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Smokestack (Courtesy of the National Archives)After reading, studying, and discussing Chapter 13, you should be able to:

  • List and describe the sources of air pollution.

  • Explain the difference between primary and secondary pollutants.

  • List the major primary pollutants and identify their sources.

  • Describe two examples of secondary pollutants.

  • Discuss the recent trends in air quality.

  • List and describe the two most important atmospheric conditions affecting the dispersion of pollutants.

  • Describe the role of surface temperature inversions and inversions aloft on atmospheric stability and mixing depth.



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