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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Sulphur compounds as pollutants

Sulphur compounds as pollutants

Broader

Chemical pollutants of the environment
Excellent
Gaseous air pollutants
Unpresentable

Narrower

Sulphur trioxide as a pollutant
Presentable
Sulphur dioxide as a pollutant
Presentable
Hydrogen sulphide as a pollutant
Presentable
Thiols and mercaptans as pollutants
Unpresentable
Acid runoff from sulphate soils
Unpresentable
Health hazards of carbon disulphide
Yet to rate
Acid mine drainage
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Environmental hazards of coal energy
Presentable
Environmental hazards from coal conversion plants
Presentable

Reduced by

Disposal of pollutants from chimney scrubbers
Presentable

Value

Pollution
Yet to rate

Reference

Greyson: Carbon, Nitrogen and Sulfur Pollutants

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Fundamental sciences » Chemicals
  • Fundamental sciences » Non-metallic chemical elements
  • Societal problems » Pollution
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G6442
    DOCID
    11764420
    D7NID
    149662
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020