Air pollution matching- chapter 17
Which air pollutant has fallen 99% due to laws on types of gasoline?
Lead
Which one causes neurological damage?
Lead
Which one is reddish-brown in color?
Nitrogen Dioxide/Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)
Which 2 are removed by catalytic converters on cars?
Nitrogen Dioxide/Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Which 3 are or can be secondary pollutants?
Nitrogen Dioxide/Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), Particulate Matter (PM), Ozone (O3)
Which 2 react to make tropospheric ozone?
Nitrogen Dioxide/Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), Violate Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Which 3 make up photochemical smog?
Nitrogen Dioxide/Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), Violate Organic Compounds (VOCs), Ozone (O3)
Aldehydes, benzene, and gasoline vapor are more examples of this pollutant.
Violate Organic Compounds (VOCs)
These and other toxic air pollutants can directly cause cancer.
Violate Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Using alternative household products can reduce this indoor air pollutant.
Violate Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Which comes from dry-cleaning chemicals, scented products, pant, and varnish?
Violate Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Which came from aerosol cans, refrigerators, and air conditioners, but is now banned?
CFCs
Which cause ozone thinning?
CFCs
Which indirectly causes skin cancer, crop damage, and a reduction in phytoplankton?
CFCs
This air pollutant comes from the incomplete combustion of fuel and binds to hemoglobin in the blood
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Which decreases with better ventilated appliances in a kitchen?
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Which is bad nearby (troposphere), but good up high (stratosphere)
Ozone (O3)
Which is formed out of NOx, VOCs, and sunlight?
Ozone (O3)
Pollen, soot, dust, fires, coal emissions, and volcano emissions are all examples.
Particulate Matter (PM)
Which one can be removed from smokestacks by electrostatic precipitators?
Particulate Matter (PM)
Which one has fine and ultrafine classifications?
Particulate Matter (PM)
Which one can be removed from smokestacks by wet scrubbers?
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
Which 3 come from burning coal?
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Particulate Matter (PM)
Which 3 make up industrial smog?
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Particulate Matter (PM)
Which 2 make acid rain?
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide/Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)
Which 6 are or can be primary air pollutants?
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide/Nitrogen Oxide (NOx), Violate Organic Compounds (VOCs), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Particulate Matter (PM), Lead
