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Chemistry · Ch 15 — Environmental Chemistry

Types of Environmental Pollution

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Types of Environmental Pollution

Atmospheric pollution is generally studied as tropospheric pollution, since the troposphere is the layer where life actually exists. Building on that, the unit groups the different types of environmental pollution it goes on to cover under three headings: (1) Air pollution, (2) Water pollution, and (3) Soil pollution -- each is developed in its own major section bel …