Air Pollution
What is a common air pollutant present in the world?
What is Ozone, Particulate Matter, Carbon Monoxide, Lead, Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, etc.
What is a common water pollutant present in the world?
What is microorganisms, inorganic chemicals (Heavy Metals, Arsenic, Nitrates, Nitrites, Fluoride), organic chemicals (Pesticides, VOCs, PFAs), sediment, oil, plastic, etc.
Noise pollution does not significantly impair cognitive functions. True or false?
What is False? (It can seriously affect your memory retention, focus, and also lead to a higher risk rate for dementia).
What is Light Pollution?
What is excessive, misdirected, or obtrusive artificial light which negatively affects the environment, human health, the circadian rhythm, and our ability to see the night sky?
What is Soil Pollution?
What is the contamination of soil by harmful substances, such as chemicals, heavy metals, and waste materials, that can negatively impact soil fertility, ecosystems, and human health?
What are some common causes of air pollution throughout the world?
What is the burning of fossil fuels, industrial emission, wildfires, transportation, use of VOCs (this impacts mainly indoor AQI), etc.
What are some common causes of water pollution throughout the world?
What is untreated sewage, industrial waste, agricultural runoff, oil spills, chemical pollution, mining activities?
What are some common causes of noise pollution throughout the world?
What is Transportation Noise (Cars, Trucks, Buses, Aircrafts), Construction Noise, Industrial Noise, Recreational Noise (Music, Fireworks), etc.
What are some common causes of Light Pollution?
What is Streetlights, Commercial Buildings, Advertising Signs, etc.
What are some common soil pollutants throughout the world?
What is Heavy Metals (arsenic, lead, cadmium), Toxic Organic Chemicals (pesticides), Biological Pathogens, Plastic Waste, etc.
Estimate how many premature deaths are attributed to air pollution throughout the world annually. (Closest to the actual number gets the points)
What is about 8.1 million premature deaths annually?
There is an island of garbage in the middle of the ocean consisting of industrial waste and plastic that is about twice the size of Texas. True or False?
What is True?
What is Noise Pollution?
What is any unwanted or excessive sound that can disrupt daily activities, interfere with health, negatively impact the environment and the species that live in them?
Some people think light pollution isn’t a big problem for animals because of this reason.
What is animals don’t live in cities or have adapted to the light?
What are some common causes of soil pollution throughout the world?
What is Industrial Activities, Agriculture Practices, Improper Waste Disposal, Acid Rain, Soil Erosion, etc.
Which borough is the most polluted?
What is Brooklyn?
Estimate the percentage of industrial waste dumped into water bodies polluting usable water. (Closests team gets the points)
What is about 70%
Noise pollution can contribute to health issue such as high blood pressure and other cardiovascular problems. True or False?
What is True.
Name one effect of light pollution
What is disrupted sleep patterns, impaired astronomical research, increased risk of eye strain or headaches,disorientation in nocturnal animals, disruption of circadian rhythms?, a decrease in visibility of stars? increased energy consumption?
Mistreated soil creates a huge amount of carbon emissions. True or False?
What is True? (Current the soil in the European Union alone holds about 75 billion tons of carbon.)
This percentage of the Earth breathes in polluted air:
(This will to go back and forth until one group guesses right)
What is over 99%?
Over or Under 1 billion people become ill from water pollution each year.
What is Over?
Noise Pollution is considered one of the most damaging forms of pollution by the WHO. True or False?
What is True?
Due to light pollution, more than a third of the global population is unable to view this galaxy, which is one of the brightest visible objects in the night sky.
What is the Milky Way Galaxy?
Although it supports plant life and takes hundreds to thousands of years to form, this vital layer of Earth is often mistakenly considered renewable.
What is soil?