Indoor air pollutants+ Reduce air pollution

Question 1

Where do we find indor air pollutants most in developed countries

Answer 1

VOCs
lead in furniture
asbestos mold
some smoke or other gases

Question 2

Where are the air pollutants found

Answer 2

1st flashcards

Question 3

Regulatory

How can we reduce Air Pollution

2 ways

Answer 3

Catalytic Converters: device installed on internal combustion engines (converts CO, NOx, & HC into CO2, N2, O2, & H2O)
Electrostatic Precipitators- reduce air pollutants at coal power plants
Wet scrubbers: remove particles from industrial exhaust streams
Vapor Recovery Nozzle: prevents escape of fumes while fueling

Question 4

Alternative Fuels

How can we reduce Air Pollution

Answer 4

Natural Gas instead of Coal/Oil
Battery powered vehicles or HFC vehicles
Biofuels in vehicles

Question 5

Conservation

How can we reduce Air Pollution

Answer 5

Government legislation
International agreements

Doesn’t really work

Question 6

Goverment ways

Clean Air act

Answer 6

Federal law designed to control air pollution on a national level by requiring the EPA to set regulations
- influential modern environmental laws
- inclusive air qualities laws in the world
- info on acid rain, lead infuels, & CFC’s

Question 7

Government ways

Kyoto Protocol 1997

Answer 7

Goal was to reduce carbon emissions and GHG in world
- Kept pushing back due no one reaching the goal
- COuntries set a goal og
- Industrized countries China and US had to reduce GHG

Question 8

Govt ways

Alternatives

Answer 8

Montreal Protocol- Treaty that all countres signed to protect the good ozone layer
National Climate Change Task Force- Committe ran by white house that supposed to help reduce greenhouse gasses emission (unrelaistic targets)
DOD- has a plan of action ready for global security consequences of climate change