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Bookmark or Share- Air Pollution: Everything You Need to Know - NRDCSmog (sometimes referred to as ground-level ozone) occurs when emissions from combusting fossil fuels react with sunlight. Soot—a type of particulate matter—is made up of tiny particles of...
- Learn About the Causes and Effects of Smog - TreehuggerSmog is made up of a combination of air pollutants that can compromise human health, harm the environment, and even cause property damage. Smog can cause or aggravate health problems such as...
- Smog - National Geographic SocietySmog is air pollution that reduces visibility. The term "smog" was first used in the early 1900s to describe a mix of smoke and fog. The smoke usually came from burning coal. Smog was common in industrial areas, and remains a familiar sight in some cities today. Today, most of the smog we see is photochemical smog.
- Smog | Description, Causes, Effects, & Types | BritannicaSmog, community-wide polluted air. Although the term is derived from the words smoke and fog, it is often used to describe the pall of automotive or industrial origin that lies over many cities, and its composition is variable. At least two distinct types of smog are recognized: sulfurous smog and photochemical smog.
- What Causes Smog? - Caltech Science ExchangeThe main components of photochemical smog, the hazy air pollution that can blanket Los Angeles and other urban areas, are ground-level ozone and particulate matter. Credit: Lance Hayashida for Caltech Science Exchange.
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