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Essay Archive - Photochemical Smog
Photochemical Smog
Historically, the term smog referred to a mixture of smoke and fog, hence the
name smog. The industrial revolution has been the central cause for the increase
in pollutants in the atmosphere over the last three centuries. Before 1950, the
majority of this pollution was created from the burning of coal for energy
generation, space heating, cooking, and transportation. Under the right
conditions, the smoke and sulfur dioxide produced from the burning of coal can
combine with fog to create industrial smog. In high concentrations, industrial
smog can be extremely toxic to human....
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