Chapter 12 Holt Environmental Science

Catalytic converters, scrubbers, and electrostatic precipitators are examples of

• technologies used to treat sick building syndrome

• technologies used to counteract the effects of acid precipitation on aquatic ecosystems

• technologies used to capture radon gas

• technologies used to control pollution emissions

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Acid precipitation is formed when

• sulfur oxides or nitrogen oxides combine in the air

• sulfur oxides combine with nitrogen oxides

• ozone combines with automobile exhaust

• nitric or sulfuric acids combine with ozone

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Ground level ozone

• primary pollulant

• secondary pollulant

• indoor air pollulant

• pollution control

Scrubber

• primary pollulant

• secondary pollulant

• indoor air pollulant

• pollution control

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Nitrogen oxides

• primary pollulant

• secondary pollulant

• indoor air pollulant

• pollution control

Decreased pH

• acid precipitation

• temperature inversion

• lung cancer

• deafness

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Possible long-term effect of air pollution

• lung cancer

• deafness

• nausea

• acid precipitation

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Atmospheric condition trapping pollution

• nausea

• international agreement

• temperature inversion

• pollution control

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Which of the following is an example of a primary pollutant?

• ground level ozone

• soot from smoke

• radon

• all of these

Which of the following would be a potential cause of sick-building syndrome?

• acid precipitation

• smog

• fungi

• all of these