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Environmental Pollution in Colombia (Air) Isabela Burgos Leidy Garzon Felipe Florez

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Environmental Pollution in Colombia (Air)Isabela BurgosLeidy GarzonFelipe FlorezBackgroundSince the second half of the eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century the beginning of the industrial revolution , during which time major social , economic, technological, cultural and environmental changes occurred all began.The first cases of contamination occur in the mid- eighteenth century as a result of the production and use of machine -driven steam coal.

Climate change

Air pollution in ColombiaIn all contaminants that exist in the atmosphere , there are 5 major pollutants affecting health immediately from inhalation :Carbon monoxide ( CO)Sulphur dioxide ( SO2)Nitrogen dioxide ( NO2)Tropospheric ozone (O3 )Particulate matter less than 10 microns (PM10 ) diameter. Besides these, it includes a CO2 (carbon dioxide ) for their contribution to the greenhouse effect .Mobile SourcesStationary Sources

PM10 and PM2,5