Environmental problems

LUCIA Y CANDELA

Water Pollution

General worry over water pollution and associated environmental issues greatly concerns half of all Americans who participated in the 2008 poll. Related issues include acid rain, ocean dumping, urban runoff, oil spills, ocean acidification, and wastewater.

Climate change

And issues related to global warming, such as the greenhouse effect, global dimming, and the gradual rise in sea level, climate change refers to changes in average weather conditions.

Soil Contamination

Soil erosion, soil conservation, soil salination, and soil contamination by waste, pesticides, and lead worries 50 percent of Americans.

Acid Rain

Acid rain is the term for wet and dry material from the atmosphere that contains pollutants and has become acidic. The term “acid rain” can apply to rain, snow, sleet, hail, or fog, as well as gases and dust particles carried by the wind.

Air pollution

Concerns over air pollution have remained steady over the last decade, with more than 40 percent of Americans worried about indoor and outdoor air quality, carbon emissions, tropospheric ozone, particulate matter, sulfur oxides, volatile organic compounds, radon, refrigerants, and methane emissions.

Contamination of Drinking Water

Contamination of fresh water used for household needs, including pollution of oceans, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, ranks top on the list of environmental concerns for many Americans.

ozone layer depletionThe ozone layer is a naturally-forming gas that surrounds the planet and protects it from the sun’s radiation, also known as UV rays.

energyAmerica is too dependent on fossil fuels, particularly those acquired from the Middle East. Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas, and they’re derived from the residue left behind by prehistoric organisms.

i think

doing this work we have come to the pollution that is in the world for different causes but between that, a part of the Pollution we cause us: when we throw trash on the ground, the engines of the cars, if not recycled, when we are cutting down trees . We believe that you, like us would have to learn not to pollute, using public transportation, recycling, do not throw things on the floor, do not spend much paper, please help our planet is not contaminated. PS: Thanks, I hope you liked it

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