Outdoor Air Pollutants
Burning this fossil fuel releases carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, toxic metals, and particulate matter
Coal
This substance is released by the incomplete combustion of fuels, including natural gas, and is a colorless, odorless gas that causes suffocation
Carbon Monoxide
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides react with water vapor in the air to form this substance and the arc in the sky that ends with a leprechaun’s pot of gold.
Acid Rainbow
Pollutant common in urban areas that is formed when NOx and VOCs react with heat and sunlight AND a type of furry friend
Photochemical Smog Dog
US law passed in 1970 that sets standards for the levels of six criteria pollutants
Clean Air Act
This substance is beneficial in the stratosphere, but harmful to living things in the troposphere
Ozone
Insulation in older homes may contain this pollutant, made of long fibers that cause lung disease including cancer
Asbestos
The flavor of sprite links up with the type of bedrock that acts as a natural buffer against acid deposition
Lemon-Limestone
Part used to convert pollutants in vehicle exhaust to less harmful forms AND the old fashioned name for a hot dog
Catalytic Converter Frankfurter
Device on gas pumps to prevent fumes from escaping into the atmosphere when fueling a motor vehicle
Vapor Recovery Nozzle
Natural source of air pollution, including CO2
Volcanic Eruptions or Forest Fires
Category of indoor air pollution that includes substances produced by wood burning fireplaces, smoking indoors, and dust
Particulate Matter
A cartilaginous fish becomes a poisonous gas produced by the decay of uranium-222 that leaches through cracks in the foundation of homes
Sting Ray-don gas
Fuel used in vehicle engines that produce NOx and a type of vegetable
Gasoline String Bean
Established by the Clean Air Act, this is a daily prediction of the air pollution levels in an area
Air Quality Index (AQI)
Tropospheric ozone, H2SO4, and HNO3 are all considered this type of pollutant, caused by the reaction of the substances released by vehicles, factories, etc.
Secondary Pollutants
Class of air pollutants that are carbon-containing and are released from furniture, paints, and cleaning products, and are responsible for “new car smell”
VOCs
Something you are asked to do at a sporting event becomes a type of pollution that can cause stress, difficulty communicating, and disrupted migration for wildlife
Make [Some] Noise Pollution
One of the criteria pollutants in the Clean Air Act, formerly used as an additive in paints and gasoline, AND a native American tool found in archeological digs
Lead Arrowhead
Used to remove gases and/or particulates from coal-burning power plant and other industrial exhaust emissions
Scrubbers
Two molecules are needed for the formation of photochemical smog
NOx and VOCs
This substance is is a specific compound released by furniture, adhesives, building materials, carpets, cabinetry, etc.
Formaldehyde
Air pollution in the form of small particles produced by burning fossil fuels becomes a no-frills way of explaining a concept
Particulate Matter of Fact
A phenomenon in which the normal temperature gradient in the atmosphere is altered AND a type of calculation that you complain about doing in this class
Thermal Inversion Unit Conversion
Utilize static electricity to remove particulates from the smokestacks of coal burning power plants
Electrostatic Precipitators