FORESTRY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
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Question
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Which of the following poses the greatest human health threat from air pollution generated during prescribed, controlled burns?
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carbon monoxide
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fine particulate matter
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lead
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methane
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -They can increase the risk of heart and respiratory diseases, as well as lung cancer. Ozone is a major factor in causing asthma (or making it worse), and nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide can also cause asthma, bronchial symptoms, lung inflammation and reduced lung function.
Detailed explanation-2: -Air pollution is now the biggest environmental risk for early death, responsible for more than 6 million premature deaths each year from heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and respiratory diseases.
Detailed explanation-3: -Measured in terms of life expectancy, particulate pollution is consistently the world’s greatest risk to human health, according to a report by EPIC’s Air Quality Life Index.
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