Midterm S2 Flashcards
(12 cards)
How would the Fulton Lakes (New York) get acidified
Pollutants from fossil fuel combustion in the Great Lakes/Upper Midwest formed acid rain
How does the ph scale work
Every successive level has 10x the ph
What has reduced the amount of SOx and NOx levels in the atmosphere in recent decades
Sulfur scrubbers
What is cycled through ecosystems?
Carbon
What are the three fundamental goals of sustainable development
Help people out of poverty, protect the environment, use resources no faster than the rate at which they are regenerated
What was the second biggest source of “new” biologically reactive nitrogen on planet earth in the last 200 years
Nitrogen from agricultural legumes
What is the process of dentrification an example of
Flux term
What is bioaccumulation
Dangerous elements are taken up by animals in lower trophic levels and are accumulated in the bodies of animals higher up on the food chain
Examples of flux parameters
Cellular respiration, photosynthesis
What are superfund sites
A means of cleaning up abandoned hazardous waste sites
What are the EPA’s responsibilities?
- Classifying and tracking hazardous materials from “cradle to grave”
- Cleaning up Superfund sites and brownfields
- Setting and enforcing wastewater standards under the Clean Water Act
- Monitoring and regulating U.S. air quality under the Clean Air Act
When did the Industrial Revolution start?
In the late 1700’s
