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Clean Air Act

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Established national air quality standards for primary and secondary pollutants

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NEPA

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Environmental impact statements must be prepared for any federal project

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Kyoto Protocol

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Agreement among nations to reduce greenhouse

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Endangered Species Act

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Identifies endangered and threatened species in the US and puts their protection ahead of monetary gains

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Montreal Protocol

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An agreement among nations to phase out ozone depleting substances

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Superfund Act

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Is associated with CERCLA

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Three mile island

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March 1979, loss of coolant water and mechanical failures led to a partial meltdown of Reactor #1

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Fukushima, Japan

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March 2011, Nuclear Reactor meltdown as a result of a tsunami triggered by an earthquake

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Chernobyl, Ukraine

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April 1986, a series of explosions led to a complete meltdown and explosion of a nuclear reactor

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San Andreas Fault

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Example of a transform fault sliding plate boundary

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Mid Atlantic Ridge

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Divergent boundary where new crust is being formed

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Himalayan Mountains

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Region of continental-continental convergence

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Andes Mountains

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Region of oceanic-continental convergence

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Japan

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Volcanic Island Arc

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What does Acid Rain release

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Aluminum

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Greenhouse gasses
Least - most strongest

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CO2
CH4
CAFOs
N2O
CFCs

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Convection cycles

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cause wind

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How does salinization occur?

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Accumulation of salts from water. Arid/Semi arid regions. Salt stunts plant growth and kills them

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How to fix salinization

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Flush with freshwater or grow salt tolerant crops

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How does desertification occur?

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Soil used in a non-sustainable way becomes more desert-like. Common in marginal lands due to over-grazing, non-native plants,etc.

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How to fix desertification

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Add organic matter and plant native species

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How does waterlogging occur?

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Soil becomes saturated by irrigation or precipitation, the water table rises and plants drown.

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How to fix waterlogging

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Add humus or organic matter to absorb water like a sponge, OR, make holes in the soil (aerate) to promote drainage

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