Los Angeles-type smog

Thus this type of urban air pollution is called photochemical smog of Los Angeles type. This air pollution phenomenon is very frequent in many Asian cities, especially those in subtropical and tropical zone. 

Table 4. Comparison of London and Los Angeles types of smog (Bunco, 1994).

London type of smog is quite different from photochemical, Los Angeles type of smog. This is shown in the following comparisons (Table 4). 

Why is photochemical smog called Los Angeles type of smog What was the reason for appearance of this phenomenon ... 

Noble, W. M., W. Peele, L. Wri t, and P. P. Mader. A Preliminary Report on the Use of Plants as indicators for a Comparison of the Smog FGases from Two Types of Motor Fuels. Los Angeles Air PPllution Control District—County of Los Angeles, 1959. 10 pp. 

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