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environmental cocern
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acid rain | precipitation that contains high levels of chemical pollutants |
| air pollution | contaminating the atmosphere with harmful chemicals such as smokes or gases |
| nuclear radiation | radioactive pollution caused by the release of chemicals from a nuclear reactor |
| Chernobyl, Ukraine | the location of a nuclear power plant that exploded on April 26, 1986 |
| Black Forest | The polluted forest in Germany |
| United Kingdom | This country has major air pollution problems in it's major cities. It was also the first industrialized nation in Europe |