Toxic Effect
of Sulphur
dioxide
BY
DR. ASMITADASPUTE.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,
SBESCOLLEGE OF SCIENCE
AURANGABAD(MS)
Toxic Effect of Sulphurdioxide
Sulfur dioxideis thechemical compoundwith the formulaSO
2.
It is a toxicgasresponsible for the smell of burntmatches.
It is released naturally byvolcanic activityand is produced as a by-product
ofcopperextraction and the burning offossil fuelscontaminated with sulfur
compounds.
Sulfur dioxidehas a pungent smell likenitric acid.