Part 2 Flashcards
Chemicals and other substances in the atmosphere at levels that can cause harm to people, other organisms, or ecosystems
air pollution
Substances that are discharged into the air
emissions
A mixture of very small particles and liquid droplets in the atmosphere
particulate matter
A harmful chemical in the environment
pollutant
A chemical that is released directly into the air at a high enough concentration to cause harm
primary pollutant
A harmful chemical that forms after other chemicals react together in the atmosphere
Secondary pollutant
Climate change might result in ____ storm systems
more intense
The polar ice caps ______ global temperatures
decrease
A device that removes pollutants or chemically changes them before they are expelled into the air is a ____
scrubber
