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When harmful substances build up in the air to unhealthy levels
What is Air Pollution
100
Buildings that have very poor air quality have a condition
What is Sick-Building Syndrome
100
Decreases in numbers of fish caused by the
What is Acidification
100
From furniture , carpeting, particleboard
What is Formaldehyde
100
Causes headaches, nausea, irritation
What is Short -Term Effects
200
A pollutant that is put directly into the air by human activity
What is Primary Pollutant
200
Several minerals that form in long, thin fibers and that are valued for their strength and resistance to heat
What is Asbestos
200
Almost half of the acid precipitation that falls in
What is Southeastern Canada
200
Moth crystals and air fresheners
What is Paradichlorobenzene
200
Emphysema, lung cancer, and heart disease
What is long term health effects
300
When Primary Pollutants react with other Primary Pollutants or with naturally occurring substances such as water vapor
What is Secondary Pollutants
300
Is precipitation such as rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids.
What is Acid Precipitation
300
The intensity of sound is measured in units
What is Decibels
300
Unvented gas stove, wood stove, or kerosene heater
What is Nitrogen Oxides
300
A machine that moves through gases
What is Scubber
400
When air pollution hangs over urban areas and reduces visibility
What is Smog
400
Number is a measure of how acidic or basic a substance is.
What is pH(Power of Hydrogen)
400
One of the elements produced by the decay of uranium
What is Radon
400
Dirty heating and air conditioning ducts
What is Fungi and bacteria
400
Chemicals compounds form toxic fluids
What is Vocs
500
Usually air, temperatures decrease with altitude, but sometimes
What is Temperature Inversion
500
This sudden influx of acidic water that causes a rapid change in the water's pH
What is Acid Shock
500
Household cleaners
What is Bleach, Sodium Hydroxide
500
Uranium containing rocks under the house
What is Radon-222
500
Chemicals manufacturing
What is oil refineries
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