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WorksheetsAir Pollutants
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which pollutants can be harmful to human respiratory systems (list all that apply)?
Sulfur Dioxides
Nitrogen Oxides
Particulate Matter
Stratospheric Ozone
Volatile Organic Compounds
Which pollutants result from fossil fuel combustion (list all that apply)?
Sulfur Dioxides
Nitrogen Oxides
Carbon Oxides
Stratospheric Ozone
Particulate Matter
Which pollutants are associated with the formation of smog (list all that apply)?
SOx
VOC
O3
NOx
PM
What are some natural sources of NOX emissions? (list all that apply
Forest fires
Lighting
Gas stoves
Bacterian action in soil
Electricity generation (coal-fired power stations)
What negative effects on human health does Ozone have?
(a)
What are the 2 sizes of Particulate Matter that the EPA classifies? Which is more dangerous, and why?
(a)
What is the main threat that high levels of VOC pose, even if many are not directly harmful?
(a)
What are the main air pollutants generated as a result of industrial agriculture?
VOCs
NOx
O3
PM
SOx
What are the 6 “criteria pollutants” monitored by the EPA?
(a)
Name the legistation passed in 1970 to monitor and control the six most important air pollutants.
(a)
