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…million deaths each year. Air pollution adds another 3 million and is rapidly increasing each year. This serious problem is becoming worse as urban population grow and the number of motor vehicles and their emissions rise. Freshwater supply is finite…

…dioxide, abundance of organic matter, presence of rocks (or limestone deposits) and human pollutants such as acid rain. A pH of 6-9 allows most aquatic species to survive. Some systems such as volcanic lakes, limestone lakes and polluted lakes have a pH…

…, consumerism and social/environmental activism. The book also covers the more conventional and familiar environmental topics including global warming, deforestation, water pollution and air pollution. When I first read this book, I expected it to be more like…

…"Acid Rain," or more precisely acidic precipitation, is the term used to describe rainfall that has a pH level of less than 5.6--a pH of 7 being neutral. This form of air pollution is currently a subject of great controversy because of the damage it does…

…to appeal to adults with families. The advertisement also talks about the environmental aspects of the car, it tells us the car "removes 95% of toxic pollutants". An adult would take this into consideration because this is good for their children who might…

…life and animal life. By keeping the population of the world at reasonable numbers; pollution levels, diseases, and resources will be able to be maintained at reasonable levels. All governments can make an effort to help this along by, first of all…

…pollute the water mostly with oil spills. The problem is we don’t know how to prevent oil spills from happening · We pollute the air which leads to acid rain and that leads to fish dying and forests being destroyed. · We cut down trees because…

…, there is an environmental effect. Many of the closed down plants and factories are so polluting that they have left many areas virtually unlivable. This pollution has left the former communist nations with some of the worst environmental problems in the world. This has…

…of grass, tree topped hills and country lanes are swept away. oCareless use of fertilizers pollutes rivers and lakes, making them green and slimy. oPesticides disturb food chains and reduce insect, bird and mammal populations. Most of the bread that we eat…

…. The acid in acid rain comes from two kinds of air pollutants-- sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). These are emitted primarily from utility and smelter "smokestacks" and automobile, truck and bus exhausts, but they also come from burning wood…