. In the air, the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can be transformed into sulphuric acid and nitric acid. These Acids can travel world ... on dioxide, 130 million tons of suffer dioxide, 97 million tons of hydrocarbons, 53 million tons of nitrogen oxides, more than three million tons of arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc and o ...

(5 pages) 50 0 4.6 Jan/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Agriculture

What Acid Rain is, And How It Harms Our Planet

age to our environment. The formation of acid rain begins with the production of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from the burning of coal, natural gas, and oil, by certain manufacturing plants. Sul ... from the burning of coal, natural gas, and oil, by certain manufacturing plants. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides react with water and other chemicals in the air to form sulfuric acid, nitric acid, ...

(2 pages) 24 0 1.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Acid rain.

ed in rain is converted to a weak acid (carbonic acid). Other gases, primarily oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, are converted to strong acids (sulfuric and nitric acids).Although rain is naturally sligh ... erating plants and transportation vehicles.Since the industrial revolution, emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides to the atmosphere have increased. Industrial and energy-generating facilities that b ...

(4 pages) 36 0 3.7 Sep/2005

Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences

Air Pollution: Reasearch Report

and can sometimes interfere with aviation.The most abundant of air pollutants are Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Oxides. These chemicals are the waste byproducts of fuels that are used i ... at Contribute Towards Air PollutionPrimary pollutants emitted directly to the atmosphere, including nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds ...

(8 pages) 209 1 4.8 Jan/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Air Pollution

he burning of fossil fuels like natural gas, coal, and oil produce carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and particulates. Air pollution can also come from natural causes. ... contain no more than specified levels of particulate matter, lead, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, ozone, and other toxic substances. The EPA (Environment ...

(1 pages) 52 0 2.6 May/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences

The effects of acid rain on nature, humans and our environment

nvironment now than ever before. Acid rain is produced by the releases of Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx). These two gases once realised into the atmosphere combine and react with wate ... earth in rain, snow, fog or even as dry forms such as gas and particles.90% of Sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen oxides are pumped into the air through human activity. Factories and power stations are hig ...

(4 pages) 37 0 2.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

The dangers of non-metals to the environment

Among the most harmful and dangerous non-metal compunds are nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulphide. These can ...

(1 pages) 17 1 4.5 Jan/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Global warming

lation would cut pollution from some of the most significant sources; power plants, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury. Bush also plans to cut greenhouse gas intensity by 20% in the next ten ...

(6 pages) 246 2 2.7 Apr/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Acid Rain

s. Acid rain is caused by either sulfur oxides(SOx), formed from combustions within car engines, or nitrogen oxides(NOx), which is created from burning fossil fuels within power plants, reacting in th ...

(2 pages) 7 0 3.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science