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What are the effects of trapped pollutants during a thermal inversion?
Poor air quality, respiratory problems, heart disease, and reduced visibility.
How does car exhaust contribute to pollution during a thermal inversion?
Car exhaust releases pollutants like carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides, which get trapped, worsening air quality.
What is the impact of industrial emissions during a thermal inversion?
Industrial emissions release smoke and chemicals that get trapped, leading to severe air pollution.
How do wildfires exacerbate the effects of thermal inversions?
Wildfires release smoke and particulate matter that get trapped, causing significant air quality degradation.
What are the health consequences of prolonged exposure to trapped pollutants?
Respiratory problems, heart disease, and other severe health impacts.
How does construction contribute to pollution during a thermal inversion?
Construction activities release dust and particulate matter that get trapped, worsening air quality.
Cause: Car exhaust. Effect?
Trapped pollutants like carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides.
Cause: Industrial emissions. Effect?
Trapped smoke and chemicals, worsening air quality.
Cause: Wildfires. Effect?
Trapped smoke and particulate matter, causing respiratory issues.
Cause: Thermal inversion. Effect?
Poor air quality, respiratory problems, and heart disease.
Cause: Prolonged exposure to trapped pollutants. Effect?
Severe health impacts, including respiratory and heart problems.
Cause: Construction. Effect?
Trapped dust and particulate matter.
What is a thermal inversion?
A layer of warm air trapped above a layer of cooler air.
Define topography in the context of thermal inversions.
The shape and features of the land surface, which can trap air in valleys and block wind.
What are VOCs?
Volatile Organic Compounds, air pollutants often trapped during thermal inversions.
Define particulate matter.
Tiny particles suspended in the air, contributing to air pollution and trapped during thermal inversions.
What is smog?
Air pollution caused by the reaction of sunlight with pollutants, worsened by thermal inversions.