LECTURE NOTES ON ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

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LECTURE NOTES . ON. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE . 3rd Semester (Chemistry). Subject code : CH-514. Prepared by Dr. Trinath Biswal Associate Professor, Chemistry Deptt. DISCLAIMER. This document does not claim any originality and cannot be used as a substitute for prescribed textbooks. The information presented here is merely a collection by the committee members for their respective teaching assignments. Various sources as mentioned at the end of the document as well as freely available material from internet were consulted for preparing this document. The ownership of the information lies with the author or institutions. MODULE -1. AIR POLLUTION (CHAPTER-1). Introduction: Air pollution refers to the release of pollutants into the air that are detrimental to human health and the planet as a whole.

Effects and fate of Air Pollutants: There are Various Harmful Effects of the air Pollutants: i. Carbon monoxide (source- Automobile exhaust, photochemical reactions in the atmosphere, biological oxidation by marine organisms, etc.)- Affects the respiratory activity as haemoglobin has more affinity for CO than for oxygen.

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