Lecture #6

Question 1

agricultural pollutants

Answer 1

• pesticides

- fertilizers

Question 2

energy pollutants

Answer 2

• oil
• radioactivity
• CO2
• metals (ex: Hg)
• heat

Question 3

industrial pollutants

Answer 3

• flame retardants

- nanoparticles

Question 4

urban pollutants

Answer 4

• pesticides
• plastics
• pharmaceuticals

Question 5

Deepwater Horizon

Answer 5

huge oil spill (206 million gallons of oil)

Question 6

annual input of oil to environment without any oil spills

Answer 6

~200 million gallons/year

Question 7

examples of alkaloids

Answer 7

• caffeine
• morphine
• nicotine

alkaloids contain nitrogen in the heterocycle (ring that contains something other than carbon)