Science: Chapter 12
Primary pollutant
Scoot from smoke
Works by dissolving pull ants in water
Scrubber
Which is NOT part of correction sick building syndrome
Sealing cracks where air leaks into the building
Can lead to allergic reactions to fungi to mold
Sick building syndrome
Temperature inversion: smog::
Sick building syndrome: indoor air pollution
Which is an example of primary pollutant?
Spot from smoke
Acid precipitation is formed when
Sulfur oxides or nitrogen oxides combine with water
Catalytic converts, scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators are ex. Of
Technologies used to control pollution emission
Caused by gases from fossil fuels
Acid Precipitation
Occurs most often in the spring
Acid Shock
Acid precipitation: Canada US air quality agreement::
Air pollution: clean air act
What is NOT a consequence of acid precipitation ?
An increase in the pH of soil and water
Volatile organic compounds
Are organic chemicals that form toxic fumes
Air pollution that scars the lungs
Asbestos
Can lead to difficulty breathing and heart failure
Asbestos
Precipitation is considered acid of pH is
Below 5.0
An increase in the pH of a lake would most likely indicate
Calcium carbonate had been released into the lake
Scrubber: smokestack::
Catalytic converter: tailpipe
Works by giving dust particles an electrical charge
Electrostatic
Which is a natural indoor air pollutant
Formaldehyde
Which would be a potential cause of sick building syndrome ?
Fungi
Particulate matter: primary pollutant::
Ground level ozone : secondary pollutant
Secondary pollutant
Ground level zone
Involved in the formation of smog
Ozone
Acid precipitation: sulfur oxides nitrogen oxides,water::
Ozone: vehicles emissions, sunlight, oxygen
Measure of how acidic or basic a substance is
Ph
Vehicles, industry: outdoor air pollution::
Plastics, building materials: indoor air pollution
During a temperature inversion,
Pollutants are trapped near Earths surface
Uranium bearing rocks underneath a house can be
Radon
Leads to energy waste
Light pollution
Can lead to stress and high blood pressure
Noise pollution
High blood pressure and stress are both human health effects linked to
Noise pollution
Radon: lung cancer::
Noise pollution: hearing loss
Organic chemicals that vaporize readily
VOCs
Two main sources of air pollution in urban areas
Vehicles, industries
Oil refineries and gasoline stations are both sources of
Volatile organic compounds
Shielding : light pollution ::
ZEV: air pollution
10 dB: 40 dB
pH2: pH5
Bronchitis: emphysema::
pneumonia: lung cancers
