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By
Bibhabasu Mohanty
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
SAL Institute of Technology &
Engineering Research
CONTENT
Definition, Composition of atmospheric
air, Classification and sources of air
pollutants. Effects of air pollution on
human, plant and material, Air
pollution control methods, equipment
and safety.
WHAT IS POLLUTION ???
Gas Volume
nitrous
0.5 ppmv
oxide
xenon 0.09 ppmv
ozone 0.0 to 0.07 ppmv
nitrogen
0.02 ppmv
dioxide
iodine 0.01 ppmv
carbon
trace
monoxide
THE ATMOSPHERE
Atmospheric pressure (millibars)
0 200 400 600 800 1,000
120 75
Temperature
110 Pressure
65
100 Thermosphere
90 55
Mesopause
Altitude (kilometers)
Altitude (miles)
Mesosphere 45
70
60
Stratopause 35
50
Stratosphere
40 25
30 Tropopause
15
20 Ozone “layer”
Heating from the earth
10 Troposphere 5
0
(Sea –80 –40 0 40 80 120 Pressure = 1,000
Temperature (˚C)
Level) millibars at
ground level
SOURCE AND CLASSIFICATION
Natural
Mobile
Burning
Effects:
Causes headache and nausea.
Lightening.
Forest fires.
Effects:
Reduce blood carrying capacity.
Industrial activities.
Effects:
Respiratory problems
Incomplete combustion
Forest fires
Agricultural burning
Effects:
Carcinogenic effect
Aggravated asthma
Chronic bronchitis
Duration of exposure
Easy to design.
Disadvantages
Require large space.
particle size.
Used mostly in industries.
Advantages
Low initial cost.
Disadvantages
Requires large head room.
99% efficiency.
Maintenance is normal.
Disadvantages
High initial cost.
10 μm particle size.
Performance decrease becomes visible, giving
prewarning.
Normal power consumption.
Disadvantages
High temp. gases need to be cooled.
- Spray tower
- Venturi scrubber
- Cyclone scrubber
Flue gas made to push up against a down falling water
current.
Particulate matter mix up with water thus falls down
and gets removed.
Spray tower
Cyclone scrubber
Advantages
Simultaneously remove particulates and gaseous
pollutants.
Hot gases can be cooled down.
Disadvantages
Lot of waste waters produced.