Top10EnvironmentalProblems.docx

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Top10EnvironmentalProblems

TheEnvironmentalProblems

-------MadebyTobias

Thebriefintroductionofmyself

Whenreferringtothistopic,whatdoyouthinkof?

Maybeyousignthatwearefacingsomanyenvironmentalproblems?

Yes,absolutelyright.Buthowmuchdoyouknowaboutthat?

Andthereisaseriousissuethatit’sneverenoughjusttoknowthat,butwhy,whywehavesuchproblemsandhowshouldwedotoprotectourlivinggarden,theearth?

Howmuchdoyouknowabouttheenvironmentalproblems?

AcidRain（酸雨）AirPollutionChemicalWaste（化学废料）ContaminationofMarineHabitats（海洋生物污染）DeforestationDiseasesExtinctionofSpecies（品种灭绝）GlobalClimateChangeOverpopulationWaterQuality

Inyourperception,whichisthemostseriousonethatthreatensourlife?

Top10EnvironmentalProblems

AcidRain（酸雨）

Acidrainiscausedbypollutionreleasedfromfactoriesandothermanufacturingprocessesaswellasmanyotherpollutants.Itcancreateacidificationoflakesandcausedamagetoplantsandwildlife.Italsoincreasestherateofdecayofbuildingsandotherman-madeitems.Learnaboutthecausesofacidrain,howtomeasureacidrainandwhatiscurrentlybeingdonetotrytoreducetheamountofacidraininourenvironment.

AirPollution

Learnaboutthecausesandeffectsofairpollutionandalittleaboutairpollutionthroughouthistory.Learnaboutsomeofthesolutionstoreducingpollutioninourair,suchasenergyconservationtechniques,usingrenewablesourcesofenergyandimprovingoverallenergyefficiencyinmanydifferentproducts.Youmayalsowanttoreadaboutimprovingindoorairquality.

ChemicalWaste（化学废料）

Whenmanufacturersreleasechemicalsintotheenvironmentinsteadofdisposingofthemproperly,itcancauseanynumberofenvironmentalhealthhazards.AlthoughtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencymonitorscompanies,sometimesmistakeshappenoraccidentalspillsoccur.Itisprobablyrareforintentionalwastetobespilled,butthathappensaswell.YoucanalsoreadaboutEnvironmentalHazardousWaste.

ContaminationofMarineHabitats（海洋生物污染）

Pollutionofmarinehabitatscanoccurinanynumberofways,includingoilspills,trashdumpedintotheoceansandotherchemicalspills.Althoughdebrisisabighazardtocreaturesofthesea,chemicalsandotherthingsdumpedintowaterwaysmaketheirwaytoouroceansandcauseevenmoretrouble.Manyanimalshavebeensavedfromthesedangeroushabitats,butpollutioncontinuestobeaproblem.

Deforestation

Althoughdeforestationatfirstglancemaynotseemtobeabigissue,theenvironmentalimpactcanbehuge.Manylumbercompanieshavebeguntoreplanttreesinrecentyearstohelpstopthespreadofthisproblem.However,theeffectsofdeforestationcanincludesoilerosion,changesinthewatercycle,floods,droughtsandissuspectedtoplayapartinclimatechanges.

Diseases

Manyofthegrowingproblemswithdiseasesisthoughttoberelatedtopollutionandenvironmentalproblems.Expertssuspectthatincreasedexposuretochemicalsmaycausebreastcancer,severeallergiesandincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseandstroke.StudiessuchasthoseconductedbytheEnvironmentalWorkingGroup（EWG）showthatchangesmustbemade.

ExtinctionofSpecies（品种灭绝）

Manyoftheotherenvironmentalproblemslistedseemtobecontributingtomassspeciesextinction.Inadditiontospeciesthathavealreadygoneextinct,therearemanyspeciesindangersuchasSiberianTigersandtheArakanForestTurtle.Learnmoreabouthowpopulationgrowthiscontributingtospeciesextinction.Gotothenewsportalforregularlyupdatedreportsonspeciesindanger.

GlobalClimateChange

Oneoftheutmostenvironmentalproblemsfacingourplanettodayisglobalclimatechange.Learnmoreaboutthebasicsofclimatechange,suchasshiftingweatherpatterns,meltingpolaricecapsandgreenhousewarming.Learnmoreaboutwhatcanbedoneaboutclimatechange.You'llevenfindsomelessonplansandlearningmodulestohelpstudentslearnmoreaboutthisimportanttopic.

Overpopulation

Humanoverpopulationiscausingmanyoftheenvironmentalproblemswefacetoday.Morehumansmeansmoreenergyconsumed,moretrashproducedandmoreareasdeveloped.Learnmoreabouttheeffectsofoverpopulationandwhatcanbedonetotrytoreversethedamage.You'llalsofindoutwhatspeciesarebeingmostimpactedbyresultsofoverpopulation.

WaterQuality

Oneimpactofenvironmentalpollutants,wastesandchemicalspillsisanoverallreductioninthequalityofwater.Learnmoreaboutwhatwaterqualitymeansandlearnaboutwaystotellifyourdrinkingwaterissafe.TheUSGSalsooffersmaterialforschoolstohelpchildrenlearnaboutwaterqualityandhowitcanimpacttheirlivesandthecommunityaroundthem.