Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
- Combustion of fossil fuels, coals, oils
- Factories
- Vehicles
--> Sulphuric acid (SO2 + H2O) = Acid Rain
- Vegetation: Leaves 'Burned' , Root system leached of magnesium and calcium = no growth
- Lakes: Reduces Ph (acidic), brings aluminium ions = Al causes mucus thickening in fish,
fish not able to take in enough oxygen (suffocates)
Carbon monoxide
- Combustion of fossil fuels, coals, oils, with INSUFFICIENT OXYGEN
--> Bonds with Hb in RBC = Carbaminohaemoglobin, blocks Hb from carrying oxygen
- Reduces oxygen circulation, toxic.
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