Types of pollution

Answer 1

From the UCKAC Web site, here's a list that notes the element, the **description, and (bullet) several sources:

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

**Colorless, odorless gas

• Vehicles burning gasoline
• Natural gas appliances

Lead (Pb)

**Metallic element

• Vehicles burning leaded gasoline
• Metal refineries

Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)

**Several gaseous compounds made up of nitrogen and oxygen

• Vehicles
• Power plants burning fossil fuels

Ozone (O3)

**Gaseous Pollutant

• Vehicle exhaust and certain other fumes
• Formed from other air pollutants in the presence of sunlight

Particulate Matter

**Very small particles of soot, dust, or other matter, including tiny droplets of liquids

• Diesel engines
• Power plants
• Industries
• Wind-blown dust
• Wood stoves

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

**Gaseous compound made up of sulfur and oxygen

• Coal-burning power plants and industries
• Coal-burning stoves
• Refineries

Answer 2

Air pollution

Water pollution

Soil pollution

Noise pollution

Radioactive pollution

Thermal pollution

Light pollution

Visual pollution

Personal pollution

Atmospheric pollution

Answer 3

There are several types of pollution, but often we refer to them according to where they are... air pollution, water pollution, etc.

Answer 4

Most are the harmful gases - carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, oxides of nitrogen ; and dust and soot

Answer 5

well, if you are asking what to basic types of air pollutants are they are:

1.particles

and

2. gases.

Answer 6

plastic;s gas