1. Air, Noise, and Light Pollution Section 12.2
Objectives:
Describe 3 possible short-term effects and long-term effects of air pollution on human health.
Explain what causes indoor air pollution and how it can be prevented.
Describe 3 human health problems caused by air pollution.

2. Short-term Effects of Air Pollution on Health
Headache
Nausea
Eye, nose, and throat irritation
Chest tightness
Coughing
Upper respiratory infections (bronchitis, pneumonia)
Worsened symptoms for people with asthma and emphysema

3. Long-term Health Effects of Air Pollution
Emphysema
Lung cancer
Heart disease
Damaged lungs
Worsened medical conditions in the elderly

4. Assignment: Indoor Air Pollution
Make 2 columns on your paper.
Write down all the possible sources of indoor air pollution that you can think of:
At home?
At school?
At work?
Add any that are named that you do not have on your list.

5. Indoor Air Pollution
Sometimes indoor air is worse than the air outside.
Chemicals are released by carpet, paint, building materials, and furniture.
Sick-building syndrome: a set of symptoms such as headache, fatigue, eye irritation, and dizziness, that may affect workers in modern, airtight office buildings; believed to be caused by indoor pollutants

6. Indoor Air Pollution (cont.)
Radon gas
Colorless, odorless, and tasteless
Radioactive
Produced in the earth’s crust by decaying uranium
Seeps into buildings and sticks to dust particles
Asbestos: minerals that form long, thin fibers that are strong and heat-resistant
Fibers can be inhaled and lodge in lungs.

7. Continue Assignment: Indoor Air Pollution
List some ways to prevent or reduce the effects of such pollution.

8. Internet Assignment
Research five respiratory diseases that are caused by or aggravated by air pollution.
Find the following information about each disease:
Name of disease
Symptoms
Treatment
Age groups most likely affected
Relationship b/t disease and air pollutants

9. Respiratory Diseases Name of Disease Symptoms Treatment Age
Groups Most Affected
Relationship to Air Pollutants

10. KNOW for the TEST!
Section Review (p.313): 1, 2, 6