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Unit 6: Atmospheric pollution

300 possible mastery points

About this unit

Air pollution has many sources and effects, both indoors and outdoors. This unit reviews photochemical smog, thermal inversion, atmospheric CO2 and particulates, indoor air pollutants, reduction of air pollutants, acid rain, and noise pollution.
Chemistry doesn't just happen in laboratories...
How do scrubbers and catalytic converters work, anyway?

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It's not just acid rain... did you know there's acid SNOW?

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