Atmospheric Pollution Chart Key

Pollutants	Sources	Problems	Solutions
Lead	-          Leaded fuel -          Metal refineries -          Power plants burning fossil fuels	-          Brain and kidney damage -          Contaminated crops and livestock	-          Use only unleaded fuel -          Reduce reliance on fossil fuel burning power plants.
NOx	-          Vehicles -          Power plants burning fossil fuels -          Coal burning stoves	-          Lung damage -          Acid rain forms -          Deteriorate buildings and statues -          Damages forests -          Forms ozone	-          Reduce the use of fossil burning power plants -          Replace old coal burning stoves -          Reduce car emissions
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)	-          Paint -          Perfumes -          Nail polish -          CFCs (in refridgerants and cleaning supplies) -          Car exhaust	-          Respiratory problems -          May lead to cancer. -          Deplete the ozone layer	-          Reduce exposure to items that release VOC’s -          Reduce the use products containing CFCs
SOx	-          Coal burning power plants and industries -          Coal burning stoves -          Refineries -          Volcanoes -	-          Eye irritation -          Lung damage -          Kills aquatic life -          Forms acid rain -          Acid rain that forms damages buildings and forests.	-          Reduce reliance on coal -          Recycle metals so less needs to be refined.
CO2	-          Volcanoes -          Motor vehicles -          Power plants burning fossil fuels -          Forest fires	-          Produces smog when reacts with light. -          Increases the greenhouse effect	-          Reduce car emissions -          Utilize nuclear energy -          Prevent unnatural forest fires
CO	-          Motor vehicles -          Power plants burning fossil fuels. -          Kerosene or wood burning stoves.	-          Headaches -          Reduced mental alertness -          Death -          Heart damage	-          reduce car emissions -          Utilize nuclear energy. -          Stop or slow the use of wood burning stoves or kerosene.
NMHC: Nonmethane hydrocarbons	-          Fossil fuel burning	-          Increase greenhouse effect	-          Reduce fossil fuel use
SPM: Suspended Particulate Matter	-          Diesel engines -          Power plants -          Industries -          Windblown dust -          Wood stoves	-          Lung damage -          Eye irritation -          Damage to crops -          Reduces visibility -          Discolors buildings and statues	-          Reduce the use of diesel engines -          Filter smokestacks -          Reduce use of wood stoves
CFCs	-          Motor vehicles -          Refridgerants -          Cleaning products	-          Deplete ozone layer	-          Reduce the use of items that contain CFCs
Ozone (ambient air)	-          Vehicle exhaust -          Forms when other air pollutants react with sunlight. -          Forest fires	-          Lung damage -          Eye irritation -          Respiratory tract problems -          Damages vegetation -          Causes smog	-          Reduce car emissions -          Add pollutant filter to smoke stacks.
Ozone (stratosphere)	-          Vehicle exhaust -          When pollutants in atmosphere react with sunlight.	-          Increase the greenhouse effect	-          Reduce car emissions -          Filter smokestack smoke
Mercury	-          Burning fossil fuels	-          Contaminate fish	-          Reduce the use of fossil fuels.