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Smog and Photochemical Smog
Smog is nothing but a combination of smoke and fog. Smog occurs due to the factors like geography, sunlight, industrial activity, vehicular emissions, calmness of winds, burning of coal etc. Smog usually occurs at a place which is far away from the actual source of pollution. At least two distinct types of smog are recognized: ..
Topics: Air pollution in California • Airborne pollutants • California Air Resources Board • Chemistry • Gases • NOx • Physical sciences • Pollutants • Pollution • Smog • Tropospheric ozone • Volatile organic compound
Photochemical Smog
Smog is nothing but a combination of smoke and fog. Smog occurs due to the factors like geography, sunlight, industrial activity, vehicular emissions, calmness of winds, burning of coal etc. Smog usually occurs at a place which is far away from the actual source of pollution. Photochemical smog is the result of the action of ..
Topics: Pollution in India • Smog
IISc bengluru developes a highly sensitive nanometre-scale carbon monoxide sensor
The researchers at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru have developed a low-cost highly sensitive nanometre-scale carbon monoxide sensor by employing an innovative fabrication technique. It is known that Carbon Monoxide (CO) can have adverse effects on the health of people exposed to it. Thus, it becomes necessary to have good, low-cost carbon-monoxide sensors. Typically, ..
Topics: Breath carbon monoxide • Carbon monoxide • Carbon monoxide detector • Chemistry • Detectors • Fire prevention • Home automation • Pollution • Safety • Safety equipment • Smog
IIT Kharagpur invented a low-cost dirt detector that alerts authorities when a place needs cleaning
The researchers at the IIT Kharagpur have developed a low-cost dirt detector that alerts authorities when a place needs cleaning. The Smart Hygiene Monitor (SHM) records levels of ammonia, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds and particulate matter through sensors and sends online alerts to stakeholders when a certain threshold is crossed. ..
Topics: Ammonia • Building biology • Chemistry • Cleaning • hygiene • Physical sciences • Smog • Volatile organic compound