21 terms in Topic4
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Excessive nutrient enrichment (nitrogen, phosphorus) of water bodies causing algal blooms and oxygen depletion.
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Rain, snow, or fog with pH less than 5.6 caused by sulfuric and nitric acid from SO2 and NOx emissions.
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Emissions of NO and NO2 from combustion processes, causing tropospheric ozone formation, respiratory effects, and eutrop
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Ground-level ozone pollution formed from nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds via photochemical reactions driv
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Emissions of SO2 from coal and oil combustion, causing acid precipitation, respiratory disease, and vegetation damage.
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High-energy electromagnetic radiation (X-rays, gamma rays) and particle radiation (alpha, beta) that ionize atoms and ca
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Biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen through atmosphere, soils, and organisms, disrupted by anthropogenic nitrogen inputs.
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Priority ranking for solid waste management: prevention → reduction → reuse → recycling → recovery → disposal.
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Stratospheric ozone reduction from chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) emissions, causing increased UV radiation at Earth's surface
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Ground-level ozone pollution formed from nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds via photochemical reactions.
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N2O emissions from agriculture and industry, a potent greenhouse gas (300× CO2 warming potential) and ozone-depleting su
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CH₄ emissions from agriculture, energy production, and waste, a greenhouse gas 28-30× more potent than CO₂ over 100 year
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Priority ranking for managing solid waste: prevention, reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery, and disposal.
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Properties of Pollutants
The length of time a pollutant remains in the environment before degradation or removal.
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Properties of Pollutants
The accumulation of pollutants within an individual organism over its lifetime, exceeding ambient environmental concentr
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Properties of Pollutants
The increase in pollutant concentration through successive trophic levels in food chains, causing apex predators to have
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Properties of Pollutants
The degree to which a substance can poison or cause harmful effects to organisms.
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Properties of Pollutants
The lethal dose of a substance that causes death in 50% of test organisms, used to quantify acute oral/dermal toxicity.
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Properties of Pollutants
The relationship between amount of pollutant exposure and severity of harmful effect, fundamental to toxicology and risk
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Lethal concentration of a substance in water causing death in 50% of exposed aquatic organisms, used to regulate water p
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