Which of the following are concerns with Particulate Matter?

Where is the "bad" ozone located?

What is the acronym used to remember most chemical pollutants?

Which of the following are examples of VOC's ? (Select 3)

Which of the following is NOT a primary pollutant?

Which of the following government agencies is responsible for the Clean Air Act?

Which pollutants result from fossil fuel combustion (list all that apply)?

Criteria pollutant that has been reduced the MOST by actions taken after the Clean Air Act was passed. Removing this from gasoline had the biggest impact.

Sizes of this air pollutant of 2.5 micrometers or smaller, is more dangerous, leading to severe respiratory problems and heart disease.

Sources of this air pollutant include construction sites, forest fires, fields and smoke stacks (from homes and coal burning powerplants).

Secondary pollutant created after nitrogen oxides are emitted into the atmosphere and interact with sunlight and other chemicals. Only secondary criteria air pollutant.

Air pollutant that comes from the combustion of primarily coal in factories and power plants. Major contributor to acid precipitation.

Source: formerly in gasoline, paint, smelters, some batteries

Health effects: brain and nervous system damage esp. in children. some digestive system damage

Environmental effects: Can damage nervous system of some animals

The principal component of smog

Source: Chemical reaction of VOCs and NOx

Health effects: reduced lung capacity, worsen asthma, eye, nose, and throat irritation,

Environmental effects: can damage plant tissue and lead to decreased productivity

Source: burning of fossil fuels (incomplete combustion)

Health effects: Reduces the ability of blood to bring oxygen to the body cells and tissues.

Environmental effects: May interfere with the breathing of animals

Source burning of wood, diesel and other fuels, agriculture (plowing, burning off fields), unpaved roads , some industry, coal powerplants

Health effects: nose and throat irritation, worsen asthma

Environmental: can irritate respiratory tract of many animals

The Clean Air Act establishes national standards for the allowable outdoor concentration of _____ criteria air pollutants.

Formaldehyde, hydrocarbons that evaporate from gasoline at gas stations are examples of:

the MAIN (not only) source of SO2 and mercury is

Which of the following fossil fuels do not emit SO2, NOx, and PM when used for energy

The main source for photochemical smog (Note: source = WHERE did it come from)

Which product of incomplete combustion gives photochemical smog its yellowish color?

Common sources of volatile organic compounds include:

What are 4 characteristics of urban areas with high levels of photochemical smog?

This primary pollutant creates a reddish brown gas creating photochemical smog and tropospheric ozone.

Which of the following government agencies is responsible for the Clean Air Act?

The principal component of smog

Source: secondary pollutant that is a Chemical reaction of VOCs and NOx

Health effects: respiratory tract irritant; reduced lung capacity, worsen asthma, eye irritant

Environmental effects: can damage plant tissue and reduce productivity

A smog forming chemical

Source: burning of fossil fuels, cars are a major source

Health effects: respiratory tract irritant; reduced lung capacity, worsen asthma, eye irritant

Environmental effects: an ingredient of acid precipitation which can lower the pH of rivers and lakes

What is the most important thing in Photochemical reaction?

The amount of primary pollutants in the air increases during ___________.

What does a Catalytic Converter do?

This atmospheric compound is critical to the planet in its protection against UV radiation, but when found close to the ground is part of photochemical smog that can cause serious health problems.

The use of fuel efficient vehicles and increased public transpiration would ______ the rates of photochemical smog

Emitted from most manufactured building materials and furniture

Which indoor air pollutant is used in insulation and fire resistant materials?

Which indoor air pollutant has such small particles that it must be removed by highly qualified contractors to prevent the concentration from being higher after removal?

Which indoor air pollutant would be produced from burning wood?

The bottom image represents a _____________.

What effect do temperature inversions have?

What is the main source of smog for Los Angeles?

Both geography and weather contribute to the formation of smog.

How do temperature Inversions affect air currents?

Which of the following is the basis of photochemical smog?

The 3 main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in the US are

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

This molecule prevents UV radiation from getting to the troposphere

Which is a source of sulfur dioxide found in nature?

Thermal inversions

Acid deposition forms as a result of

The effects of acid deposition include

Which method is used to reduce the nitrogen oxide emissions

Which is NOT used to prevent the emission of particulate matter?

Which outdoor air pollutant is also a significant indoor air pollutant?

Can be used to raise the pH of water, soil, and used in scrubbers

CO2 and other pollutants are usually measured in units of

What can you predict about indoor air pollution in India and Sub-Saharan Africa?

What is a geologic source of CO2?

Which is NOT a criteria air pollutant?

Smoke from forest fires is most likely to affect air quality over larger areas for many days when

The bottom image represents a _____________.

What is the main source of smog for Los Angeles?

What is the source of nitrogen oxides?

Which of the following is not an example of a volatile organic compound? (VOC)

Which of the following is the basis of photochemical smog?

Which of the following is the basis of photochemical smog?

Which method is used to reduce the nitrogen oxide emissions

Which is NOT used to prevent the emission of particulate matter?

In order to reduce the amount of ground-level pollutants (e.g. VOCs, NO_X, CO and tropospheric ozone), some municipalities around the globe have instituted all of the following EXCEPT,

Scrubbers and electrostatic precipitators help industries meet the requirements of this

Which device helps clean car exhausts?

Which is not part of correcting sick-building syndrome?

Wet scrubbers in coal powerplants are used to remove

Wet scrubbers remove sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides using a ______solution, they can also remove some PM.

Dry scrubbers are cheaper and less effective than wet scrubbers. Dry scrubbers remove

Electrostatic precipitator--removes _______ like dust at coal power plants; it does not use a filter--it charges the particulate matter then a magnetic plate attracts the dust/particulates.

NOx levels will peak in the __________

Tropospheric ozone from photochemical smog will peak in the

ALMOST all indoor air pollutants will

The indoor air pollutant, _________, grows in response to poor ventilation and increased humidity (water leaks)

One way to decrease the levels of indoor PM is to

Which two primary pollutants most often result in acid rain?

Electrostatic precipitators can be used to remove this type of air pollutant.

______________ ______________ is produced when fuels containing sulfur are burned in the presence of oxygen.

The main source of SO2 and NO when leads to acid deposition is

Which of the following can be used to decrease SO2 emissions from coal power plants?

Two secondary pollutants that are found in dry acid deposition are

two secondary pollutants found in acid rain are