The mixture of hazardous pollutants formed by the reaction between UV rays and smog can travel on the wind to rural areas, meaning the photochemical smog does not just impact big cities. Ozone can be extremely irritating to the respiratory tract, leading to fits of coughing and various medical conditions if exposure is prolonged. Auxiliary craft: 10 shuttlecraft, 5 shuttle pods (wartime variant houses 40 Peregrine Class) Class: Excelsior. Weapons firing arcs: Forward, Aft, Starboard, Port, Dorsal, Ventral. While ozone is an excellent thing in the upper atmosphere, since it protects the delicate environment of the Earth, it is not desired at ground level. Armament: 6 Type X Phaser banks, 15 torpedo launchers, 200 Photon Torpedoes, 175 Quantum Torpedoes. When these compounds interact with the sun, they form �secondary pollutants� like ozone and additional hydrocarbons. The pollutants released through human activity in this situation are known as �primary pollutants,� and they include sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and other volatile organic compounds.
It doesn't have to be sunny for photochemical smog to form UV light can also penetrate clouds. Nitrogen dioxide and various hydrocarbons produced through combustion will interact with sunlight to break down into hazardous chemicals. Some of the particulate matter in the air can oxidize very readily when exposed to the UV spectrum.
