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Any toxins that are introduced (introducido) to the water from many different sources (fuentes)
non-point source pollution (contaminación no puntual)
A buildup (acumulación) of nutrients in a body of water that causes an overgrowth of algae (sobrecrecimiento de algas) is called
Eutrophication (eutrofización)
The 4 types of pollution are:
land (tierra), air (aire), water (agua), noise (ruido)
Define (definir) point source pollution
any identifiable source of pollution
What is the name of the pesticide (pesticida) that was used in the 60s to kill of pesticides (matar las plagas)?
DDT
What is the name of the scientist who wrote (escribe) “ Silent Spring'' and brought awareness (conciencia) to the DDT situation?
Rachel Carson
What are the 6 criteria ( criterio) air pollutants?
ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide (dioxide de azufre), particulate matter (materia particulada), lead (plomo), nitrogen oxide
Finish the quote: he rich (rico) get richer and the poor (pobre) get their __________
Trash
The ________ is a United States federal law (ley) designed to control air pollution on a national level
Clean Air Act (acto del aire limpio)
What are 2 pollutants (contaminates) responsible for acid rain (lluvia ácida)?
Sulfur dioxide and Nitrogen oxide
What are 2 methods (métodos) in which pesticides typically enter a waterbody?
Spray drift (deriva de la puluerizacion) and Runoff
What is a substance that harms (daño)the environment (medio ambiente)?
Pollution
What is the fair treatment (trato justo) of people of all races (raza), cultures, incomes (ingreso) and educational levels with respect to the development (desarrollo) and enforcement of environmental laws (aplicación de la ley) called?
Environmental justice
What River caught on fire (atrapó en el fuego) because it was so polluted?
Cuyahoga
Why is non-point source pollution is hard (dificil) to control (a controlar)?
because the source is unknown (desconocido).
What is the definition of acute?
Severe and Sudden (grave y repentina)
