ES 147 Final Week 5

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Created Aug 3, 2012
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Cancer as an acute phenomenon 
 
·      Disease: o   Acute: immediate...
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Cancer
 
·      Change in DNA (akin to...
3
Chimney Sweep
 
o   Coalà large complex, high boiling point molecules o   Chimney: not...
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Emphysema 
 
o   S.A. less effect of transportation of O2...
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Fibrosis
 
·      Chronic exposure to an...
6
LA smog versus London Smog
 
La: gasoline and sunshine; mobile sourcesLondon: fog and burning of coal; stationary sources
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Coal versus Gasoline
 
Coal:SOx, primary pollutant, acid rain, H2SO4 Gasoline: NOx, primary pollutant, not as...
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Ozone
 
Bad: Troposphere; extravasation of plasma into alveoli;an eye and deep lung irritant that causes...
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what is pulmonary edema
 
 abnormal buildup of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs, which leads to shortness...
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Aldehydes
 
Primary: combustionSecondary: incomplete combustionCarbonyl group
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Photochemical smog
 
Secondary pollutant; Ozone, PAN
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Los Angeles
 
High pressure system, inversion, basin ·      Acute effects...
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S.C.A.Q.M.D
 
South Coast Air Quality Management District
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Los Angeles primary pollutants
 
carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons ú  aldehydes ú  toluene ú  xylenes ú  ethene akanesNOxSOx
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Los Angeles secondary pollutants
 
Ozone, NOx;  o   O3 produced depends on ratio...
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San Bernadino 
 
 San Bernardino: more NO2 than NO ; ozone is  even...
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Los Angeles Mobile Sources
 
80%Reduce? §  Less evaporation loss of hydrocarbons §  Seal crankcase...
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Decrease NOx
 
o   Decrease flame temperature in internal flame...
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1955 Air Pollution Control Act
 
Study problem
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1959 CA Motor Vehicle Control Board
 
§  Set standards (not enough is known)
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o   1967 Air Quality Act Federal Legislation
 
Allowed feds to come in and take charge
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o   1970 Air Quality Act Amendments
 
§  EPA §  Federal air pollution standards §  Primary to...
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National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)
 
ú  Reports ú  HC ú  CO ú  NO2 ú  SO2 ú  Total suspended...
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1977 Clean Air Amendments
 
§  push back amount of time that car manufactures...
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1979
 
Photochemical oxidants renamed ozone    
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1983 
 
hydrocarbons were removed
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1987 
 
total suspended particulates were changed to PM10
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1997
 
clean revision act PM 2.5
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Problems with NAAQS
 
standard does not produce clean air

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