Top10EnvironmentalProblems.docx
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Top10EnvironmentalProblems
TheEnvironmentalProblems
-------MadebyTobias
Thebriefintroductionofmyself
Whenreferringtothistopic,whatdoyouthinkof?
Maybeyousignthatwearefacingsomanyenvironmentalproblems?
Yes,absolutelyright.Buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutthat?
Andthereisaseriousissuethatit’sneverenoughjusttoknowthat,butwhy,whywehavesuchproblemsandhowshouldwedotoprotectourlivinggarden,theearth?
Howmuchdoyouknowabouttheenvironmentalproblems?
AcidRain(酸雨)AirPollutionChemicalWaste(化学废料)ContaminationofMarineHabitats(海洋生物污染)DeforestationDiseasesExtinctionofSpecies(品种灭绝)GlobalClimateChangeOverpopulationWaterQuality
Inyourperception,whichisthemostseriousonethatthreatensourlife?
Top10EnvironmentalProblems
AcidRain(酸雨)
Acidrainiscausedbypollutionreleasedfromfactoriesandothermanufacturingprocessesaswellasmanyotherpollutants.Itcancreateacidificationoflakesandcausedamagetoplantsandwildlife.Italsoincreasestherateofdecayofbuildingsandotherman-madeitems.Learnaboutthecausesofacidrain,howtomeasureacidrainandwhatiscurrentlybeingdonetotrytoreducetheamountofacidraininourenvironment.
AirPollution
Learnaboutthecausesandeffectsofairpollutionandalittleaboutairpollutionthroughouthistory.Learnaboutsomeofthesolutionstoreducingpollutioninourair,suchasenergyconservationtechniques,usingrenewablesourcesofenergyandimprovingoverallenergyefficiencyinmanydifferentproducts.Youmayalsowanttoreadaboutimprovingindoorairquality.
ChemicalWaste(化学废料)
Whenmanufacturersreleasechemicalsintotheenvironmentinsteadofdisposingofthemproperly,itcancauseanynumberofenvironmentalhealthhazards.AlthoughtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencymonitorscompanies,sometimesmistakeshappenoraccidentalspillsoccur.Itisprobablyrareforintentionalwastetobespilled,butthathappensaswell.YoucanalsoreadaboutEnvironmentalHazardousWaste.
ContaminationofMarineHabitats(海洋生物污染)
Pollutionofmarinehabitatscanoccurinanynumberofways,includingoilspills,trashdumpedintotheoceansandotherchemicalspills.Althoughdebrisisabighazardtocreaturesofthesea,chemicalsandotherthingsdumpedintowaterwaysmaketheirwaytoouroceansandcauseevenmoretrouble.Manyanimalshavebeensavedfromthesedangeroushabitats,butpollutioncontinuestobeaproblem.
Deforestation
Althoughdeforestationatfirstglancemaynotseemtobeabigissue,theenvironmentalimpactcanbehuge.Manylumbercompanieshavebeguntoreplanttreesinrecentyearstohelpstopthespreadofthisproblem.However,theeffectsofdeforestationcanincludesoilerosion,changesinthewatercycle,floods,droughtsandissuspectedtoplayapartinclimatechanges.
Diseases
Manyofthegrowingproblemswithdiseasesisthoughttoberelatedtopollutionandenvironmentalproblems.Expertssuspectthatincreasedexposuretochemicalsmaycausebreastcancer,severeallergiesandincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseandstroke.StudiessuchasthoseconductedbytheEnvironmentalWorkingGroup(EWG)showthatchangesmustbemade.
ExtinctionofSpecies(品种灭绝)
Manyoftheotherenvironmentalproblemslistedseemtobecontributingtomassspeciesextinction.Inadditiontospeciesthathavealreadygoneextinct,therearemanyspeciesindangersuchasSiberianTigersandtheArakanForestTurtle.Learnmoreabouthowpopulationgrowthiscontributingtospeciesextinction.Gotothenewsportalforregularlyupdatedreportsonspeciesindanger.
GlobalClimateChange
Oneoftheutmostenvironmentalproblemsfacingourplanettodayisglobalclimatechange.Learnmoreaboutthebasicsofclimatechange,suchasshiftingweatherpatterns,meltingpolaricecapsandgreenhousewarming.Learnmoreaboutwhatcanbedoneaboutclimatechange.You'llevenfindsomelessonplansandlearningmodulestohelpstudentslearnmoreaboutthisimportanttopic.
Overpopulation
Humanoverpopulationiscausingmanyoftheenvironmentalproblemswefacetoday.Morehumansmeansmoreenergyconsumed,moretrashproducedandmoreareasdeveloped.Learnmoreabouttheeffectsofoverpopulationandwhatcanbedonetotrytoreversethedamage.You'llalsofindoutwhatspeciesarebeingmostimpactedbyresultsofoverpopulation.
WaterQuality
Oneimpactofenvironmentalpollutants,wastesandchemicalspillsisanoverallreductioninthequalityofwater.Learnmoreaboutwhatwaterqualitymeansandlearnaboutwaystotellifyourdrinkingwaterissafe.TheUSGSalsooffersmaterialforschoolstohelpchildrenlearnaboutwaterqualityandhowitcanimpacttheirlivesandthecommunityaroundthem.
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