Sentences with phrase «average sulfur dioxide»
Each displays the average sulfur dioxide content of the atmosphere over three years, with the brightest red showing the worst pollution levels.
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The average drop in global temperatures after Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines blew its top in 1991, spewing 20 million tons of sun - blocking sulfur dioxide.
An analysis of 27 states found that, on average, summer emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide (CO2) go up by hundreds to thousands of metric tons per degree Celsius increase.
That single replacement will eliminate emissions of 1000 pounds of carbon dioxide, 4 - 6 pounds of sulfur dioxide, and 8 mg of mercury on average.
Better air quality: If the same amount of electricity as that generated by America's 10,000 - MW wind turbine fleet were instead produced using the average utility fuel mix, it would emit 73,000 tons of sulfur dioxide and 27,000 tons of nitrogen oxide per year, as well as other pollutants such as mercury.
The API is based on an average of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and fine dust readings at 27 monitoring stations (ozone data is not released).