Title: Identify air pollutants, their sources, and their effects on the environment.
Course: Introduction to Natural Resources and Ecology Systems (18504) > Section: Protecting the Environment

Identification should include

- a description of the six major pollutants (e.g., ozone, sulfur dioxide [SO_2], nitrogen dioxide [NO_2], carbon monoxide [CO], lead [Pb], particulate matter [PM])
- a description of the pollutants that result from combustion emissions
- methane and ruminant agriculture.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is smog?
- What is PM, and how does it get into the atmosphere?
- How does agriculture contribute to the amount of methane in the atmosphere?
- Which pollutants are considered to be “greenhouse gases”?
- Which pollutants result from agricultural practices?
- What are examples of natural air pollutants?
- What are other sources of air pollution?
- What is the effect of air pollution on human health?
- What can be done to reduce the amount of air pollution produced?