Introduction

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French word that means surrounded or encircled

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environ

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Two factors that make up an environment or ecosystem

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Biotic and Abiotic

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It is an surroundings where living and non living organisms can be seen or live.

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Environment

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Types of Biotic Factors

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Producer/Autotrophs
Consumer/Heterotrophs
Decomposer/Detritivores

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a living organism that affects its environment

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Biotic factor

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Non-living parts of an environment that can significantly impact living organisms

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Abiotic factor

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Living organisms that produced their own food for survival

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Producer or Autotrophs

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Living organisms that depend their survival on other living organisms

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Consumer or Heterotrophs

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Consumer or heterotrophs are categorized according to what they eat, these are

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Herbivores, Carnivores and Omnivores

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Heterotrophs that only eat plants

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Herbivores

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Heterotrophs that only eat meat

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Carnivores

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Heterotrophs that eat both plant and meat

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Omnivores

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Two types of Autotrophs

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Photoautotrophs and Chemoautotrophs

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organisms that use light energy from sunlight to produce organic materials

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Photoautotrophs

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Biological process where living organisms use light to produce organic materials

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Photosynthesis

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organisms that use chemical energy to fix inorganic carbon

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Chemoautotrophs

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organism that breaks down dead organic material

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Decomposer or detritivores

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Examples of decomposers/detritivores

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Fungi, Bacteria and Invertebrates (worm, insects,…)

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an interdisciplinary field that integrates scientific methods and disciplines to understand and address real world environmental challenges

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Environmental Science

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It is a study that applies scientific and engineering principles to improve and maintain the environment to protect human health, protect nature’s beneficial ecosystems, and improve environmental-related enhancement of the quality of human life

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Environmental Engineering

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Major Scopes of Environmental Science and Engineering

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• Management of Natural Resources
• Conservation of Ecosystem and Biodiversity
• Mitigation and Control of Pollution

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a system that is based on the natural environment and includes biotic and abiotic components that interact

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Environmental System

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It means “variety of life”

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Biodiversity

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Examples of Environmental System

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Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Pedosphere
Atmosphere
Cryosphere
Lithosphere

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a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth

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Atmosphere

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the region of Earth that contains all life, including plants, animals, and bacteria

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Biosphere

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the total amount of water on a planet, including water that is on the surface, underground, and in the air

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Hydrosphere

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the solid, outer part of Earth, including the brittle upper portion of the mantle and the crust

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Lithosphere

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frozen water part of the Earth's system

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Cryosphere

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the SOIL mantle of the Earth

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Pedosphere

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Philippines agency that is responsible for the conservation, management, and development of the country's environment and natural resources

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Department of Environment and Natural Resources

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This Act establishes a comprehensive air pollution control policy for the country by preserving and protecting air quality, establishing an air quality management system, prohibiting certain forms of waste disposal, and regulating emissions

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Republic Act No. 8749 or Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

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a law that aims to protect the country's water bodies from pollution

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Republic Act No. 9275 or Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004

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enacted in 1978 to establish a balance between environmental protection and socio-economic development

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Presidential Decree 1586 or Philippine Environment Impact Assessment System

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a law in the Philippines that aims to protect the environment and public health

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Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 or Republic Act No. 9003

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this law regulates the import, manufacture, distribution, use, and disposal of hazardous substances and toxic waste. It also provides penalties for violations

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Republic Act No. 6969 or The Toxic Substances, Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act

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Geographical area on earth where living and non-living organisms interact

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Ecosystem