Air, Noise, and Light Pollution

causes stress, high blood pressure, hearing loss

• indoor air pollution

• sick-building syndrome

• light pollution

• noise pollution

• long-term effects of air pollution

solutions include shielding, time controls, and low-pressure sodium sources

• indoor air pollution

• sick-building syndrome

• light pollution

• noise pollution

• long-term effects of air pollution

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

emphysema, lung cancer, heart disease

• indoor air pollution

• sick-building syndrome

• light pollution

• noise pollution

• long-term effects of air pollution

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

can occur in tightly sealed buildings

• indoor air pollution

• sick-building syndrome

• light pollution

• noise pollution

• long-term effects of air pollution

sources include plastics, carpets, cleaning fluids, radon, and asbestos

• indoor air pollution

• sick-building syndrome

• light pollution

• noise pollution

• long-term effects of air pollution

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

            headache, eye irritation, coughing, bronchitis

• indoor air pollution

• sick-building syndrome

• light pollution

• noise pollution

• short-term effects of air pollution

Which is a natural indoor air pollutant?

• carbon monoxide

• formaldehyde

• nitrogen oxides

• radon

Which is not part of correcting sick-building syndrome?

• removing sources of indoor air pollution

• sealing cracks where air leaks into the building

• improving ventilation

• cleaning air ducts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which is true of air pollution and human health?

• Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases.

• Air pollution is commonly listed as a cause of death.

• None of the health effects of air pollution are reversible.

• Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which air pollutant scars the lungs?

• asbestos

• radon

• fungi

• ozone