Question

Name any three air pollutants and the sources of each of them

Answer 1

Pollutant :

1. Carbon Monoxide (CO) :
2. Nitrogen Oxides (NO_x) :
3. Sulphur Oxides (SO_x) :

Sources :

1. Gasoline fuel, motor vehicle fuel, burning of wood and coal, solid waste disposal, industrial processes.
2. Primary sources are motor vehicles and power generation stations, combustion of organic matters, furnace stacks, incinerators.
3. Mainly due to the burning of coal, smelting operations, refineries, chemical plants, open burning of garbage, and municipal incinerators.