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
