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Air Pollution and Control - Unit 11 - Week 8

The document outlines the Week 8 assignment for the NPTEL course on Air Pollution and Control, with a focus on indoor air quality, ozone depletion, and climate change. It includes multiple-choice questions related to air quality monitoring, pollutants, and international treaties addressing environmental issues. The assignment is due on March 19, 2025, and allows for multiple submissions before the deadline.

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Air Pollution and Control - Unit 11 - Week 8

The document outlines the Week 8 assignment for the NPTEL course on Air Pollution and Control, with a focus on indoor air quality, ozone depletion, and climate change. It includes multiple-choice questions related to air quality monitoring, pollutants, and international treaties addressing environmental issues. The assignment is due on March 19, 2025, and allows for multiple submissions before the deadline.

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Assignment not submitted Due date: 2025-03-19, 23:59 IST.
If already 1) According to case study “Indoor Air Quality in Nursery Buildings, UAE – Case 1 point
registered, click Study” What measures were adopted to monitor indoor air quality in nursery buildings in the
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Controlling the source of pollutants
Improving ventilation
Removing pollutants via purification
Course
All the above
outline
2) Controlling the source of pollutants, improving ventilation and removing pollutants 1 point
About
via purification.
NPTEL ()
True
How does an
False
NPTEL
online
course 3) What is the primary substance responsible for ozone layer depletion? 1 point
work? ()
Methane (CH4)

Week 0 () Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)


Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Week 1 ()
Ammonia (NH3)

Week 2 ()
4) Which international treaty was established to address ozone depletion? 1 point

Week 3 () Kyoto Protocol


Paris Agreement
Week 4 ()
Montreal Protocol

Week 5 () Basel Convention

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5) What is a major cause of global warming? 1 point


Week 6 ()
Particulate matter emission
Week 7 ()
Accumulation of greenhouse gases like CO2 and CH4
Deforestation in tropical regions
Week 8 ()
Loss of biodiversity
Case Study
Based on 6) Which human activity is the largest contributor to methane emissions? 1 point
Assessment
and Evaluation Industrial manufacturing
of IAQ (unit?
Fossil fuel combustion
unit=66&lesso
n=67) Livestock farming and rice cultivation
Urban infrastructure development
Global and
Regional
Environmental 7) GHGs act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the outgoing longwave 1 point
Issues - (infrared) radiation from the earth surface and thus declining global atmospheric temperature.
Ozone
Depletion True
(unit? False
unit=66&lesso
n=68)
8) Which Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) focuses on action to combat climate 1 point
Global and change and its impacts?
Regional
Environmental SDG – 6
Issues - Global SDG – 10
Warming
(unit?
SDG – 13
unit=66&lesso SDG – 16
n=69)

Global and
9) Which pollutants are responsible for the formation of acid rain? 1 point
Regional
Methane (CH4) and carbon monoxide (CO)
Environmental
Issues - Sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)
Climate
Change (unit?
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and ozone (O3)
unit=66&lesso Ammonia (NH3) and particulate matter (PM2.5)
n=70)

Global and
10) What is a significant effect of acid rain on aquatic ecosystems? 1 point
Regional
Increased water temperatures
Environmental
Issues - Acid Lowering pH levels, leading to the death of aquatic organisms
Rain (unit? Increased levels of dissolved oxygen in water
unit=66&lesso
n=71)
Decreased biodiversity in terrestrial environments

Quiz: Week 8
You may submit any number of times before the due date. The final submission will be
: Assignment considered for grading.
8 Submit Answers
(assessment?
name=186)

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