Chemical Reactions in the Atmosphere and Their Impact on Human Health and Animal Life

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the most important chemical reactions occurring in atmosphere that have direct effects human health and animal life. These include acid deposition—such as fog, rain, snow—oxidants formed mainly by photochemical activities—such O 3 , NO 2 peroxyacylnitrates—and radioactive fallout. It is very difficult to establish a correlation between global air pollution because great number of other causes may influence health; however, it possible some correlations strictly statistical basis. The same considerations apply many species. has been statistically demonstrated fog or smog with low pH dangerous for people suffering from respiratory cardiocirculatory diseases generally areas where present, incidences bronchitis are also higher.