APES Air Pollution

VOC used in the manufacturing of furniture and building materials

• Formaldehyde
• Kerosene
• Carbon Monoxide
• Radon

Uranium 238 decays to make this carcinogenic gas found in the bedrock

• Asbestos
• Radon
• Lead
• Thalidomide

Found in old plumbing pipes and ceramic glazes

• Asbestos
• Radon
• Lead
• Formaldehyde

Composed of fibers known to cause lung disease

• Asbestos
• Radon
• Lead
• Formaldehyde

Of the following cities, which regularly experiences the worst levels of photochemical smog that is enhanced by thermal inversions?

• New York City, NY
• Los Angeles, California
• Portland, Oregon
• Atlanta, Georgia

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

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

• Water droplets

• Allergens

• Particulate matter

• Combustibles

What is a primary pollutant? 

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

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

• Eyes
• Lungs
• Heart
• Kidneys

The air pollution prevention device used by coal & oil burning power plants, for SOx removal, is most likely a(n)

• electrostatic precipitator
• wet scrubber
• cyclone separator
• baghouse filter