Environmental ChemistryThe main pollution chemistry, and the reactions involved.ChemistryPollutant, source and effect.PollutantFromEffectSO₂Sulfur in fuelsAcid rainNOₓHigh-temperature combustionAcid rain, smogCOIncomplete combustionToxic; binds haemoglobinCO₂Complete combustionGreenhouse effectCFCsRefrigerants, aerosolsOzone depletionParticulatesDiesel, combustionRespiratory harmCFCs deplete ozone catalytically: one chlorine radical can destroy manythousands of ozone molecules before it is removed.Environmental Chemistrylearnposters.com
Environmental Chemistry — printable physical science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Environmental Chemistry poster

A 6-row table: Pollutant · From · Effect.

Pollutant, source and effect.

CFCs deplete ozone catalytically: one chlorine radical can destroy many thousands of ozone molecules before it is removed.

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What’s on the Environmental Chemistry poster?
A 6-row table: Pollutant · From · Effect. Pollutant, source and effect. SO₂ — Sulfur in fuels — Acid rain; NOₓ — High-temperature combustion — Acid rain, smog; CO — Incomplete combustion — Toxic; binds haemoglobin; CO₂ — Complete combustion — Greenhouse effect; CFCs — Refrigerants, aerosols — Ozone depletion; Particulates — Diesel, combustion — Respiratory harm. CFCs deplete ozone catalytically: one chlorine radical can destroy many thousands of ozone molecules before it is removed.
Who is the Environmental Chemistry poster for?
Environmental Chemistry belongs to the Chemistry section rather than to a school year, because physical science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning inorganic can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Environmental Chemistry poster?
Each problem has a specific chemistry. Knowing the equation explains the control measure. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Environmental Chemistry belongs on the wall where that physical science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Environmental Chemistry?
Catalysts, Complex Ions and Electrolysis sit alongside Environmental Chemistry in the Chemistry section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.CatalystsComplex IonsElectrolysis
Is the Environmental Chemistry poster free to download and print?
Yes. Environmental Chemistry downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Chemistry section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Environmental Chemistry poster print at?
Environmental Chemistry is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Environmental Chemistry loses nothing.Printing guide

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