Air Pollution
Essential Question:
What specific kinds of air pollution should we be most worried about?
Compare and contrast tropospheric and stratospheric ozone
What specific actions can we take to minimize specific kinds of air pollution?
Vocabulary:
Important air pollutants
Nitrogen oxides, Sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, lead
particulate matter, stratospheric and tropospheric ozone, carbon dioxide, mercury, volatile organic compounds, Photo-chemical oxidants, smog, acid deposition
Kinds of air pollution
Major (criteria), Primary and secondary pollutants
Ozone
tropospheric, stratospheric, formation, decay, depletion.
Pollution control
Bag-house filter, electrostatic precipitator, scrubber, catalytic converter, fluidized bed combustion, cap and trade, reducing NOx, Reducing VOCs
Thermal inversions
Acid preciptation
Grey (London) smog
Brown (LA) smog
Indoor air pollution
Radon, Asbestos, VOCs, particulate matter, lead, carbon monoxide, sick building syndrome
Answers to end of module questions Chapter 15
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End of chapter practice exam
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Media:
Relevant articles
Answers to Chemical Equations Practice
Links
Air pollution statistics for Chapel Hill
Assignments:
Ozone lab
Pollution Control Poster