Ecosystems
What make up ecosystems?
Living and non-living parts
What is produced from a natural event that causes pollution?
Smoke and Ash\
What is one common way we can consume hazardous chemicals?
Through the air, food, and water.
What is the EPA?
Environmental Protection Service
What are Green Products?
Products that have a less harmful impact on the environment.
Name A living part of an ecosystem.
Plants, Animals, Fungi, and Microscopic creatures
What does air pollution affect?
heath of people, other living creatures, and the climate
What are examples of Naturally occurring Hazardous chemicals?
Mercury, Lead, and Arsenic
The US and The EPA set rules and regulations based on what?
Scientific research to protect people's health and the environment.
What are some Green Products?
Recycled materials, made without chemicals, or biodegradable products.
What is the name for the Non-Living parts of an ecosystem?
Abiotic
how is air pollution created?
cars and human activities
Where is mercury naturally found?
Coal, oils, and other fuels.
What is the Clean Air Act?
The Clean Air Act is a federal law that regulates air pollution levels.
What does being Energy efficient mean?
The amount of energy a product needs to operate.
Name a non-living part of an ecosystem.
Air, water, sunlight, temperature, and chemicals in the air.
where can Mold grow?
wet walls, under sinks, around bathtubs, and in wet carpets
When did the United States ban many uses of Lead?
1970s
What is the Safe Drinking Water Act?
This makes it where drinking water has to be tested for more than 90 different pollutants.
Where does most waste end up?
Landfills
Name an abiotic part of a pond ecosystem.
Water temperatures, chemicals, currents, depths, and amounts of sunlight.
What disease does Radon create?
lung cancer
What do Herbicides do to plants?
They kill plants and weeds.
What is the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?
This Act provides rules and regulations dor managing hazardous waste.
How much waste on average does a person in the U.S. produce in a day?