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| Possible Long term effect of air pollution |
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| Necessary to control acid preciptitation |
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| atmospheric CONDITION TRAPPING POLLUTION |
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| Possible short term effects of air pollution |
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| Possible long term effects of noise pollution |
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| Example of a primary pollutant |
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| Which of the following would be potential cause of sick building syndrome |
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| Catalytic converters, scrubbers, and electrostatic precipitators are examples of |
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| Technologies used to control pollution emissions |
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| During temperature inversion |
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| Pollutants are trapped near Earth's surface |
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| What is not a consequence of acid precipitation |
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| An increase in the pH of soil and water |
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| High Blood pressure and stress are both human health effects linked to |
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| Oil refineries and gasoline stations are both sources of |
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| Uranium bearing rocks underneath a house can be a source of |
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| An increase in the pH of a lake would most likely indicate |
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| Calcium carbonate has been released into the lake |
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| Acid Precipitation is formed when |
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| Sulfur Oxides or nitrogen oxides combine with water |
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| Non-point source pollution |
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| Artificial eutrophication |
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| Law designed to improve water quality |
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| Surface water that percolates through soil |
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| Nintey-seven percent of the worlds water resources are found in |
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| Earth's surface water is found in |
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| Most of the oil that pollutes the ocean come from |
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| Runoff from cities and towns |
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| The three major global uses of fresh water are |
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| residential agricultural and industrial uses |
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| What is the purpose of adding alum to water during the water treatment process |
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| To form flocs that bacteria and other impurities will cling to |
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| How is fresh water used in industry |
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| in manufacturing processes, in disposal of waste, and to generate power |
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| Many areas of the world that do not have adequate fresh water have become habitable because |
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| water management projects have diverted water to the areas |
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| A hole that is dug into the ground to obtain fresh water is called |
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| which OF THE FOLLOWING IS ONE WAY THAT A PERSON CAN CONSERVE WATER |
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| Use a low flow shower head and take short showers |
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| which of the following is a source of point pollution |
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| Animal Feces would be classified as which type of water pollutant |
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| Polluted ground water is difficult to clean up beacuse |
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| Ground water is deep in the ground and dispersed. pollutants cling to the materials that make up the water in the aquifer. and the recycling of ground water takes hundreds to thousands of years |
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