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Chapter 15 Notes

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HI ALEX YOURE MY FAVORITE IN THIS WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD!! (and I like him so much oh my gosh) Chapter 15 Notes Trini Soza Air pollution The introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or microorganisms into the atmosphere at concentrations high enough to harm plants, animals, and materials such as buildings, or to alter ecosystems - Air pollution is the most widespread environmental damage. - 147 million metric tons of air pollution released each year by the US. - The world releases about 2 billion metric tons a year. - Air quality has improved over the past 20 years in developed countries. - Developing countries however have higher air pollution sometimes ten times higher than the pollution levels considered safe for human health. Natural Air pollution:

AP Environmental Science Chapter 18 Questions and Answers

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Chapter 18 1. Know about the Asian Brown Cloud 2. Know the layers of the atmosphere and how they are divided 3. Where does weather occur? 4. Where do weather balloons go? 5. What are VOC?s? 6. How are VOC?s classified? 7. Where is photochemical smog likely to occur? 8. Who is vulnerable to air pollution? 9. What does formaldehyde cause? 10. What are the 4 most dangerous indoor air pollutants? 11. How do experts rate indoor air pollution? 12. What is sick building syndrome? 13. What is a temperature inversion? 14. What is gray air smog? 15. What is radon and how is it harmful? 16. What are national ambient air quality standards? 17. How has the combined emissions of the six major air pollutants decreased?
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