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pollution
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pollutant | subsistence that harm any part of the enviorment |
acid percipitation | rain with a pH below 5.6 which occurs when air pollutants from burning fossil fuels react with water in the air to form strong acids |
greenhouse effect | heat trapping feature of earths atmosphere that keeps earth warm enough to support life |
ozone depletion | the thinning of earths ozone layer caused by chlorofluorocarbons reacting with ozone |
erosion | movement of soil from one place to another |
hazardous waste | waste materials, such as precipitates, and left over paints, that are harmful or poisonous to living organisms |