The Atmosphere
The technical term for burning things
Combustion
The year that the clean air act was signed
1970
The percent of water on Earth that humans can actually drink
3%
A type of water use in which a portion of the water can be returned to its source
Withdrawal
The year the clean water act was signed
1970
Type of fuels that only release CO2 and water as products
Pure Fuels
A heavy metal that used to be in gasoline
Lead
Step in the hydrologic cycle where water vapor is released from plants
Transpiration
The largest use of water by humans
Agriculture
Waters that do not meet the standards listed by the EPA in the clean water act
Impaired Waters
Type of fuels that have non-combustible elements mixed in
Dirty Fuels
A protective compound in our atmosphere that can be found in the stratosphere but is harmful at ground level
Ozone
An underground water source
Aquifer
Occurs when the demand for water is greater than the supply
Water Stress
A type of water pollution that is easier to identify and treat
Point source
Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen oxides are examples of this type of pollutant
Primary Pollutants
The pH of acid rain, 10x more acidic than normal rain
4.4-4.6
A type of underground water source that is more difficult to reach and does not refill quickly
Confined Aquifer
The process of removing salt from water to make it drinkable
Desalination
The addition of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous to waters can cause this
Eutrophication
A flipping of the layers of the lower atmosphere that can trap pollution down lower
Thermal Inversion
The primary cause of ozone depletion that was addressed by the Montreal Protocol
CFCs
Where most of the freshwater on Earth can be found (2 answers)
Ice and aquifers
The most efficient type of irrigation that is also the most expensive
Drip
Term for the buildup of plastics in living organisms that gets worse as it travels up the food chain
Biomagnification or accumulation