Saturday, October 13, 2012

Aerosols

Do you know why we need to research Aerosols?
 Aerosols are small partials suspended in air with a lifetime of at least minutes. They are either emitted as primary Aerosols, dust or partial emissions, or formed by the conversion of sulfur dioxide, Nitrogen oxides, ammonia, and organic compounds in atmospheric chemical reactions. The total mass of aerosols are a diameter of 10 Micrometers or smaller.
    Particulates, are tiny particles of solid or liquid suspended in the atmosphere. They range in size from just a few molecules to large enough that they can no longer be carried by air
    Aerosols come from everything from: Spray cans, sea salt, dust, decomposition, water evaporation, soot, tobacco smoke, smog, oil smoke, fly ash, cement dust, Viruses, Cat allergens, bacteria, house dust mite allergens, mold, and pollen.
  Aerosols have an effect on climate in two ways; Direct radioactive forcing the scattering of solar radiation and the absorption of terestrial radiation, and indirect radioactive forcing mainly by effects of aerosols on cloud properties. Greenhouse gasses also have a well understood effect on global radioactive balance and surface temperatures.
 environmental factors of aerosols are soot covering leaves on plants, smokestack gases (sulfur dioxide), and CFC's decomposition releases chlorine atoms. Aerosols also play a significant role in causing asthma attacks. Elevation makes some health problems worse with aerosols and also water depth in your region.
    Aerosols have been in use for century's but we really don't know a ton about them. We need to know more. If we know more we can use our knowledge to reduce the whole in the ozone or the heat island effect. Therefore, we need to study aerosols more than we already do.

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