Pollution and Pollution Control

What are the effects of soil pollution?

Direct contact with polluted soil can cause skin problems, respiratory problems, and ___ in human beings. ___ often contaminates the soil with harmful chemicals, affecting terrestrial life adversely.

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What are short-lived climate pollutants?

Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) persist in the atmosphere for a few days to a few ___ , and they make the climate ___.

What are areas with hypoxia known as?

Areas with hypoxia are known as ___ zones.

What is a consequence of air pollution caused by greenhouse gases emitted by cars?

• hearing loss

• global climate change

• speech interference

• weakening of bones

• stress

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What pollutant does this image convey?

• methane

• black carbon

• HFCs

• a persistent organic pollutant

• tropospheric ozone

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Which example displays a type of point source pollution?

• rainwater carrying toxic chemicals and debris to a river

• melted snow mixed with debris flowing into a city

• untreated water from a factory flowing into a lake

• smoke released by trucks

• rainwater mixing with garbage on the sidewalks of a street

Hailey is categorizing, on the basis of predominance, the most important greenhouse gases. Which of the gases should she give priority to in her ranking?

Hailey is categorizing, on the basis of predominance, the most important greenhouse gases. She has classified ___ as the most important and ___ as the next most important greenhouse gas.

What are chlorofluorocarbons made of?

Chlorofluorocarbons are organic compounds consisting of carbon, fluorine, and ___.

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Which region has been experiencing the ozone hole every year since the 1980s?

The ___ region has been experiencing the ozone hole every year since the 1980s.

Volcanic eruptions and emissions from vegetation are the natural causes of which phenomenon?

• acid rain

• ozone layer depletion

• ozone layer hole

• global warming

• increase in sea levels