Pollution Quiz: questions and answers
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Pollution is one of the greatest problems of the modern industrial world. Pollution usually becomes the reason for serious environmental problems such as global warming or animal extinction.
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1. How much air pollution alone costs the global economy?
US$5.7 trillion, or 4.4 percent, of global GDP in 2016.
2. According to WHO, how many people die from environmental health risks annually?
Approx 12.6 million
3. Water is typically referred to as polluted when it is impaired by _____
Anthropogenic contaminants
4. Which are the two main causes of surface water pollution?
Agricultural runoff, toxic chemical leaks
5. How much plastic is produced worldwide every year?
380 million tonnes
6. What is the size of Microdebris plastic pieces?
2 mm and 5 mm
7. Which type of plastic is the major concern in terms of ocean plastic pollution?
Nurdles
8. When were the sanitary conditions in Berlin among the worst in Europe?
In 1870
9. When did England ban the burning of sea-coal by proclamation in London?
In 1272
10. Which are the glaciers in Greenland, indicate increases in pollution?
Greek, Roman, and Chinese metal production