Questions:
Question-1.
Alcohol fuels produced from corn are often considered a climate-friendly answer to our energy needs. Explain why a large-scale increase in the production of corn to provide fuel could have a negative or even catastrophic impact on ecosystems.
Question-2.
Some biologists think that protecting keystone species would help preserve biological diversity in an ecosystem. Explain. (Question 14, Ch. of you textbook).
Question-3.
a) Is reporting to the NPRI voluntary or mandatory? Explain.
b) Search the NPRI website and find out the top 5 criteria air contaminants that were released by Chrysler Canada Inc. - Windsor Assembly Plant in 2010? How were these estimates achieved?
Questions-4.
Look at Figure 2.5 and 2.6 in the 2007 Ontario Air Quality Report (available on blackboard). What do they show about the trend in ozone from 1980 to 2007? How are they different and why?
Question-5.
a) Which pollutant concentrations are considered in the AQI calculation?
b) If the 8-hour values for ozone (0.077 ppm), PM2.5 (54.4µg/m3), and CO (8.4ppm). Calculate the value and category of AQI.