Air Pollution

Which is NOT an example of a way to help prevent radon gas in homes?

• Sealing cracks
• Ventilation
• Plastic in crawlspace
• Air fresheners

Radon gas is most harmful to which part of the body?

• Eyes
• Lungs
• Heart
• Kidneys

What is a primary pollutant? 

• pollutant that is put directly into air by human activities
• pollutants that react with other primary pollutants

—The Clean Air Act- regulates vehicle emissions by setting specific standards manufactures must follow.

• true

• false

A metallic element that can cause brain damage

• Lead
• Particulate matter
• Ground-level ozone
• Nitrogen oxides

Dust, ash, black carbon, mold spores, and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

• Lead

• Ground-level ozone

• Particulate matter

• Nitrogen oxides

Combines with other pollutants to form acid rain

• Nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide
• Particulate matter & lead
• Nitrogen oxides & ground-level ozone
• Sulfur dioxide & ground-level ozone

Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas?

• carbon monoxide
• radon
• ozone
• asbestos

Source of carbon monoxide

• Incomplete combustion of fuel: fossil and biomass.

• Complete combustion of fossil fuel

• Decomposition of plant and animal matters

Emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease

• indoor air pollution
• long-term effects of air pollution
• short-term effects of air pollution
• sick-building syndrome