Poisoned Waters
What was the trademark of the Chesapeake Bay?
Crabs
What is erosion?
When soil becomes dirt
What is the long term destruction of trees and forests?
Deforestation
How many plastic bottles are used every second?
4,000
What has been leaking in Louisiana since 2004?
An oil well
What became chicken factories?
Small chicken farms
What runs on carbon?
Just about everything
What is a massive trend of urbanization?
Urban extinction
How many percent of birds are dying from starvation?
40%
What's a main reason why there is a leak in Louisiana?
Cement was not sealed properly at the bottom
What could stimulate efficiency?
Capitalism
What breaks up the soil and makes it soft?
Tilling
What is pollution resulting from Nano?
Nano pollution/NANOTOXICOLGY
What does it take to make a 1 Liter bottle?
250 mL of oil, and 3 liters of water
What is the equation that will show how much energy it took to heat water?
Q+MCT
What do PCB's cause?
Cancer causing chemicals
How much percent of rainfall comes from the ocean?
60%
What arises from the consumption of chemicals and hospitals?
Toxins
How much percent of ocean waste originates from land?
80%
What was the mass of water?(we learned this)
8,000 grams (8L)
Where are the greatest threats to our waterways?
They are invisible to the naked eye
Besides the Ocean, where does the rest of our rainfall come from?
40% from water cycles.
What is mining extraction that is coupled with the output of dangerous chemicals?
Mine Pollution
In Europe, how many tons of end of life plastic goes to landfall every year?
15,000,000
Name something commonly recycled?
Paper