Air Pollution

Question 1

ADEQ

Answer 1

Arizona department of environmental quality, provides reading at statewide reading stations .

Question 2

EPA

Answer 2

Environmental protection agency

Question 3

Air quality index

Answer 3

0-50 good
51-100 moderate
101-150 unhealthy for sensitive groups
151-200 unhealthy
201-300 very unhealthy
301-500 hazardous

Question 4

Ozone

Answer 4

Odorless,colorless gas. 03. Good in stratosphere, but bad at ground level.

Question 5

Atmosphere level

Answer 5

Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere

Question 6

Ozone equation

Answer 6

VOC+NOx+Heat+Sunlight=Ozone

Photochemical reaction

Question 7

Particulate matter

Answer 7

Small airborne solids of varying sizes of particles and liquid suspended in the air

Question 8

Where does pm come from

Answer 8

Dust soot smoke, that are emitted in the air. Come from natural sources, to human activities

Question 9

Inversions

Answer 9

An extremely stable layer of the ground level atmosphere that forms over areas. Inversions trap pollutants close to the ground, by having layers of hot air sit abound cold air, and they can’t rise into the atmosphere. Happens I. Valleys and places near the coast. And places with sunny climate , light winds, and mountains

Question 10

Other gaseous pollutants

Answer 10

So2, no2, co,

VOCs+heat=no2+so2+co

Question 11

Risks of poor aq

Answer 11

Lung cancer, asthma

Question 12

Primary and secondary pollutants

Answer 12

No2’ hno3, so2 so3

Question 13

Types of air pollution

Answer 13

Ozone 
Particulate matter
CO
NOx
SOx