Axia College Material

Appendix D
Air Pollution Chart
After reviewing Ch. 8 and 9 of your text, complete the following table, then respond to the
questions that follow:
Issue Sources Health/Environmental Effects
Carbon dioxide C!"# Combustion of fossil
fuels
$lobal warming
Chlorofluorocarbons
C%Cs#
%reon from old AC
units and
refrigerators
&estroys the !'one layer
$round(level o'one !)# *hotochemical
reactions between
+! and ,!Cs in the
presence of sunlight
-rritates the respiratory tract and eyes. .igh
levels can lead to respiratory and heart issues
/ulfuric acid ."/!0# *ower plants,
chemical production
companies
Chemical burns, respiratory, and heart issues.
Note: /ome pollutants may not have direct health effects.
Choose one of the following atmospheric issues: air pollution, global warming, o'one depletion,
and acid deposition. 1hen, respond to the following:
2hat air pollutants combine and contribute to this issue3
Some of the major air pollutants include poisonous carbon monoxide and
nitrogen dioxide which react with hydrocarbons and sunlight to produce
high concentrations of ozone near the earths surface.
4riefly describe the health and environmental problems caused by the selected
atmospheric issue.
Directly responsible for 2 million preventable human deaths annually, it
also destroys the zone.
*rovide one 5ey solution to help either reduce the effects or recover from the
effects of the selected issue.
!usinesses and homes can purchase carbon credits to offset the amount
of power they use to operate. Some energy credits, such as "indStreet #nergy, go toward
putting clean energy onto the grid by purchasing it for your business.
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