2007-04-30 05:44:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
When hydrocarbons are burned, it causes all sorts of problems. If it is pure hydrocarbon and is burned completely, it releases CO2 which is a green house gas.
If it is not burned completely (in low oxygen conditions), it relases CO, which is toxic, and particulates (soot) which can cause respiratory problems.
When it burns too hot (like in a car), it produces NOx, which is converted into ozone in presence of sunlight. Ozone is smog and it is a respiratory irritant as well as something that causes damages to things like rubber and paint (makes them crack). NOx combines with water in the atmosphere and cause acid rain (as nitric acid)
Most hydrocarbons have impurities in them such as sulfur, which when burned produce SO2, which is a respiratory irritant and when combined with water cause acid rain (sulfuric acid).
Unburned hydrocarbons are bad too. Many hydrocarbons are volatile (vaporize easily) and form VOC (volatile organic compunds). This, in presence of sunlight, also creates ozone (smog). This is why you shouldn'y top off your gasoline tank or fill-up on warm sunny day.
2007-04-30 08:36:40 · answer #1 · answered by Ms. K. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Effects Of Hydrocarbons
2016-12-11 17:42:23 · answer #2 · answered by goettle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much hydrocarbon in the atmosphere and you get:
1. warming
2. smog
3. toxic compounds that you breathe
4. algal blooms
5. excessive glacial melting and resulting water shortages
6. climate change, sometimes rapid
7. ocean circulation changes leading to extreme climate changes (storms, droughts, etc..)
2007-04-30 16:31:44 · answer #3 · answered by precaryus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
CO2 is not a problem but part of natures recycle system of plants.
Now CO is definitely bad and all over 35 ppm. becomes dangerous with time.
2007-04-30 08:21:53 · answer #4 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-04-08 08:44:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Methane (CH4) is 35X more efficient as greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide
2007-04-30 10:02:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
stratospheric ozone depletion
global warming
ground-level ozone formation.
2007-04-30 06:53:02 · answer #7 · answered by Curiosity 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋