• air pollution • volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
• secondary pollutants • particulate matter (PM)
particulates or particles
• primary pollutants • thermal inversion • photochemical oxidants
• Los Angeles-type smog (brown smog) • Inversion layer
• smog • sulfurous smog • chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
• photochemical smog • London-type smog (gray smog)
• asbestos • sick building syndrome
VOCABULARY TERMS
• waste • closed-loop recycling • bottom ash
• municipal solid waste • open-loop recycling • fly ash
• waste stream • compost • acid deposition
• e-waste • leachate • hazardous waste
• reduce • sanitary landfills • superfund
• reuse • tipping fee • brownfields
• recycle • siting • life-cycle analysis
• source reduction • incineration • integrated waste
management
• recycling • ash • RCRA • CERCLA
