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SC 7-7.3 An Environmental Crisis

TERMDEFINITION
ecology the study of the relationships between living things and their environments
pesticide the chemicals used to kill insects on plants
Earth Day has grown into an international celebration and has brought environmental problems to the public's attention 4/22
multilateral environmental agreement (MEA) pacts among nations to protect the environment
pollution the release of wastes such as chemicals or harmful gases into the air, water, and soil
RACHEL CARSON scientist who warned of the environmental dangers of chemicals in pesticides
Kyoto Accords agreement by 160 nations to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Love Canal (USA) 1970's community members poisoned after being built on decades of toxic waste
Three Mile Island (USA) 1979 nearby nuclear reactors overheated (USA)
Bhopal, India 1984 plant accidentally released poison gasses into air killing 3,800 and injuring 100,000
Chernobyl, USSR 1986 nuclear reactor explosion killing hundreds, long term health problems for others, fallout spread around globe, long-lasting environmental effects
Valdez oil spill 1989 (USA) EXXON oil tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil in Prince William Sound, Alaska
BP oil spill 2010 (USA) Oil rig explosion gulf of Mexico killing 11, injuring 17, releasing 2.5 million gallons of oil on daily basis into the Gulf for several months, damaging tourist industry along coast, long term environmental effects
Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility 2011 earthquake and tsunami damage reactors and unknown amounts of radiation enters environment, over 1,600 workers possibly exposed to radiation, a “nuclear cloud” on March 15 over Tokyo: an area inhabited by 40+ million, too early to assess long-term damage
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