Air Pollution: Types and Impacts

Types of Air Pollution

• There are two main types of air pollution mentioned in the text.

Key Terms in Environmental Science

• A substance present in the environment at a higher concentration than is considered safe or natural is called a pollutant.

Persistence of Contaminants

• The ability of a contaminant to remain in the environment for a long period of time is referred to as persistence.

Bioaccumulation

• The process by which a contaminant accumulates in an organism's body over time is called bioaccumulation.

Pollution Pathways

• The route by which a pollutant travels from its source to its receptor is described as the exposure pathway.

Environmental Science Discipline

• The study of how living organisms, including humans, interact with their environment is referred to as ecology.

Analytical Chemistry

• Qualitative analysis focuses on the identification of one or more chemical species present in a material.

Analytical Chemistry Techniques

• The determination of total Fe% in an iron sample is typically performed in the third year of the program.

Organic Analysis

• The focus of organic analysis in analytical chemistry is on the identification of organic compounds in a sample.

Branches of Analytical Chemistry

• Quantitative analysis is the branch of analytical chemistry concerned with the determination of how much of a particular compound or element is present in a sample.
• Inorganic analysis is the type of analysis concerned with the identification of one or more chemical species present in an inorganic material.