Air & Water Pollution APES
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Clean Burning
Natural Gas
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Photochemical Smog
Tropospheric Ozone is associated with
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Acid Deposition
Water + NOx & SOx
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caused by Secondary Pollution
Photochemical Smog & Acid Deposition
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caused by Primary Pollution
Industrial Smog
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Photochemical Smog
Sunlight & Heat + NOx, SOx, VOCs, and Particulate matter
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Industrial Smog
Burning Coal - NOx & SOx
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cause respiratory issues
Industrial & Photochemical Smog
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damage plants
Acid Deposition & Photochemical smog
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caused by burning of fossil fuels
Acid deposition, Photochemical & Industrial smog
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brown fog
photochemical smog
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gray fog
industrial smog
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Asbestos and Radon
cause lung cancer
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carcinogen
PFAS is not regulated but it is a
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coal
worst cause of pollution
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natural gas
clean burning
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Lead & Mercury
affect both water & air
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Mercury
bioaccumulates & biomagnifies
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tuna
this fish has a lot of mercury
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causes of indoor pollution
asbestos, VOCS (formaldehyde), radon, lead, dust, mold, & smoke
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stop using what causes pollution
best way to prevent pollution
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blocks pollution
buffers (natural, plants), scrubbers, treatment plants, filters
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radon
naturally occurring from soil + bedrock
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dead zones
low-oxygen areas in water caused by too many nutrients, killing marine life and ecosystems.
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red tide
toxic algae grows rapidly causing the water to turn red & releases toxins that harm marine life & cause respiratory problems in humans who eat contaminated seafood or inhale the toxins
