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| natural material that can be replaced relative quickly through natural processes. |
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| non-point source pollution |
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| pollution that comes from multiple sources like runoff from peoples' driveways, lawns, etc., into storm sewers. |
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| law designed to improve water quality |
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| surface water that percolates through soil |
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| state in which mankind can survive indefinitely |
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| study of how humans interact with the environment |
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| Characterized by high population growth rate, low energy use, and very low personal wealth. |
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| Characterized by lo population growth rate, high life expectancy and diverse industrial economies. |
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| the practice of growing, breeding, and bring for plants and animals used for a variety of purposes |
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| the study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments |
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| the conflict between short-term interests of individuals and long-term welfare of society |
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| the declining number and variety of species in an area |
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| law describing the relationship between an item's availability and its value |
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| used in smokestacks to CONTROL POLLUTION |
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| a natural form of INDOOR air pollution that comes from uranium bering rocks underneath a building or in the bricks of a building. |
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| leads to acid precipitation (acid rain) |
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| possible LONG term effect of air pollution |
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| possible SHORT term effect of air pollution |
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| necessary to control acid precipitation from place to place |
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| is an atmospheric condition trapping pollution |
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| a possible long-term effect of nine pollution |
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| Artificial Eutrophication |
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| human activity introduces increased amounts of nutrients, which speed up plant growth and eventually choke the lake of all of its animal life. |
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| What is an example of "artificial eutrophication"? |
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| pollution that can be identified back to a SINGLE SOURCE. |
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| How is acid precipitation formed? |
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| when sulfur oxides or nitrogen oxides combine with water |
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| Catalytic converters, scrubbers, and electrostatic precipitators are all examples of . . . |
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| technologies used to control pollution emissions. |
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| What happens during a TEMPERATURE INVERSION? |
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| pollutants are trapped near the Earth's surface |
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| What happens to the pH of water and soil as a consequence of acid precipitation? |
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| The pH goes down. Rain is has a pH of 5 -5.5. Acid rain is at about 4 pH. |
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| A cost-benefit analysis balances the cost of an action against what? |
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| The benefits on expects to receive. |
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