Indoor Air Pollution

Radon gas is most harmful to which part of the body?

• Eyes

• Lungs

• Heart

• Kidneys

Which is NOT an example of a way to help prevent radon gas in homes?

• Sealing cracks

• Ventilation

• Plastic in crawlspace

• Air fresheners

Which of the following substances is an colorless, odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas?

• carbon monoxide

• radon

• ozone

• asbestos

CO can cause people to become drowsy and suffocate  when it binds to...

• hemoglobin.

• white blood cells.

• alveolar receptors.

• retinal glial cells.

When a building has bad air quality, it has something called

• Sick building syndrome

• Radon

• Carbon monoxide

• Smog

Hydrocarbons such as gasoline, solvents, paints, finger nail polish & thinners that vaporize easily.

• Sulfur Oxides

• Nitrogen Oxides

• VOC's

• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

VOC used in the manufacturing of furniture and building materials

• Formaldehyde

• Kerosene

• Carbon Monoxide

• Radon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Emitted from most manufactured building materials and furniture

• Asbestos

• Radon

• Lead

• Carbon Monoxide

• Formaldehyde

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Carbon monoxide

• increases lung cancer rates

• leads to the formation of photochemical smog

• is most problematic in rural areas

• is produced by incomplete combustion

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which outdoor air pollutant is also a significant indoor air pollutant?

• sulfur dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• ozone

• lead