Hi there, need a little help on this from someone who has background in chemistry or studying air condition.
Would large reductions in road traffic (by half to three quarters) be likely to result in higher levels of Ground Level Ozone?
Would those higher levels balance out eventually, or become problematic?
Its being looked at here in the UK because of the Lockdown. A couple of area including the where i live are showing higher levels of NO2 compared to the five year average, whilst most areas have showed a decline in NO2.
While the NO2 levels in a couple of areas may present an anomaly, what about the possibility of higher levels of Ground level Ozone?
Lockdown prompts clear fall in UK air pollution
The following paragraph in particular:
"It's possible ozone, another respiratory irritant, could climb in city centres. Its formation at ground level is dependent on some very complex chemical reactions which, in the absence of certain exhaust gases, might actually give a boost to the three-oxygen molecule in the air."
I have noticed a definite change in air quality where I live, but its also slightly more irritant I think, could that be because of higher levels of Ozone at ground levels, and what would likely happen, would that balance out or continue to increase during a lockdown?
Would large reductions in road traffic (by half to three quarters) be likely to result in higher levels of Ground Level Ozone?
Would those higher levels balance out eventually, or become problematic?
Its being looked at here in the UK because of the Lockdown. A couple of area including the where i live are showing higher levels of NO2 compared to the five year average, whilst most areas have showed a decline in NO2.
While the NO2 levels in a couple of areas may present an anomaly, what about the possibility of higher levels of Ground level Ozone?
Lockdown prompts clear fall in UK air pollution
The following paragraph in particular:
"It's possible ozone, another respiratory irritant, could climb in city centres. Its formation at ground level is dependent on some very complex chemical reactions which, in the absence of certain exhaust gases, might actually give a boost to the three-oxygen molecule in the air."
I have noticed a definite change in air quality where I live, but its also slightly more irritant I think, could that be because of higher levels of Ozone at ground levels, and what would likely happen, would that balance out or continue to increase during a lockdown?
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