Sulfur Dioxide Control

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027231",
  "term": "Sulfur Dioxide Control",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (Control of sulfur dioxide emission which is) a criteria air pollutant. Sulfur dioxide is a gas produced by burning coal, most notably in power plants. Some industrial processes, such as production of paper and smelting of metals, produce sulfur dioxide. Sulfur dioxide is closely related to sulfuric acid, a strong acid. Sulfur dioxide plays an important... role in the production of acid rain.\n\n2. (Control of sulfur dioxide emission) a compound composed of one sulfur and two oxygen molecules. Sulfur dioxide emitted into the atmosphere through natural and anthropogenic processes is changed in a complex series of chemical reactions in the atmosphere to sulfate aerosols. These aerosols are believed to result in negative radiative forcing... (i.e., tending to cool the Earth's surface) and do result in acid deposition (e.g., acid rain).",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from Air Permitting Terms",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sulfur-dioxide-control/"
}