Air
What are: carbon monoxide, lead, particulate matter, ozone, nitrous oxides, and sulfur oxides.
This comes from a single, indentifiable source
What is point source pollution
What is a sanitary municipal landfill
These two air pollutants come from burning of FF in cars and coal plants, creating acid rain
This traps gas vapors from the gasoline pump.
What is a vapor recovery nozzle.
These molecules create photochemical smog
What is NOx, VOCs, and O3
This is diffused and can be difficult to identify the source
What is nonpoint source pollution
This waste toxic for landfills, but can easily be recycled at places like best buy
What is E-waste
This pollution reduces the ability for predators to hunt or species to communicate
What is noise pollution
This was installed in all cars in 1975 to reduce air pollution thanks to the Clean Air Act
What is a catalytic converter.
This event traps smog closer to the ground
What is a thermal inversion
The hydrocarbons from this type of accident can negatively impact aquatic species as well as fishing and tourism
What is an oil spill
Landfills contain these 5 elements
What is a bottom liner, stormwater collection system, leachate collection system, a cap, and a methane collection system.
While not a chemical, this type of pollution from factories and power plants and cause a decrease in dissolved oxygen in nearbly waterways
What is thermal pollution
These can be in industrial plants and power plants to reduce air pollutants
What are dry or wet scrubbers.
These are natural sources of CO2 and PM.
What is respiration, decomposition, or volcanic eruptions.
This metal is toxic once it is in water and is converted by bacteria. Name the metal and it's toxic form.
What is mercury and methylmercury
This method of waste disposal decreases volume of waste but increases air pollutants
What is incineration
This type of pollution can be cause by erosion and increases turbidity
What is sedimentation
This is an alternative to putting food into landfills, where it will take years to decompose
Composting
While not one of the 6 criteria air pollutants, this radioactive gas from rocks underground poses a threat to human health
What is radon-222
these do not easily break down in the environment because they are synthetic, carbon-based molecules
What are Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
This is caused by large amounts of trash that is caught in ocean currents
What is the great pacific garbage patch
This is the best way humans can reduce waste
Reduce