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    The document discusses the environmental impacts of producing nitric acid via the Ostwald process, including causing climate change, eutrophication, respiratory problems, air pollution, smog, and reduced soil fertility. It provides some management strategies like locating plants away from homes, using greenhouses, organic fertilizers, and emission control technologies.

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    The document discusses the environmental impacts of producing nitric acid via the Ostwald process, including causing climate change, eutrophication, respiratory problems, air pollution, smog, and reduced soil fertility. It provides some management strategies like locating plants away from homes, using greenhouses, organic fertilizers, and emission control technologies.

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    The document discusses the environmental impacts of producing nitric acid via the Ostwald process, including causing climate change, eutrophication, respiratory problems, air pollution, smog, and reduced soil fertility. It provides some management strategies like locating plants away from homes, using greenhouses, organic fertilizers, and emission control technologies.

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    it also causes climate change and global warming because of the gases emitted during the

    Ostwald process.
    -it causes eutrophication in waterbodies which is dangerous and poisonous to people and
    aquatic organisms.
    -it causes respiratory problems in humans for example asthma and bronchitis.
    -it causes air pollution.
    -it causes photochemical smog which is detrimental to the environment.
    -it forms ground level ozone, commonly referred to as smog, which can damage crops and
    vegetation.
    -fertilisers produced from nitric acid may reduce soil fertility as they leach easily.
    Management of these environmental impacts:
    -Ostwald process plants should be located and established far away from homesteads and
    communities so that people may not be affected by respiratory problems.
    -Crops can be grown in greenhouses, if possible, so as to be protected from the smog released
    during Ostwald process.
    -Ostwald process must be done far away from waterbodies so as to prevent eutrophication.
    -using organic fertiliser instead of nitrogenous fertilisers to boost soil structure as nitrogenous
    fertilisers cause leaching.
    -use of catalytic decomposers can be done.
    -caustic scrubbing can also be done to reduce emission of gaseous pollutants from Ostwald
    process.

    PART B:
    Pollutants emanating from the production of Nitric Acid;
    -The manufacture of Nitric acid releases nitrous oxide , N2O, into the atmosphere which
    depletes ozone layer and is 273 times more harmful to the climate than CO 2
    -The process also involves the oxidation of ammonia to produce nitric acid which is then further
    oxidised to nitrogen dioxide.
    -Both Nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide are known as major pollutants.
    -When these gases are released into the atmosphere ,they react with other pollutants and
    sunlight to form ground-level ozone which is also another harmful air pollutant.
    -So the major pollutants released during nitric acid production are:

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