air pollution and diseases.

Question 1

air pollution

Answer 1

the release of chemicals and particulates (in gaseous or dust form) into the atmosphere.

Question 2

particulate matter (pm)

Answer 2

: a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. It is divided into different categories based on size.

Question 3

what are the catergories in PM

Answer 3

1. coarse particle (PM 10)
2. Fine particles (PM 2.5)
3. Ultrafine particles (PM 0.1)

Question 4

less than 2.5 micrometers such as vehicle exhaust, wildfires, power plant emissions are examples of

Answer 4

fine particles pm 2.5

Question 5

between 10 and 2.5 micrometers

such as : mold spores, pollen, dust, soot/fly ash, plant and insect parts are examples of

Answer 5

coarse particles pm10

Question 6

what is absolutely necesary for life?

Answer 6

air

Question 7

how long can a man lbe deprived with out air?

Answer 7

3 mins

Question 8

what are the main functions of air?

Answer 8

1. interchange of gases in respiration

2. regulation of body temperature.

Question 9

air maily consist of

Answer 9

78% nitrogen

21% oxygen

Question 10

other gases present in small quantities in air are?

Answer 10

are argon, carbon dioxide, watery vapour or aqueous vapour, methane, neon and other gases.

Question 11

The combined effects from ambient (outdoor) air pollution and indoor air pollution cause approximately_______ premature deaths every year, largely as a result of increased mortality from stroke, IHD, COPD, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.

Answer 11

7 million

Question 12

air pollution can occur in both

Answer 12

out door and indoor environments

Question 13

what are common sources of air pollution?

Answer 13

Household cooking, industries, motor vehicles, incinerators and forest fires are common sources of air pollution.

Question 14

Air pollution originates from numerous sources of emission, both

Answer 14

natural and man-made

Question 15

air pollution becomme more dominant since the beginning of ______.

Answer 15

industrialization.

Question 16

what is the greatest contributor to air pollution,

Answer 16

The process of combustion

Question 17

Over 90% of people live in places where the air is unhealthy to breathe, resulting in 4.2 million deaths globally each year (2016 data). Of all deaths from ambient air pollution, 38% were due to _______, _______were due to stroke and 43% were due to_________

Answer 17

90%
4.2 million
ambient
38% IHD (heart disease)
20% stroke
43% COPD