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coastal waters

Many bays and coastal waters have been contaminated with heavy metals.

to ail

The huge trees had been ailing for years before they were cut down.

disposal

Unfortunately, fewer people know of the disposal of hazardous waste.

to combat

There should be stricter laws to combat air pollution.

to erode

It took about 67,000 years to erode the Grand Canyon.

exhaust fumes

Over the past month officers have been stopping vehicles in Manchester to test exhaust fumes.

environmentalist

Environmentalists are people who love the natural world.

the polar ice caps

If the polar ice caps melt, the ocean levels rise.

to diminish

The people try to diminish the pollution of the water.

biodiversity

What about an evening stroll to look at the biodiversity in our park?

sewage plant

The city needs to have a sewage plant.

catalytic converter

Since 1993 catalytic converters have been compulsory in Britain.

to chop down

Poor people often chop down trees for firewood.

to contaminate

The soil has been contaminated.

famine

The Irish Famine of 1846-50 took as many as a million lives from hunger and disease.

to dump

Old washing machines have been dumped near the beach.

to menace

Hurricane Hugo menaced the US coast for seven days.

to dry up, to parch

During the long time of drought many rivers have dried up/parched.

precitipation

Rain, snow, hail and sleet are types of precipitation.

oil slick

Large oil slicks were found near the coast.