Atmospheric Pollution Chart Key

Pollutants	Sources	Problems	Solutions
Lead	-          Leaded fuel -          Metal refineries -          Power plants burning fossil fuels	-          Brain and kidney damage -          Contaminated crops and livestock	-          Use only unleaded fuel -          Reduce reliance on fossil fuel burning power plants.
NOx	-          Vehicles -          Power plants burning fossil fuels -          Coal burning stoves	-          Lung damage -          Acid rain forms -          Deteriorate buildings and statues -          Damages forests -          Forms ozone	-          Reduce the use of fossil burning power plants -          Replace old coal burning stoves -          Reduce car emissions
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds)	-          Paint -          Perfumes -          Nail polish -          CFCs (in refridgerants and cleaning supplies) -          Car exhaust	-          Respiratory problems -          May lead to cancer. -          Deplete the ozone layer	-          Reduce exposure to items that release VOC’s -          Reduce the use products containing CFCs
SOx	-          Coal burning power plants and industries -          Coal burning stoves -          Refineries -          Volcanoes -	-          Eye irritation -          Lung damage -          Kills aquatic life -          Forms acid rain -          Acid rain that forms damages buildings and forests.	-          Reduce reliance on coal -          Recycle metals so less needs to be refined.
CO2	-          Volcanoes -          Motor vehicles -          Power plants burning fossil fuels -          Forest fires	-          Produces smog when reacts with light. -          Increases the greenhouse effect	-          Reduce car emissions -          Utilize nuclear energy -          Prevent unnatural forest fires
CO	-          Motor vehicles -          Power plants burning fossil fuels. -          Kerosene or wood burning stoves.	-          Headaches -          Reduced mental alertness -          Death -          Heart damage	-          reduce car emissions -          Utilize nuclear energy. -          Stop or slow the use of wood burning stoves or kerosene.
NMHC: Nonmethane hydrocarbons	-          Fossil fuel burning	-          Increase greenhouse effect	-          Reduce fossil fuel use
SPM: Suspended Particulate Matter	-          Diesel engines -          Power plants -          Industries -          Windblown dust -          Wood stoves	-          Lung damage -          Eye irritation -          Damage to crops -          Reduces visibility -          Discolors buildings and statues	-          Reduce the use of diesel engines -          Filter smokestacks -          Reduce use of wood stoves
CFCs	-          Motor vehicles -          Refridgerants -          Cleaning products	-          Deplete ozone layer	-          Reduce the use of items that contain CFCs
Ozone (ambient air)	-          Vehicle exhaust -          Forms when other air pollutants react with sunlight. -          Forest fires	-          Lung damage -          Eye irritation -          Respiratory tract problems -          Damages vegetation -          Causes smog	-          Reduce car emissions -          Add pollutant filter to smoke stacks.
Ozone (stratosphere)	-          Vehicle exhaust -          When pollutants in atmosphere react with sunlight.	-          Increase the greenhouse effect	-          Reduce car emissions -          Filter smokestack smoke
Mercury	-          Burning fossil fuels	-          Contaminate fish	-          Reduce the use of fossil fuels.

Last Week Stuff

Alright guys, here's the last week update for the epic and magnificent endeavors of the 2012 AP Environmental Science course. Just so no confusion is caused, there was no school on Monday. On Tuesday, the class took notes on the subject of quadrats as well as researched the numerous different species of trees and shrubs in North Carolina (http://people.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/). This information led into Wednesdays activity. The class traveled down to the pond area and conducted quadrat assessments of the deciduous forest and forest edge biomes. On Thursday the class partook in a mining activity which involved the creation of their own websites which can all be found on the blog.

FRQ Topics:

Dams
Quadrat Sampling
Water Shortage Solutions

Good luck and study hard!

http://hitupmypagefordatgold.weebly.com
-AJ Giles :)

Aluminum Knowledge

http://aluminumknowledge.weebly.com/index.html
By: Janet M

Here's my website on......
LEAD MINING
http://whattimeisit-educationtime.weebly.com/

To help you study for the test, here is the powerpoint we used for note taking.

http://www.waverly-shellrock.k12.ia.us/srhigh/Departments/Science/APES/EarthResourcesunit_files/frame.htm

Hope that helps you with your topic list!