| Term | Definition |
|---|
| air pollution | when harmful substances build up in the air |
| primary pollutant | a pollutant that is put directly into the air by human activity |
| secondary pollutant | a pollutant tgat is formed when a primary pollutant comes into contact with other primary pollutants or with naturally occuriing substnaces such as water vapor and a chemical reaction takes place |
| VOC | chemcial compounds that form toxic funes |
| smog | air pollution that hangs over urban areas and reduces visibiliy |
| temperature inversion | a condition that exists when the air is warm above colder air |
| sick building syndrome | building with poor air quality |
| radon | an elemnt that is produced by the decay of uranium |
| decibel | the unit that measures the intensity of sound |
| acid precipitation | precipitation like rain, sleet or snow that contains a high percentage of acid |
| acid schock | the sudden influx of acidic water that causes a rapid change in the water's PH |
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