Air Pollution
Can air pollution be natural?
Yes (wildfires and volcanoes)
What is the most common form of land pollution?
Littering
Is America's pollution problems only an American pollution problem? Yes or No?
No, oftentimes America effects other developing countries with their problems with pollution
T or F: If you don't see smog or hazy air, the air is clean.
False (invisible is more common with air pollution)
What is climate change?
Human activity that causes long time change to the Earth's temperature
Why do people incinerate trash?
cheap/ gets rid of it
Can water pollution harm people indirectly?
Yes, eating fish that swam in polluted water can make the fish harmful to eat
What is environmental racism?
“any policy, practice or directive, that differently affects or disadvantages (intended or unintended) individuals, groups or communities based on race.”
T or F: People of color are more likely to be exposed to health risks because of environmental justice issues
True: they have elevated risks of cancer, asthma and other ailments
How many deaths are caused by air pollution?
8.9 million deaths globally every year
No, but many other diseases such as hepatitis and encephalitis, stomach aches and diarrhea
How many billion tons of groundwater is being polluted annually?
280 billion tons
What are examples of environmental racism (name 2 from the presentation)
Toxic waste facilities, inadequate access to healthy food because of soil pollution, respiratory and heart diseases because of unsafe drinking water and unsafe air quality to breathe in, USA not seeing the affect their pollution causes for other countries?
T or F: An average of 200 industrial chemicals are present in the core blood of newborn babies
True
What Health Risks are BIPOC more likely to face as a result of environmental justice issues? (name 2)
Cancer, asthma, cardiovascular and threats of mental health issues
What is a common reason for land pollution (name TWO from slides or common knowledge)
-many people don't have adequate trash systems
-convient
-many products aren't recyclable
Can there be harmful chemicals in the water that you can't see or smell? Yes or NO
Yes (I really hope everyone got this right)
In Uniontown, Alabama, what river was billions of deadly coal ash spilled into?
Emory River Channel
T or F: The UN has called air pollution that world's 5th most lethal killer
False: The UN said air pollution is the world's 4th most lethal killer!