Air Pollution in the UK

In the 1300s, King Edward attempted to do which of the following?

• ban town bonfires

• ban coal fires

• c. ban automobile production

• ban emission testing

Which was a result of the “Great Smog on 1953”?

• transportation was affected

• crime increased

• deaths

• all of the above

How does the government keep the citizens informed?

• The government releases air pollution forecasts on a regular basis

• The government hosts classes to educate citizens

• The government has stopped all air pollution

• All of the above

Which is the main source of air pollution TODAY in the United Kingdom?

• vehicle emissions

• logging and mining

• acid rain

• . burning coal or other fossil fuels

Which illnesses are linked to poor air quality?

• asthma

• pneumonia

• . congestive heart disease

• both a and b

How has the government been attempting to keep citizens safe from air pollution in the United Kingdom?

• . by creating classes to educate business owners about the effects of air pollution

• by creating and enforcing laws to regulate the gases

• by banning all fossil fuel burning

• by banning coal fires

Air pollution in the United Kingdom is consistently ____________ than the legal or recommended levels by the World Health Organization.

• higher

• lower

• the same as