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19 Cards in this Set
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particulate matter |
burning fossil fuels and diesels exhaust. |
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nitrogen oxides |
50% from transportation, 50% from industry. |
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sulfur oxides |
coal burning |
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carbon oxides |
auto exhaust, imcomplete combustion |
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ozone |
secondary pollutant, no2+uv_no+ o* o* + o2_03 with vocs |
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radon |
naturally occuring colorless, oderless, radioactive gas, found in some types of soil and rock, can seep into homes and buildings, formed from the decay of uranium, causes cancer |
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photochemical smog |
formed by chemical reactions involving sunlight, associated with automobile traffic |
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industrial smog |
formed from sulfur dioxide and particulate matter, associated with coal-fired factories |
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acid deposition |
caused by sulfuric and nitric acids |
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greenhouse gases |
H2O, CO3, O3, chlorofluorocarbons, methane |
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effects of global warming |
rising sea level, extreme weathee, drought, famine, extinctions |
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stratospheric ozone depletion |
caused by ozone depleting chemicals, such as CFCS |
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montreal protocol |
global agreement to decrease odc |
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effects of ozone depletion |
increased uhv light that results in skin cancer, cataracts, decreased plant growth, impaired immune systems |
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primary air pollution |
produced by humans and nature |
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secondary air pollutants |
produced as a result of reactions that primary air pollutions undergo |
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sources of mercury |
burning coal, compact flourescent bulbs |
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major source of sulfur |
coal - burning power plants |
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pollution sources; point vs non point |
pont, from a specific location such as a pipe. non point from over an area such as runoff |
