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Definition
Air pollution   Changes in chemical composition of atmosphere/ effects plant and animal health  
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Human sources   auto exhaustion, factory, forest fire/ toxic and persistent  
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Natural Sources   grass fire, forest fire, soil erosion, volcanic eruptions, sea spray  
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Primary pollutants   released directly in their harmful form  
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Secondary pollutants   converted to hazardous in the atmosphere  
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VOCs   organic(human synthesized) chemicals that evaporate readily and exist as a gas in the atmosphere  
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Point source pollution   identifiable discharge source  
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Non point source   dispersed, no specific location  
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Atmospheric deposition   long range transport  
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Grasshopper effect   contaminants transported in a series  
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7 major   pollutants and unconventional pollutants  
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sulfur compounds   25% human generated/ coal natural gas, colorless corrosive gas, ACID RAIN  
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nitrogen compounds   auto emissions and electric power plants, Fossil fuels, soil bacteria, coal combustion  
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CO carbon monoxide   colorless, odorless, non-irritating gas, incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, land clearing, cooking fires, Highly toxic  
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Metals   pb lead, metabolic poisoning causing some level of mental retardation- 20% of inner city children, paint, water pipes, gasoline/ mercury- fish consumption/as arsenic- coal, smelters pesticides  
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Halogens   bromine, fluorine, chlorine and iodine- reactive and toxic in elemental form CFCs 600 million tons persist phased out  
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Particulate Matter   aerosols, asbestos, cigarette smoke, soot, ash, dust, pollen  
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VOCs - volatile organic compounds   plants generate natural/ humans generate 28 million metric tons a year/ benzene, toluene, formaldehyde, vinyl chloride, phenols, chloroform, TCE trichloroethylene  
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Indoor air pollution   usually higher than outside, smoking, asbestos, formaldehyde, vinyl chloride, radon, combustion gasses  
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Water resources use and management   critical for life hydrologic cycle  
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Purification process   evaporation and sublimation leave salts and sediment behind  
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Zone of aeration   soil pores hold sir and water  
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Zone of saturation   pores full of water  
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Water table   line divides zone of aeration and zone of saturation  
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Aquifer   porous water bearing layer  
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Recharge Zone   areas water infiltrates to replenish ground water  
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rate of removal   in greater than rate of recharge  
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Cone of depression   drawn down area adjacent to a heavily pumped well  
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Salt water intrusion   coastal areas where salt water infiltrates into fresh water  
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Sink holes   cavern collapse due to excess removal of water, oil, natural gas  
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subsidence   porous formation decreases in elevation  
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Fresh water bodies   lakes rivers/ human use/ ecosystem importance  
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Wetlands   20% of US landmass prior to Europeans settlement/ >50% destroyed and altered/ habitat for many species filter sediment/pollutions  
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Impervious surface   do not allow water to penetrate  
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Water pollution   any physical, chemical, or biological change that impacts plants or animals  
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pathogens   most serious/ typhoid, cholera, dysentery, coliform, listeria, salmonella, polio, guinea worm/ human and animal waste  
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Eutrohication   water source becomes a bog/ increase in nutrient levels and biological activity  
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Thermal pollution   water entering a water body at a higher or lower temperature than normal  
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Municipal water treatment   3 phase process  
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primary phase   uses a series of screens to separate out solids  
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secondary phase   treats effluent(liquid)- biological degradation of organic compounds  
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Tertiary phase   uses chemicals to bind N&P and some metals  
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Constructed wetlands   designed to treat municipal waste water  
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Clean water act of 1972   goal to make surface waters fishable and swimmable/ focused of point source pollution/ non point source still a problem  
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Layered sphere   crustal plates slide slowly across the underlying mantle  
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Rock cycle   relentless formation and destruction of rocks, minerals, and earth materials  
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Physical weathering   physically breaking rocks or minerals into smaller particles  
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Chemical weathering   water and/or natural acids combined with appropriate temperature cause chemical changes  
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Minerals   have a defined composition  
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Rocks   mixtures of minerals  
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Sedimentary rocks   form from rock or mineral fragments that form new rock or evaporate deposit  
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Igneous rocks   form from cooling of molten lava or magma  
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Metamorphic rocks   form from existing rock subject to pressure, temperature, and/or chemical solutions/ source of metal ores- gold silver copper/ gemstones- diamond, garnet, emerald  
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Mining   strip mining, underground mine, mountain top removal, open pit mines  
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