AIR POLLUTANTS AND

GREENHOUSE GASES

BY HARSHITHA
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
01 02 03
CARBON PARTICULATES CARBON DIOXIDE
MONOXIDE

04
METHANE
 Carbon Monoxide
● Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a poisonous, flammable gas
that is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and slightly less dense than air.
● It is produced due to incomplete combustion of a hydrocarbon fuel due to
less supply of oxygen.
● Inhaling carbon monoxide is toxic to humans as it binds permanently to
haemoglobin in red blood cells, preventing the transport of oxygen around
the body.
 ● Heating systems should be regularly checked to

Prevention ensure good supply of oxygen and any inlets

should be cleaned
● Addition of a catalytic converter in vehicles to
prevent harmful emissions of carbon monoxide
into the atmosphere
 Particulates
● Carbon particulates, or ‘soot’ particles, are also made due to incomplete
combustion of a fuel.
● They are linked to increased respiratory disease and can also lead to cancer
● The main source of these particulates is from diesel vehicles.
● Diesel vehicles are fitted with particulate traps (fine mesh filters) that
remove these particles from the exhaust gas.
 Greenhouse gases
Carbon
Dioxide

Methane
 RELEASE OF CARBON DIOXIDE
INTO THE ATMOSPHERE
● Carbon dioxide is released due to complete combustion of fossil
fuels.
● Fossil fuels are used to produce electricity and are used as a basis
in many forms of transport.
● For example:
CH4 + O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
Methane + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water
RELEASE OF METHANE INTO THE
ATMOSPHERE
● Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas whose levels in the atmosphere have
been increasing over recent years
● Its sources are waste gases from the digestive processes of animals, such
as cattle, decomposition of vegetation, bacterial action in swamps, rice
paddy feels and landfill sites.
● It also has adverse effects: it increases global warming, which leads to
climate change.
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