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pollutants when emissions react with oxygen & ultra violet rays across this pollutant
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ozone
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2/3 of sulfur dioxide that pollutes the air comes from
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electric power plants
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used to remove poisonous gases from _______ before they are released into the air _________
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industrial emissions/ scrubbers
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type of building _____ to have poor _______ air quality _____________
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most likely \ indoor \ one that is tighyly sealed & air conditioned
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schools in US spent over $40 billion to remove ______
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asbestos
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pH measurements of rain water shows
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acid or acid precipitaon
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most contributes to acid precipitaion across
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burining of fossil fuels
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if lake acidic fish are harmed by acidity & substances that leach orleak from soil intoo water acidic condition makes toxic ________ leak out
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aluminum
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most pollution across causes acid precip falls in SE canada released from
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mid west & easten US
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most air pollution produced from
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fuel burining
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activities like construction & agriculture primary sources of
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particulate matter
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true statement about carbon monoxide
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can lower the level of oxygen carred by the blood
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auto's contribution to air pollution includes
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nitrogen oxide emitted in exhaust
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secondary pollutant
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smog formed in sunlight
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radon & asbestos are similiar
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they both increase risk of cancer
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air pollutants can aggrivate (make worse) bronchial asthma in humans ana cause fish to suffocate
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acids formed from nitrogen compounds
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pollutants most likely to reach unhealthy levels inside office buildings
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VOC's found in the building's foam insulation
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activities _________primary air pollutants in USA _________
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the largest producer of \ electricity production
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light pollution can be decreased by
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directing lighting downward
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acid precipitation traced back to
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burining fossil fuels
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___________ made stonger in 1990 gives EPA authorty to regulate emissions in US
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clean air act 1990
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Electrostatic precipitator takes gas containing _______ blows through a chamber with an electric current
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dust particles
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particlates can form ______ reducing visibility causes respiratory problems
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clouds
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________ of air usually keeps air pollution from being dangerous
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circulation
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permenant deafness comes from long term exposure to sound over
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120db
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smog comes from chemical reations with _______, _________,_______
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sunlight \ auto exhaust \ ozone
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radon is element from the decay of ________
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uranium
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