Pollutants

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

• sulfur dioxide

• carbon monoxide

• ozone

• lead

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

• hemoglobin.

• white blood cells.

• alveolar receptors.

• retinal glial cells.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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

The primary source of radon is

• electronics

• indoor fires

• rocks and soils

• household chemical fumes

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

• Water droplets

• Allergens

• Particulate matter

• Combustibles

A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen.  Can cause faintness, death.

• Nitrogen oxides

• Ground-level ozone

• Carbon monoxide

• Sulfur dioxide

Which indoor air pollutant is used in insulation and fire resistant materials?

• asbestos

• formaldehyde

• carbon monoxide

• radon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3