Layers of Earths Atmosphere

What are the layers of Earth’s Atmosphere from bottom to top

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

what is released from burning coal

sulfur dioxides

what is released from car exhaust

nitrogen oxides

what are used in insulation

asbestos

what enters home through cracks in foundation

radon-222

what are particulates

PM10-PM25

What are the evaporation of fuels, solvents

VOCs

What binds to hemoglobin

Carbon monoxide

What traps pollutants between cold and warm layers

thermal inversion

what protects us from UV radiation

stratospheric ozone

what is a trace metal in coal and oil; bioaccumulates

mecury

what is found in furniture and carpeting

formaldehyde

what is transformed from primary pollutants

secondary pollutants

what is a natural VOC from evergreens

terpenes

What is smog

smoke and fog

what is lead

a neurotoxin

what established a cap and trade program for so2

clean air act

what are volcanoes, fires, lightning, and dust

natural emissions

what is a sick building

occupants do not feel sick when away from the building

what is in the troposheric ozone

ground level irritant

what mist collects particles out of dirty air

scrubbers

what is tabacco smoke

an indoor pollutant; carcinogenic

what are anthropgenic sources

coal burning power plants, motor vehicles

what are secondary pollutants of acid deposition

h2so4 and hno3

what are photochemical oxides

sunlight and so2 or nox