Republic of the Philippines

SORSOGON STATE COLLEGE

Sorsogon City Campus
ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

Worksheet #16
Environmental Chemistry 3

Name: _________________________________________ Student No.: __________ Score: ________

Course & Year: _________________________ Instructor: Engr. Noel G. Benavides, Ph.D.

Directions: Answer the following questions. You may use the web and/or any sources for your answer.

1. Define loam soil.

2. Name the aromatic compounds which are present as particulates in the air.

3. Define marine pollution.

4. Explain why carbon monoxide gas is more dangerous than carbon dioxide gas.

5. What is tropospheric pollution?

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6. What do you understand by pesticides?

7. Define herbicides.

8. How can domestic wastes be used as manure?

9. Write short notes on:

a. Smoke –

b. Mists –

c. Dust –

d. Fumes –

10. Write the permitted safety limit of fluoride and lead concentration with respect to international standards
of drinking water.