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- What Is Sulfur
Dioxide?
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a gaseous oxide
produced by the burning of fuels containing sulfur.
- Where Does
It Come From?
- -- Coal and oil, steel mills,
refineries, metal smelting, and pulp and paper mills emit sulfur
dioxide into the atmosphere.
- How Can Sulfur
Dioxide Affect Health and the Environment?
- -- Sulfur dioxide can reduce
visibility and contribute to the formation of acid rain. Acid rain
can cause lung damage. It also increases the acidity of surface
waters such as lakes and streams, harming the organisms living there.
- -- Primarily affecting the
respiratory system, children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing
respiratory or cardiovascular disease need to be especially careful
of sulfur dioxide emissions.
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