Sources, abundance, and fate of gaseous atmospheric pollutants. Final report and supplement

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1968

OSTI ID:6852325

Robinson, E; Robbins, R C

This analysis of the sources, abundance, and fate of gaseous atmospheric pollutants has considered three families of compounds - sulfurous, nitrogenous, and organic; and two inorganic carbon compounds - carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. With the exception of CO/sub 2/, we have followed similar patterns in our analyses of these materials and have produced rather detailed analyses. The presentation of CO/sub 2/ is only a brief review of the current state of thinking. This analysis has included estimates of annual world-wide emissions of pollutants: SO/sub 2/, H/sub 2/S, CO, NO/sub 2/, NH/sub 3/, and organics. The magnitudes of the natural emanations of a variety of materials have also been considered although we must admit that the means of estimating these emissions are very crude because so little study has been made of emissions from other than urban air pollution sources.

• OSTI ID: 6852325
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION
AMMONIA
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
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HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN SULFIDES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NITROGEN OXIDES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION SOURCES
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES