Types
Causes
Effects
Solutions
Terminology
100
pollution causing loss of hearing
What is sound pollution?
100
when burned release harmful substances into the air that mix with water to create acid rain
What are fossil fuels?
100
causes sea levels to rise and drastic climate change
What is global warming?
100
collecting food scraps and creating an environment for them to decay and then using them for fertilizer
What is composting?
100
pollution that can be traced to a location
What is point source pollution?
200
the containmination of drinking water because of pesticides, fertilizers, and sewage
What is water pollution?
200
stop fish from moving to spawning areas upstream
What are dams?
200
increase in lung problems and death
What is air pollution?
200
not using the burning of fossil fuels to produce electricity
What are alternative energy resources?
200
water found underground
What is an aquifer?
300
the expansion of urban development
What is loss of habitat?
300
loss of oxygen availability for animals and a loss of habitat for many of the worlds species
What is deforestation?
300
increase in ultraviolet light striking the Earth's surface
What is the depletion of the ozone layer?
300
the collection and reuse of materials
What is recycling?
300
the warming of the Earth's surface on a global scale
What is global warming?
400
the inability to have plant growth on land due to contamination
What is land/soil pollution?
400
loss of aquatic life and drinking water due to factories, farming, and mining.
What causes water pollution?
400
loss of aquatic life due to increased need of food supplies
What is overfishing?
400
not using fertilizers and pesticides on crops
What is organic farming?
400
the inability of some animals to use the moon's light
What is light pollution?
500
the loss of forest due to urban development?
What is deforestation?
500
animals getting trapped or poisoned due to plastics and other household materials being improperly thrown away
What is littering?
500
animals being killed and possibly becoming extinct because of the need for trophies and animal certain body parts
What is poaching?
500
helps keeps homes at a more stable temperature and reduces the amount of electricity needed to keep the home warm or cold
What is insulation?
500

compounds that are not biodegradable that pollute land and water environments

What are plastics?

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