final Flashcards
Clean Air Act
Established national air quality standards for primary and secondary pollutants
NEPA
Environmental impact statements must be prepared for any federal project
Kyoto Protocol
Agreement among nations to reduce greenhouse
Endangered Species Act
Identifies endangered and threatened species in the US and puts their protection ahead of monetary gains
Montreal Protocol
An agreement among nations to phase out ozone depleting substances
Superfund Act
Is associated with CERCLA
Three mile island
March 1979, loss of coolant water and mechanical failures led to a partial meltdown of Reactor #1
Fukushima, Japan
March 2011, Nuclear Reactor meltdown as a result of a tsunami triggered by an earthquake
Chernobyl, Ukraine
April 1986, a series of explosions led to a complete meltdown and explosion of a nuclear reactor
San Andreas Fault
Example of a transform fault sliding plate boundary
Mid Atlantic Ridge
Divergent boundary where new crust is being formed
Himalayan Mountains
Region of continental-continental convergence
Andes Mountains
Region of oceanic-continental convergence
Japan
Volcanic Island Arc
What does Acid Rain release
Aluminum
Greenhouse gasses
Least - most strongest
CO2
CH4
CAFOs
N2O
CFCs
Convection cycles
cause wind
How does salinization occur?
Accumulation of salts from water. Arid/Semi arid regions. Salt stunts plant growth and kills them
How to fix salinization
Flush with freshwater or grow salt tolerant crops
How does desertification occur?
Soil used in a non-sustainable way becomes more desert-like. Common in marginal lands due to over-grazing, non-native plants,etc.
How to fix desertification
Add organic matter and plant native species
How does waterlogging occur?
Soil becomes saturated by irrigation or precipitation, the water table rises and plants drown.
How to fix waterlogging
Add humus or organic matter to absorb water like a sponge, OR, make holes in the soil (aerate) to promote drainage
