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Water Pollution
Air Pollution
Climate Change
Solid Waste
Chemical & Pesticide
100
Eutrophication is caused by
What is a build-up of nitrates and phosphates?
100
Acid rain is associated with this cause of air pollution
What is burning fossil fuels (coal)?
100
An increase in the greenhouse effect can be linked to
What is an increase in globa mean temperatures?
100
Converting organic waste into fertilizer and soil enrichment
What is composting?
100
Persistant chemcials in the environment cause
What is eutrophication?
200
High levels of fecal coliform in the water suggest that
What is the water has been contaminated with human or animal feces ?
200
Major source of radon in indoor air pollution
What is carpet?
200
Melting permaforst
What is increase the CH4 in the atmosphere?
200
Most energy efficient way to limit the total amount of packaging waste in landfills
What is reducing packaging and reusing packaging?
200
teratogens cause
What is birth deffects and developmental problems?
300
Greatest mass of water pollutants
What are sediments ?
300
Photochemical smog occurs when
What is nitrous oxides react with hydrocarbons and and UV light to create smog components such as PANS ?
300
Annual flucatation in CO2 cna be explained by
What is seasonal photosynthetic activity of plants?
300
reduces volume of total waste but releases air pollutants
What is incineration?
300
Endocrine disrupters cause
What is problems with seuxal and hormonal development?
400
Eutrophication kills fisg because
What is lowers the DO of the water?
400
Increase in air pollutants in cities
What is cause urban heat islands? (increase in temperature)
400
Some natural events can lead to the cooling of the earth's temperature, such as
What is a large volcanic eruption?
400
Method of solid waste disposal most commonly used in the US
What is sanitary landfills?
400
Examples of carcinogens
What is asbestos?
500
Point versus non-point pollution
What is point source pollution has an exact starting point and non-point does not?
500
this gas is essential in the stratoshpere but is a dangerous pollutant in the trophosphere.
What is ozone (O3)?
500
Rising sea levels are explained by
What is thermal expansion of the ocean?
500
Examples of e-waste
What are LCD monitors, cell phone batteries, etc?
500
Law that gave the EPA the authority to regulate hazardous waste from the cradle to the grave.
What is te resource conservation and recovery act (RCRA)?