What is the Clean Water Act?
An act that was passed by congress in 1972 that helped reduce water pollution.
What are the fumes that the motor vehicles release called?
A) Greenhouse gasses
B) Fossil fuems
A) Greenhouse gasses
What was the year that people actually started to care about the Cuyahoga River catching on fire?
A) 2007
B) 1987
C) 1969
C) 1969
"Water pollution was made worse by the __________ Factories began releasing pollutants directly into rivers and streams."
Industrial Revolution
"In ______ voters approved a $100 million program to fund the cleanup. The city attempted to improve its sewage system so as not to pollute the lake."
A) 1237
B) 1977
C) 1968
C) 1968
For centuries, humans contaminated sources of drinking water with ______"
A) Dirty water
B) Raw sewage
C) Chemicals
B) Raw sewage
In ______, in an effort to reduce air pollution, the U.S. Congress passed the Clean Air Act.
A) 1986
B) 1963
C) 1945
B) 1963
"It caused about ______ in damage to railroad bridges spanning the river and earned some attention in the _______"
A) 50,000, local news
B) 200,000, news station
C) 50,000, local press
C) 50,000, local press
Why did the public see the Cuyahoga river being polluted as something normal?
It was seen as normal because the pollution showed as a sign of growth.
Who was the mayor that Cleveland elected to help decrease the pollution?
A) Carol Stokes
B) Louis
B) Tim Donovan
A) Carol Stokes
What is the ENS?
A) Environmental National Service
B) Echinacea News Station
C) Environmental News Service
C) Environmental News Service
Name two examples where particle pollution can come from.
Can include ash, soot, diesel exhaust, chemicals, metals and aerosols.
What was Tim Donovan's work when he worked near the Cuyahoga River?
Steel Mill
"In ______, around 70 percent of lakes and rivers are now polluted from industrial waste."
A) India
B) America
C) China
C) China
Why did Tim build a path to the Cuyahoga river?
To make the river more public so anyone can visit it
"The ENS also noted that over __ percent of _______ ponds, rivers and lakes were unsafe for swimming and fishing."
A) 42.4, American
B) 40, Indian
C) 40, American
C) 40, American
What does ALA stand for and what does the organization specialize in?
American Lung Association, Lung-related diseases
When was the Environmental Protection Agency established?
January, 1970
What was the News station that reported the 500 million ships would pollute the earth's ocean?
A) CNN
B) Fox News
C) BBC
A) CNN
What was the chemical that was banned eventually because of it's toxic qualities?
PCB's
What was the 1989 oil spill called and how much oil was spilled into the water?
Exxon Valdez oil spill, about 11 million crude and raw oil.
How does invisible gas form and what major problems can it cause for the human body?
This gas is mainly formed when sunlight reacts with the fumes emitted by cars and trucks, factories and power plants. Invisible gas irritates the lungs and can lead to many of health problems, including asthma, chest pain and even death.
What did the Cuyahoga river eventually represent to the people of Cleveland?
Calamity.
How many animals were killed in the oil spill that happen in Alaska?
11 million
Who did Carl Stokes work with to lesson the pollution in the Cuyahoga river?