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34 Cards in this Set
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Bromines
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Stratospheric Ozone depletion; stable gas used as a coolant and solvent
Stratospheric Ozone depletion: used in fumigants (e.g) |
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Carbon Dioxide
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Global Warming-gas from complete combustion of fossil fuels
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Carbon Monoxide
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Criteria Pollutant-incomplete combustion of fossil fuels
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CfCs
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Global Warming-stable gas used as coolant and solvent
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Halons
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Stratospheric Ozone Depletion-fire extinguishers
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Lead
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Criteria Pollutant-used to be associated with gasoline and paint; now battery recycling
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Methane
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Global Warming-gas from anaerobic decomposition(cattle, landfills)
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Nitrogen Oxides
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Acid rain-from high temperature combustion
Stratospheric Ozone Depletion from high temperature combustion Criteria Pollutant-high temperature combustion of fossil fuels |
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Ozone
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Criteria Pollutant-secondary pollutant formed from reaction of another criteria pollutant, VOCs, and sunlight
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Particulates
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Criteria Pollutants-small micron ones that are the most dangerous
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Radon
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Seeps into basements; can cause lung cancer
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Second Hand Smoke
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Indoor air pollution due to combustion
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Sulfer Oxides
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Acid-Rain from coal fired power plants
Criteria Pollutant-emitted at coal fire power plants |
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What river caught fire because it was so polluted?
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Cuyahoga River that runs through Cleveland--in 1972
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Clean Water Act
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1972-to make the U.S's rivers and waterways clean to swim and fish
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Of all the gases implicated in global change, the most important of these (in terms of sheer amount generated) is.....
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Carbon Dioxide
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Where does about half of the Carbon Dioxide go?
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Into the top layer of the ocean
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Why should the earth be getting cooler right now?
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Because of volcanic eruptions making the temperature go down
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What is the name of the high altitude clouds that are contributing to global warming?
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Cirrus Clouds
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Where is the Semi-arid land located by the Safari desert that experienced drought in 1973?
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The Sahel
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What type of electricity is said to be Carbon free? First used in Sweden
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Nuclear Power
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What is another name for E.Coli?
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0157:h7
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What is Bis Phenol A associated with?
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Obesity in children;heightened aggression in little girls who are exposed to it in the womb
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What serves as the most pollution on the planet?
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Non-profit sources
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How many fish were in the Rhine and how many are there now?
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One hundred and twenty years ago there were 150 types of fish and now there are 12
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PCS
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Found the the Rhine River, from plastic and electrical equipment, it depressed the immune system
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Clean Water Act introduced
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1972
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Safe Drinking Water Act
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1974
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What world city has the worst air quality?
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Mexico City
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Maquiladoras
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Assembly Plants
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Where does the Yangtze river begin? How long is it? How long to build?
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It will begin in Tibet and it is 360 miles long, half the length of the state of California; fifteen years
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What is the Yangtze river also known as?
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The river to heaven
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Curitiba
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The most sustainable city on Earth, in Brazil; great bus system, children in charge of neighborhood gardens, low crime rates
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Biologicals, New Carpets, and other Materials
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Sick building stndrome
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