Module 1 : Atmospheric Composition and Principles of Contaminant Behavior

Lecture 1 : The Atmosphere of Earth

 

Aerosols & Pollutants

Human and natural activities displace tiny soil, salt, and ash particles as suspended aerosols,

as well as sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and hydrocarbons as pollutants.

 

Pressure & Density

Gravity pulls gases toward earth's surface, and the whole column of gases weighs 14.7 psi at sea level, a pressure of 1013.25 mb or 29.92 in.Hg .

The amount of force exerted Over an area of surface is called Air pressure!

Air Density is The number of air Molecules in a given Space (volume)