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pollution
| flash cards | |
|---|---|
| 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 |