APES Unit 7 and 8 Test Review

Which pollutants come directly from the source?

Primary pollutants

Which pollutants form once they are in the atmosphere (example: ozone)?

Secondary pollutants

What established standards for SPLONC air pollutants?

Clean Air Act

What converts NO into N2 and O2 reducing No pollution and the toxicity of emissions?

Catalytic converters

What are influenced by geography, and they involve cool air trapped beneath a warm air layer?

Thermal inversions

What negative environmental effect is intensified by thermal inversions?

Pollution

What are some examples of PM?

pollen, dust, bacteria, spores

What gas results from decaying uranium, causes lung cancer, and seeps up through the ground into buildings?

Radon

What is the asphyxiant which can cause death by suffocation and lack of oxygen?

CO

What is toxic yet found in most building materials?

Formaldehyde

What reduces fumes from fueling cars?

Vapor recovery nozzles

What removes pollutants from exhaust steams?

Scrubbers

What requires scrubbers to remove pollutants like SOx, NOx, and PM?

Clean Air Act

Which pollutants are released into the atmosphere where they form acid rain?

NOx and SO2

What causes reduced photosynthesis and calcium deficiences for plants?

Acid rain

What can cause problems for humans such as hearing loss, high blood pressure, and high cortisol?

Noise pollution

WHat can interfere with animal migration, reproduction, and communication?

Noise pollution

WHat is the biggest example of nonpoint source pollution?

Runoff from agricultural fields

What’s the difference between point and nonpoint source pollution?

Point source can be traced back to one point, and nonpoint cannot

What are some examples of synthetic endocrine disruptors?

Pesticides and pharmaceuticals

Filtration from what improves water quality?

Wetlands

What can be constructed to filter and trap runoff?

Wetlands

What leads to a respiration rate increase in aquatic organisms?

Decrease in DO

Which water holds less dissolved gas>

warm water

Is carbon dioxide considered an air pollutant that affects human health?

No

What requires wetlands to be constructed to mitigate the effects of newly drained wetlands?

Clean Water Act