Greenhouse gases  Created by windy132   49 terms   Paddy fields,
Bacterial decomposition, cattle, one of the greenhouse gases
Water vapour  Always present - water cycle, traps heat, one of
the greenhouse gases  carbon dioxide  Respiration, combustion of
fossil fuels, burning of rainforests and plant life  nitrogen
oxides  Combustion of hydrocarbons, over-use of artificial
fertilizers   Have an opposite effect to greenhouse gases,
lowers temperatures by reflecting sunlight, include soot &
volcanic ash  Particulates (& volatile organic compounds)  Soot,
dust, forest fires, volcanoes, burning coal and diesel  Sulfur
dioxide  Volcanoes, coal industry ->inflammation of respiratory
tract  Nitrogen oxides  Forest fires, factories, lightning,
power plants, car exhausts -> leads to respiratory irritation
Carbon monoxide  Forest fires, car exhausts, incomplete
combustion of fossil fuels -> suffocation   Living & decaying
plants, partially burnt fuels -> carcinogenic with prolonged
exposure  (Formation of) nitrogen ox