Clean Air & EPA
What federal agency is responsible for enforcing the Clean Air Act?
What is the EPA?
Which pollutant is mainly released from burning coal and oil?
What is sulfur dioxide (SO₂)?
Which pollutant reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen?
What is carbon monoxide (CO)?
What is a primary pollutant?
What is a pollutant emitted directly from a source?
Is carbon dioxide (CO₂) a criteria air pollutant?
What is No?
What does NAAQS stand for?
What are National Ambient Air Quality Standards?
What is the main source of carbon monoxide (CO) in cities?
What are vehicle emissions?
Which pollutant is linked to acid rain and respiratory problems?
What is sulfur dioxide (SO₂)?
What is a secondary pollutant?
What is a pollutant formed in the atmosphere by chemical reactions?
Which two criteria pollutants contribute to smog formation?
What are ozone (O₃) and particulate matter (PM)?
Name one type of source the EPA regulates under the Clean Air Act.
What is a stationary or mobile source (e.g., factories, vehicles)?
Name a source of particulate matter (PM).
What is combustion, dust, or industry?
Which pollutant causes nervous system damage, especially in children?
What is lead (Pb)?
Give an example of a primary pollutant.
What is carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO₂)
What does “ambient air” mean?
What is ozone formed from NOx and VOCs reacting in sunlight?
What must states create to show how they will achieve air quality standards?
What is a State Implementation Plan
Which pollutant used to come from leaded gasoline?
What is lead (Pb)?
What is a major health effect of particulate matter (PM)?
What is aggravation of asthma, heart, or lung disease?
Give an example of a secondary pollutant
What is ozone (O₃)
Name one natural source of a primary air pollutant.
What is volcanoes, wildfires, or dust storms?
True or False: The EPA can set penalties for non-compliance with air quality standards.
What is True?
Tropospheric ozone is not emitted directly. What two types of pollutants react to form it?
What are nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)?
What is a major agricultural impact of ground-level ozone?
What is crop damage or reduced crop yields?
Why are secondary pollutants often harder to control than primary pollutants?
What is because they form from reactions in the atmosphere, not direct emissions
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