2 & 3 Lec Q Part 1 - Air Pollution and Public Health Quiz

<p>Carbon monoxide</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both primary and secondary levels</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Secondary pollutants</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrogen sulfide</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Benzene</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>World Health Organization (WHO)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Automobiles, industrial emissions, and domestic sources, miscellaneous</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Strokes, heart diseases, and lung cancer</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>2.4 billion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>PM2.5, PM10, Ozone, Nitrogen dioxide, Sulfur dioxide, and carbon monoxide</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low- and middle-income countries</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Respiratory diseases and premature deaths</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>7 million</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Air quality is closely linked to the earth's climate and ecosystems globally</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atmospheric sulfuric acid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ozone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asbestos</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Outdoor air pollution = Strokes, heart diseases, lung cancer, acute and chronic respiratory diseases Household air pollution = 7 million premature deaths annually Indoor air pollution = Contamination of the indoor environment Carbon monoxide = Automobiles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hydrocarbons = Automobiles Biomass = Using polluting open fires or simple stoves for cooking fueled by Kerosene = Using polluting open fires or simple stoves for cooking fueled by Lead = Automobiles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Primary pollutants = Emit directly from identifiable sources Secondary pollutants = Produced in the atmosphere through chemical reactions Organic air pollutants = Example: Formaldehyde Inorganic air pollutants = Example: Lead</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sulfur dioxide = Primary air pollutant Atmospheric sulfuric acid = Secondary air pollutant Carbon monoxide = Primary air pollutant Ozone = Component of photochemical smog</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Acrylonitrile = Organic air pollutant Nitrogen dioxide = Classical air pollutant Lead = Inorganic air pollutant Particulate matter = Primary air pollutant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Burning refuse = Miscellaneous source Smoke = Domestic source Pesticide spray = Miscellaneous source Dust = Domestic source</p> Signup and view all the answers