6.02 Quiz Case Study- Air Pollution
According to recent estimates, how many people died as a result of the Great Smog of
London? - ANS 12,000
\How did the levels of sulfur dioxide during the Great Smog of London compare to
acceptable levels today? - ANS The levels were about 20 times higher.
\What atmospheric phenomenon prompted the 1948 smog episode in Donora,
Pennsylvania? - ANS temperature inversion
\What was the significance of the smog episodes in Donora, Pennsylvania, and London?
- ANS Legislation was passed to regulate air pollution.
\Which pollutant was involved in the Donora smog of 1948? - ANS fluorine
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According to recent estimates, how many people died as a result of the Great Smog of
London? - ANS 12,000
\How did the levels of sulfur dioxide during the Great Smog of London compare to
acceptable levels today? - ANS The levels were about 20 times higher.
\What atmospheric phenomenon prompted the 1948 smog episode in Donora,
Pennsylvania? - ANS temperature inversion
\What was the significance of the smog episodes in Donora, Pennsylvania, and London?
- ANS Legislation was passed to regulate air pollution.
\Which pollutant was involved in the Donora smog of 1948? - ANS fluorine
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