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23 Cards in this Set
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An example of industrial smog |
Asian brown clouds |
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A place experiencing photochemical smog |
Los Angeles, Califionia |
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Most of the air we breathe is composed of |
Nitrogen |
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The positive effects of the ozone layer |
Allows humans and other forms of life to exist on land, protects humans from sunburn, and prevents the formation of photochemical ozone near the ground |
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Harmful chemicals emitted directly into the air from natural processes and human activities |
Primary Pollutants |
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The largest air pollution threat to poor people |
Indoor air pollution |
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Examples of primary pollutants |
Carbon oxides, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, and methane |
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Examples of secondary pollutants |
Sulfuric acid, nitric acid, ozone, hydrogen peroxide and sulfur trioxide |
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Examples of VOCs |
Methane, benzene, dry-cleaning fluids, industrial solvents and various components of gasoline and plastics |
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Causes the majority of atmospheric warming |
Methane |
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Health problems associated with lead |
Headaches, behavior problems, mental retardation, and nervous system disorders such as palsy and paralysis |
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The world's most polluted cities are found in |
China |
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Temperature inversion |
Warm air on top of cooler, more dense, stagnant air |
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When sunlight combines SOx, NOx and VOCs, the result could be |
Smog, ozone, photochemical smog, and/or carbon monoxide |
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The causes of acid deposition |
Coal burning power plants, ore smelting, industrial facilities, and burning fossil fuels |
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The harmful effects of acid rain |
Reduces soil pH, damages crops, biomagnification of heavy metals in fish, and causes respiratory diseases in humans |
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The Health risks of air pollution in urban areas of the U.S. are magnified because |
70-98% of time is spent in cars or homes |
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Symptoms of sick building syndrome |
Headaches, coughing and sneezing, chronic fatigue, and depression |
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The four most dangerous indoor air pollutants |
tobacco smoke, radon-222, formaldehyde, and ultrafine particles of various substances |
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Radioactive radon from the soil is a result of |
Radioactive decay |
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Air pollution causes pre-mature deaths each year from the following illnesses |
Asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and lung cancer |
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The Clean Air Act and Montreal Protocol successfully reduced the emissions of |
Lead, sulfur dioxide, ground level ozone, CFCs, and some other ozone depleting chemicals. |
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A living organism used to detect air pollution |
Lichens |
