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| What was the source of the pollutants responsible for the London smog crisis? |
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| The stagnant weather conditions coupled with the number of homes burning coal and cars burning gasoline exceeded the atmospheres ability to remove or transform the pollutants. |
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| Why is the atmosphere such a convenient place to dispose of waste? |
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| It is our fastest moving dynamic medium |
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| The primary source of sulfur dioxide emission is what? |
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| The burning of fossil fuels. |
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| what are the adverse effects that we see due to sulfur dioxide? |
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| Metal corrosion, damage to plants and to lungs; Nose, eye and throat irritation, suppression of plant growth |
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| What is the origin of atmospheric inversion? |
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| This occurs when warm air overlies cool air. |
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| Why are cities in developing countries more likely to have air pollution problems? |
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| Developing countries are trying to get on the level of developed countries to compete with their economies. To do this, they use any means necessary to achieve in the industrialization of their nation. This includes harming their environment in many ways without paying attention to the adverse effects. |
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| What is the source of most indoor air pollutants? |
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| Insulation materials, wood products, poisonous gas due to poor ventilation, cleaning chemicals, etc. |
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| Is it true or false that a factory is a fugitive source of air pollution? |
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| The major source of anthropogenic sulfur dioxide emission is what? |
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| Anthropogenic means what? |
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| This refers to something that is caused or produced by humans. |
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| What is a catalytic converter and what does it do? |
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| Converts carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons to carbon dioxide and water; regulates automobile admissions |
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| What is the clean air act amendment of 1990? |
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| Reduced carcinogens up to 90%, monitoring air pollution; Air Quality Index (AQI) |
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| In what way is soil color an indication of soil drainage? |
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| Color depends on the amount of organic matter, iron oxides, & soil water retention; more aerated = good oxidizing conditions |
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| Soil cohesion is enhanced by presence of what? |
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| What is hydraulic conductivity? |
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| It is the ease of soil to allow water to move through. |
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| The shrink/swell potential of a soil is dependent upon what? |
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| The tendency to lose or gain water |
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| Why does urbanization influence soil erosion? |
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| Soil is scraped off and lost, changes of soil properties; Changes in surface run-off, sediment yield, and stream dynamic affecting soil and erosion. |
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| How do off road vehicles cause soil problems? |
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| Cause changes in rates of soil erosion, hydrology, and habitats of plants and animals |
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| What does weathering mean? |
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| Breaking down of soil through direct contact with Earth’s atmosphere |
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| What is an example of a high conductivity earth material? |
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| Soil particles that cling together in aggregates |
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| What does materials management mean? |
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| Combining sustainable use of materials with resources conservation |
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| Biochemical process in which organic waste is decomposed into humus-like material |
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| The production of energy is a financial liability of ______________. |
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| What can we do with waste incineration? |
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| ___________ is the nasty juices from landfills. |
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| What is the natural material we use the most of in sanitary landfills? |
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| What is low hydraulic conductivity? |
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| What is a secure landfill? |
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| Confine waste to a particular location, control leachate drainage, collect and treat leachate, detect possible leaks |
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| a measure of how long a particular material will remain in the atmosphere (biosphere), a good indicator of the usefulness of land application for disposal of a particular waste is the waste’s biopersistence |
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| The incineration of hazardous waste has improved our emissions of _________________. |
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| It is poster child of what happens with toxic waste in the environments. |
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| How has glacial ice helped in the study of climate change? |
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| Carbon dioxide concentration |
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| What does inter-glacial mean? |
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| It is the period we have or relatively few glaciers. |
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| What does the green house effect represent? |
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| Trapping of heat by an actual green house; Global warming |
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| What effect does a large volcanic eruption typically have on the atmosphere? |
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| Vast amounts of aerosol (aerosol reduces solar radiation to Earth’s surface); significant cooling contribution |
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| True or False: The greenhouse effect has affected global climate for millions of years. |
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| What is the Milankovich cycle. |
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Climate change = changes in long cycles separated by short cycles
First identified in the 1920’s; Long cycle: variability in Earth’s orbit around the sun; Short cycle: wobble effect on Earth’s axis |
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| what are the adverse effects that we see due to nitrogen dioxide? |
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| The environmental effects of this are variable but include eye, nose, and throat irritation; increased susceptibility of animals and humans to infections; suppression of plant growth and damage to leaf tissue; and impaired visibility when the oxides re converted to their nitrate form in the atmosphere. |
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| Why was Time Beach, Missouri evacuated in 1983? |
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| Contaminated with Dioxin from oil used to control dust |
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| What soil horizon is known as the zone of accumulation? |
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| The B horizon; argillic, enriched with clay; o consists of a variety of materials translocated downward from overlying horizons |
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| What happened in Bhopal, India? |
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| Gas leaked from pesticide plant |
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| What kind of air pollutants are automobiles? |
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| Photochemical and sulfurous |
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| Why was Eric the Red able to explore Greenland in the 10th century AD? |
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| It was a Warm Climate Period |
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