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19 Cards in this Set
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How many chemicals does the EPA regulate
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188
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What is the number one source of air pollution
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Motor vehicles
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What is the atmosphere composed of
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Nitrogen oxygen argon carbon dioxide
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Sources of air pollution
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Gases liquids and particulate solids
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Primary air pollutant
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Effects the atmosphere directly
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Primary pollutant that reacts with another pollutant or atmosphere
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Secondary air pollutant
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Types of pollution
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Particulates
Nitrogen Sulfur oxide Carbon oxide Hydrocarbons Ozone Miscellaneous |
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What does ozone protect us from
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UV rays
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Where does ozone get produced
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Stratosphere
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Which chemicals destroy the ozone
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CFCs ,HCFCs ,carbon tetra chloride
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What city is still phasing air pollution today
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Mexico Coty
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Two types of smog
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Industrial and photochemical
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What are catalytic converters made of
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Platinum, palladium, rhodium
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What is air pollution
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Substances that get in the air that are harmful
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What health effects can air pollution cause
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Chronic bronchitis
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List one ozone depleting substances
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CFCs
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What led to the passage of the clean air act
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The great smog of 1952
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What was the goal of the Montreal protocol of 1987
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To phase out ozone depleting substances
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What I the goal of the clean air act
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To set standards to reduce air pollution
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