| A | B |
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| Particulates | Particulates consist of smoke, ash, soot, dust, lead, and other particles from burning fuel. |
| WWF | World wild life federation |
| EPA | Environmental Protection agency. |
| Acid Rain | Rain that is acidic. |
| Ph Scale | Scale to tell what acid level is being used. |
| Catalyst | speeds up the reaction. |
| Lung | organs so humans can breath. |
| Enzyme | A protein. |
| Air pollution | gunk in the air. |
| primary pollutant | pollutionn put into the air by man. |
| secondary pollutants | fromed when a promary pollutant comes into contact with other primary pollutants. |
| thermal inversion | Air above is warmer that the air below. |
| smog | pollution that hangs over urban areas and reduces vision. |
| sick-building syndrome | buildings are tightly sealed to keep out the heat. |
| acid precipitation | highly acidic precipitation that results from the burning of fossil fuels. |
| acid shock | sudden influx of acidic water. |
| radon | invisible, tasteless, and odorless gas that produces naturally. |
| asbestos | name given to a comb. of several fibers that contain silica. |
| Indoor air pollution | strong odors from the house. |
| Emphysema snd lung cancer. | when the air sacs in the lungs lose their elasticity and can ne longer push air ot of the lungs. |
| chronic bronchitis and asthma | attacks in the lungs. |
| carbon monoxide | Co is an odorless, colorless, poisonous gas. It is produced by the incomplete burning of fossil fuels. |
| Nitrogen oxides | When combustion temps. exceed 538 degrees celcius nitrogen and oxygen particles in the air combine to form nitrogen oxides. |
| sulfur dioxide | So2 is produced by chemical interactions between sulfur and oxygen. |
| Volatile organic compounds | V.O.C's are organic chemicals that vaporize readily producing toxic fumes. Some examples are gasoline, benzene, tolvene, and xylene. |
