APES unti 7 Chapt. Qs

Which was NOT a target of early air pollution legislation in the United States?

• NO.X emissions

• CO.2 emissions

• Open burning of garbage

• Sulfur content in fuel

A municipality considering measures to decrease local air pollution would achieve the largest decrease from

• switching city vehicles to natural gas from gasoline.

• a voluntary recycling program.

• limiting the new businesses start-ups in the area.

• constructing new landfills.

Ground level ozone is classified as a pollutant because it reduces lung function and

• it occurs in the atmosphere only.

• it is entirely anthropogenic in nature.

• it can degrade plant surfaces.

• it is an unstable molecule.

Which are the 6 criteria air pollutants specified under the Clean Air Act?

• Pb, SO2, NOx, CO, PM, and tropospheric O3

• Tropospheric O3, SO2, NOx, PM, Pb, and CO2

• SO2, NOx, Hg, Pb, PM, and O3

• SO4, NOx, CO, PM, Pb, and tropospheric O3

Which

of the following is NOT a characteristic of SO2?

• It is a respiratory irritant.

• It can adversely affect plant tissues.

• Its sources are exclusively anthropogenic.

• It results from the combustion of coal and oil.

Which is NOT a characteristic of NOx?

• It occurs as NO2 and NO gases.

• It occurs as a product of combustion in the atmosphere.

• Fossil fuel combustion is the primary anthropogenic source.

• It contributes to the production of stratospheric ozone.

Which is NOT a characteristic of CO?

• It is a product of respiration.

• It is an odorless, colorless gas.

• It is a product of incomplete combustion.

• It is a common vehicle emission.

Which is a secondary pollutant involved in the formation of photochemical smog?

• Stratospheric O3

• Tropospheric O3

• CO

• CO2

Which pollutant bonds with hemoglobin and interferes with O

2

transport in the blood stream?

• CO2

• CO

• O3

• NO

Photochemical smog, which frequently exists in major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, consists primarily of

• fog.

• ozone.

• sulfate compounds.

• carbon particulate matter.