Major Pollutants

Activity 1

Pollutant Name	Where does it come from?	What does it look like?	Can I smell it?	Where would I find it?	How dangerous is it?
Carbon monoxide	It is made when things don’t burn properly	Colourless, tasteless gas	No	Near fires and gas or oil heaters that are not working properly	Very dangerous if you breathe it in
Nitrogen Dioxide	Formed in air from the other gases Nitrogen and Oxygen	Colourless gas	No	In the air, from the exhaust pipes of cars, buses, trucks etc.	Dangerous if you breathe lots of it in
Particulate Matter (PM10)	Tiny dust particles, can be dust, pollen or can be from lots of different sources	Specks of dust but they are so tiny you cannot see them	No	In the air, from vehicle exhaust emissions, also near building sites and quarries	Dangerous if you breathe lots of it in