Answer to Question #144638 in Physical geography for Javier

Question

List five examples of primary and two examples of secondary pollutants of air.

Answer 1

Primary pollutants are those released into the atmosphere and they include:

1.     Mercury

2.     Nitrogen oxides

3.     Carbon monoxide

4.     Sulfur oxides

5.     Volatile organic compounds

Secondary pollutants are those that form in the atmosphere and they include:

1.     Peroxyacyl nitrates

2.     Nitrogen dioxides

3.     Ozone