Thursday, September 2, 2010

Coal Power - Alphabet Soup



 

 CO2  Carbon Dioxide - causes global climate change

SO2 Sulfur Dioxide – contributes to acid rain, impairs visibility, linked to low birth rates and             respiratory illnesses

NO2  Nitrogen Oxides– depletes the ozone layer, increases smog & acid rain, NO2 in the             water leads to fish kills and algae blooms

 Hg Mercury – powerful human neurotoxin that is linked to retardation, cerebral palsy,
            deafness, blindness and autism

CO  Carbon Monoxide – toxic to the development of fetuses and children and can cause             shortness of breath and chest pain in people with heart disease

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