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Secondary Air Pollutants
Primary Air Pollutants May Interact with One another in the Presence of Sunlight to Form new Compounds such as Ozone that are Known As_____________?
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Carbon Monoxide
A Primary Air pollutant produced when Organic Materials such as Gasoline, coal , wood , nd Trash are incompletely Burned. (CO)
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Methane
An Organic Compound produced by Living Organisms that is a Greenhouse Gas.
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Hazardous Air Pollutants
Certain Airborn Compounds with High Toxicity
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Sulfur Dioxide
A Compound containing Sulfur and oxygen produced when Sulfur containing fossil fuels are Burned.
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Decibels
A Unit used to Measure the Loudness of Sound
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Global Wind Pollutants
Wind is the Movement of Air Caused by the Rotation Of Earth and Atmospheric Pressure changes brought by temperature Differences
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Greenhouse Gases
Gas in the Atmosphere that Allows Sunlight to enter but retards the outward flow of heat from Earth.
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Particulate Matter
Minute sold particles and Liquid droplets dispersed into the Atmosphere
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Primary Air Pollutants
Around the World, Five major types of substances are released Directly into the Atmosphere in the unmodified forms in sufficient quantities to pose a health risk are called_____________?
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Carbon Dioxoide
A Normal component of the Earth's Atmosphere that in elevated concentrations may interfere with the Earth's Heat budget.
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Carcinogenic
The Ability of a Substance to cause Cancer.
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Criteria Air Pollutants
In Addition, The US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) Has established Air quality Standards for six principle air pollutants which are called the ____________________?
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Nitrogen Monoxide
A compound composed of One atom of Nitrogen and one atom of nitrogen and one atom of Oxygen; A Primary Air Pollutant
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Chlorofluorocarbons
Stable Compounds containing Carbon, Hydrogen, Chlorine, and Fluorine . They were formerly used as Refrigerators, Propellants in Aerosol containers and Expanders in foam products. They are linked to the Depletion of the Ozone Layer
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