Pollution

The three general guidelines to control pollution are:

Management Prevention Cure

Reducing individual purchases of disposable products would be a form of:

Prevention of prollution

lung disease

airborne particle

slow to repair

ecosystem problems

All the resources of solid waste shown in the pie graph are biodegradable.

false

If we ignore pollution, it will go away.

false

Technology has provided methods to recycle all products.

false

Volcanic eruptions are not considered a source of pollution.

false

Which items are sources of water pollution or water pollutants?

fertilizer oil spills seafood contamination mining industries sewage lumber industries plastics waste chemicals dumped

ecosystem breakdown

green plants dying out

disposable "throw a ways"

new products problems

discomfort to eyes, nose and throat

ozone

using them rapidly

raw materials problems

To use again and again; to collect waste materials such as water, glass, cans, and paper, and renew them for use by special processing.

recycling

some plastics and metals

recycling problems

A type of air pollution common around but not limited to cities. A poisonous mixture of air gases, chemicals, particles, smoke, and/or fog.

smog

Check the substances found in smog:

soot and other particle carbon monoxide ozone nitrogen oxides

newspapers, glass, aluminum

successful recycling

acid rain

sulfur oxides

Natural catastrophes can be a large source of pollution.

true

How can writing a letter to industry or government help a local pollution problem?

you may suggest a solution public concern quickens response brings awareness of problems to appropriate agencies all of the above

Substance or material that causes pollution.

pollutant

Pollution is a problem only for the rich people of the world.

false

slows plant growth and causes abnormal leaves

hydrocarbons

Nearly all of the solid waste produced by agriculture:

biodegradable

any substance that can be decomposed by bacterial action

biodegradable

Of the solutions to some forms of pollution listed below, all are recommended, except _____.

burning trash

The largest component of invisible smog is _____.

carbon monoxide

dizziness

carbon monoxide

Pollution caused by pesticides and fertilizers is limited to areas close to the source (farms).

false

Pollution caused by petroleum products is essentially limited to major oil spills.

false

Pollution is dangerous only to people.

false

Pollution only affects large cities such as Los Angeles or New York.

false

Pollution problems began with the invention of disposable pop bottles and cans.

false

Recycling is a prevention method for solving pollution problems.

false

Which items are sources of soil pollution or soil pollutants?

fertilizer petroleum products mining industries sewage lumber industries plastics waste chemicals dumped

deteriorates nervous system

mercury

Which industry produces the largest quantity of solid wastes?

mining

The act of contamination, making dirty or unclean.

pollution

A dead tree stump is probably not a serious pollution problem.

true

Ecologists tell us the reason that answers to pollution problems must be found soon is that pollution is getting worse faster than problems can be solved.

true

Land and living things have been spoiled, exploited, and destroyed by greed.

true

Some of the worst pollution comes in the form of dangerous chemicals and particles that poison or injure life.

true

The term "smog" may involve a variety of pollutants.

true

Which items are sources of air pollution or atmospheric pollutants?

ozone smog carbon monoxide mining industries fuel-burning power plants PAN lumber industries

A chemical used to kill pests.

pesticide

Most "disposable" products:

are a source of long-term pollution