Exam 20: Air Pollution- the Youngest Scientists: Kids on the Frontlines of Asthma Research

Which of the following choices is NOT a primary pollutant that can contribute to the formation of secondary air pollution?

Air pollution can cause which of the following conditions?

Reducing air pollution improves our environmental well-being and is a cost saver in the long term, as we rely on many ecosystem services. Which of the following statements correctly reflects the environmental benefit based on reducing air pollution?

Even the most isolated regions on Earth are vulnerable to the effects of air pollution because atmospheric and hydrologic circulation moves chemical and particulate pollutants around the globe. This is an example of ___________.

What is the biggest health problem associated with air pollution?

Choose the compound that is a secondary air pollutant.

Which of the following air pollutants can affect crop health?

There is often a resistance to implementing solutions to reduce air pollution because of the economic costs. What are these economic costs? Make a case for why, despite these financial costs, solutions for air pollution should be implemented. In other words, what are the costs of not implementing these solutions? Provide two examples: one from the developing and one from the developed world.

Infographic 20.4. -Refer to the pH values of precipitation in the United States map in Infographic 20.4. Why are pH values for precipitation lower (more acidic) in the eastern part of the United States? What has contributed to the improvement in conditions between 1994 and 2009?

_______ is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is produced from the decay of uranium in rock. After seeping through foundations, it can accumulate in basements and lead to lung cancer.

The World Health Organization estimates that more than _______ people die prematurely each year as a result of exposure to air pollution.

Infographic 20.3. -Refer to Infographic 20.3. Researchers at Harvard University compared death rates and particulate pollution levels in six U.S. cities. They found there was a link (correlation) between health and small particulate pollution. From this study, why is it only possible to show a correlation between health and small particulate pollution? What type of study is needed in order to show a direct cause-and-effect relationship?

Which statement about acid deposition is TRUE?

Which of the following choices is a source of mercury pollution?

Particulate matter is a leading cause of respiratory disease because it:

Which of the following air pollutants can cause damage to the nervous, excretory, immune, reproductive, and cardiovascular systems; biomagnify in food chains; and was officially banned from the U.S. gas supply in 1996?

U.S. law authorizes _____ to set standards for dangerous air pollutants.

Infographic 20.1. -Refer to Infographic 20.1. The World Health Organization recognizes air pollution as a major threat to human health. Approximately how many people globally die each year from air pollution (indoor and outdoor)? Why do you think high-income countries have a higher percentage of deaths due to outdoor air pollution and low-income countries have a higher percentage of deaths due to indoor air pollution?

According to Kirk Smith, a professor of environmental health at the University of California, Berkeley, "Current estimates are that indoor fires cause the premature death of 1.5 to 2 million women and children per year." What simple solution is being widely promoted to reduce this risk of death?

In 1963, the United States passed the ______, which sets a maximum amount for emissions of pollutants or the presence of pollutants in ambient air.