EP Ch 12
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| VOC | build up in office buildings
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| Temperature Inversion | warm air keeps cool air at surface
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| Light Pollution | decreased by pointing lights down
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| Acidity of Soil | as acidity increases more nutrients washed out of the soil
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| Clean Air Act | EPA can regulate emissions
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| Sick Building Syndrome | more frequent in warm climates with air conditioning
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| Ozone | ground level effects children and people with respiratory disease
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| Noise Pollution | cause deafness at 120 db or more
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| Fossil Fuels | release sulfur and nitrogen oxides
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| Acid Rain | results from burning fossil fuels, precipitation is normally slightly acidic
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| Primary Pollutants | released directly to atmosphere, examples: carbon monoxide, ozone
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| Sulfur Dioxide | combination of oxygen, UV rays, and auto emissions
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| Scrubbers | remove poisonous gases from smokestacks
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| Indoor Air Quality | low in tightly sealed building with air conditioning, high in buildings with good ventilation
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| Asbestos | $40 billion dollars for schools to remove
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| pH | low=acidic, high=basic, 7 is neutral
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| Aluminum | leaches through acidic soil
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| Canada | pollution comes from Midwest and eastern US
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| Air Pollution | from burning fossil fuels
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| Particulate Matter | from agriculture and construction, forms clouds
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| Carbon Monoxide | lowers the amount of oxygen blood can carry
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| Automobiles | fumes escape when filling tanks, nitrogen oxides released with exhaust, largest producer of primary pollutants
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| Secondary Pollutant | smog combines with sunlight, combination of primary pollutants
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| Smog | decreased by ethanol, formed by sunlight, exhaust, and ozone
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