SMOG
Oxygen-comprised element of smog
What is ozone/O3?
Pollutant caused by biomass burning, especially in LDCs
What is Particulate Matter?
Catalytic converter
What is technology to reduce pollutants from cars?
Lower than 7 pH
What is an acid?
Respiratory irritation
What is an effect of pollutants?
Californian city with historic smog problems
What is Los Angeles?
Stinky pollutant spread by pumping gas/using nail polish remover
What are VOCs?
Legislation designed to protect air quality
What is the Clean Air Act?
Effect of acid rain on soil
What is aluminum in soil?
Secondary pollutant
What is a pollutant not emitted, but made in the atmosphere?
Catalytic converters and emission standards
What are ways to reduce photochemical smog?
Pollutant caused by burning coal
What is SOx?
Technology used to clean smoke stacks
What are scrubbers?
Natural source of sulfur
What are volcanoes?
Hearing loss
What is a consequence of noise pollution?
Sunlight and heat
What are the conditions necessary to form photochemical smog?
Directly harmful to humans vs. indirectly harmful to humans
What is the difference between pollutants and Greenhouse gases?
Community-formed area designed to reduce car-borne pollutants
What is an idle-free zone?
Anthropogenic source of sulfur
What is petroleum refining?
Phenomenon caused by low albedo that worsens pollutant concentration
What is thermal inversion?
The 2 primary pollutants that form photochemical smog
What are VOCs/NOx?
Paint chips
What is a possible location for lead?
Technology that uses positive and negative charges to clean air
What are electrostatic precipitators?
Sources of nitric acid
What are nitrogen oxide and H2O?
Decibel level where sounds start to be harmful to human hearing
What is 85 decibels?