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Environmental Pollution is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering the biological, health, and ecological effects of environmental pollution. It was established in 1980 as two parts: Environmental Pollution Series A: Ecological and Biological and Environmental Pollution Series B: Chemical and Physical. These parts were merged in 1987 to form ...
Glossary of environmental science. This is a glossary of environmental science . Environmental science is the study of interactions among physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment. Environmental science provides an integrated, quantitative, and interdisciplinary approach to the study of environmental systems.
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. [ 1] Pollution can take the form of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or energy (such as radioactivity, heat, sound, or light). Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring ...
The Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. [ 2] President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. [ 3]
Greenhouse gas emissions. Annual carbon dioxide emissions per person (height of vertical bars) and per country (area of vertical bars) of the fifteen highest-emitting countries [ 1 ] Greenhouse gas ( GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect. This contributes to climate change.
CDR - Carbon dioxide removal. CER - Certified Emission Reduction. CFC - Chlorofluorocarbon. CFRF - Climate Financial Risk Forum (UK) CF 4 - Carbon tetrafluoride or tetrafluoromethane (greenhouse gas) CGE - Consultative Group of Experts [ 9] CHClF 2 - Chlorodifluoromethane (greenhouse gas) CH 4 - Methane.
An air quality index (AQI) is an indicator developed by government agencies [ 1 ] to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become. [ 2 ][ 3 ] As air pollution levels rise, so does the AQI, along with the associated public health risk. Children, the elderly and individuals with respiratory ...
Sustainability is a social goal for people to co-exist on Earth over a long period of time. Definitions of this term are disputed and have varied with literature, context, and time. [ 2][ 1] Sustainability usually has three dimensions (or pillars): environmental, economic, and social. [ 1]